Safflower Oil, high oleic

Saponification values

Grams of lye needed to saponify one gram of safflower oil, high oleic. Multiply by your oil weight, then apply your superfat.

NaOH (bar soap)

0.135

KOH (liquid soap)

0.19

Iodine

93

INS

97

INCI: Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed OilSaponified name (for labels): Sodium Safflowerate

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Fatty acid profile

Soap qualities at 100%

What a bar made entirely of safflower oil, high oleic would score. Almost nobody soaps a single oil at 100% - this is here so you can see what the oil contributes to a blend. The shaded band is the range most makers aim for in a finished recipe.

• Hardness7
• Cleansing0
• Conditioning92
• Bubbly lather0
• Creamy lather7

What that means in a recipe

Almost no cleansing contribution (0) against high conditioning (92). Gentle on skin, but a bar built mainly on this will be slow to trace, slow to harden, and low on bubbles without something to balance it.

Very little hardness (7). Expect a soft bar and a longer cure unless it is combined with a harder fat or butter.

Derived from the numbers above rather than written by hand, so it stays in step with the data. Tendencies, not guarantees - your oils, water, and technique all move the result.

Oils that behave similarly

Closest matches by fatty acid makeup - the usual starting point when you have run out of safflower oil, high oleic and need a substitute. Check the lye maths again after swapping: SAP values differ even between oils that behave alike.

• Canola Oil, high oleicSAP 0.133 NaOH
• Hazelnut OilSAP 0.139 NaOH
• Carrot Seed Oil, cold pressedSAP 0.103 NaOH
• Almond Oil, sweetSAP 0.139 NaOH
• Tallow, BearSAP 0.139 NaOH