Sea Buckthorn Oil, seed and berry
Saponification values, fatty acid makeup, and what this oil does in a bar of soap.
Saponification values
Grams of lye needed to saponify one gram of sea buckthorn oil, seed and berry. Multiply by your oil weight, then apply your superfat.
- NaOH (bar soap)
- 0.13
- KOH (liquid soap)
- 0.183
- Iodine
- 86
- INS
- 97
INCI: Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil
Fatty acid profile
These figures account for 69% of sea buckthorn oil, seed and berry. The remainder is made up of fatty acids this model does not track, so treat the derived qualities below as indicative rather than complete.
| Fatty acid | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Palmitic | 30% |
| Oleic | 28% |
| Linoleic | 10% |
| Stearic | 1% |