Soap Oils SAP Saponification Values Factors

The SAP values below are set to 1% excess fat. To calculate how many ounces of lye are needed for the oil that you use take the ounces and multiply by the factor. Sodium Hydroxide is the lye you would use for bars of soap. For more excess fat you would decrease the lye a fraction. For every percent that you want to increase the excess fat just reduce the lye by 1%. For example to make a batch go from 1% excess fat to 2% you would multiply the lye by .99. Make sure you reduce the lye. Do not increase it. There are also values below for Potassium Hydroxide which is what is used to make liquid soap. (Note – most of the oil names below are clickable and will give you pricing on the different oils)

Disclaimer – double check your SAP values with other sources to make sure there are no mistakes.  To do this use google and type in the oil name and the word SAP.  We have tried to make sure all the numbers are accurate but can make no guarantees.  Quite often you will see sites with different numbers and the reason is that they are using a different excess fat percentage.  You mainly want to make sure that you do not use too much lye.

SAP Value Chart: A-H
Oil, Butter or Other Ingredient
NaOH
(Sodium Hydroxide aka Lye)
(for hard bar soap)
KOH
(Potassium Hydroxide)
(for liquid soap)
Almond Butter, Sweet .098 .139
Almond Oil, Sweet .137 .193
Aloe Vera Butter .176 .247
Aloe Vera Oil .135 .191
Apricot Kernel Butter .097 .136
Apricot Kernel Oil .134 .188
Arachis Oil .136 .191
Avocado Butter & Oil .132 .186
Banks Oil .132 .185
Baobab Oil .143 .202
Beeswax, White & Yellow .067 .095
Blackcurrant Fruit Oil .134 .188
Borage Seed Oil .134 .187
Brazil Nut Oil .176 .248
Butterfat, Cow .161 .226
Butterfat, Goat .167 .234
Camelina Oil .132 .186
Camellia Seed Oil .134 .189
Canola Oil .135 .189
Castor Seed Oil .127 .179
Cherry Kernel Oil .135 .190
Chicken Fat (Strained) .138 .194
Chinese Bean Oil .135 .189
Cocoa Butter .136 .192
Coconut Oil – All Grades except Virgin .180 .256
Cod Liver or Fish Oil .132 .185
Coffee Seed Oil .130 .182
Colza Oil .124 .174
Corn Oil .135 .190
Cottonseed Oil .137 .192
Earthnut Oil .136 .190
Emu Oil .135 .191
Evening Primrose .130 .184
Flaxseed Oil .135 .189
Goose Fat .136 .191
Grapeseed Oil .134 .188
Hazelnut Oil .135 .189
Hemp Seed Butter & Oil .134 .190
Herring / Fish Oil .136 .190
Illipe Butter .136 .192
Java Cotton Oil .137 .192
Jojoba Seed Oil, Clear .064 .090
Jojoba Seed Oil, Natural – All Grades .065 .091
Kapok Oil .137 .192
Karite Butter (Shea) .126 .178
Katchung Oil .136 .190
Kokum Butter .134 .188
Kukui Nut Oil .135 .191
Lanolin .074 .103
Lard .138 .193
Linseed Oil .135 .189
Loccu .134 .187
Macadamia Nut Oil .137 .193
Mango Butter .134 .189
Mango Oil .132 .186
Manketti Oil .148 .208
Margarine .136 .190
Marula Kernel Oil .135 .190
Meadowform Oil .119 .167
Mink Oil .140 .196
Monoi de Tahiti Oil .178 .252
Moringa Oil .136 .191
Mustard Seed Oil .124 .173
Neat’s (Neet’s) Foot .141 .197
Neem Oil .134 .188
Nutmeg Butter .117 .165
Olive Butter .088 .124
Olive Oil (All Grades) .133 .188
Palm Butter .155 .218
Palm Kernel Oil .156 .218
Palm Oil .139 .195
Palm, Stearic .141 .197
Papaya Oil .135 .190
Passionfruit Oil .129 .181
Peanut Oil .136 .190
Perilla Oil .136 .191
Pomace Olive Oil .133 .188
Poppy Seed Oil .136 .192
Pumpkin Seed Oil .134 .189
Rice Bran Oil .129 .181
Ricinus Oil or Caster Oil .128 .180
Rosehip Seed Oil .133 .187
Safflower Oil, High Linoleic .135 .190
Sal Butter .130 .183
Sardine (Fish) Oil .135 .189
Seabuckthorn Oil .116 .163
Sesame Seed Oil .135 .191
Shea Fruit Butter .126 .178
Shea Seed Oil .128 .181
Shortening (veg.) .136 .190
Soybean Oil – All Grades .134 .188
Sunflower Seed Oil .134 .189
Sweet Oil .134 .187
Tallow, Bear .139 .194
Tallow, Beef .140 .196
Tallow, Chinese Vegetable .134 .188
Tallow, Deer .139 .195
Tallow, Goat .139 .195
Tallow, Mutton .138 .193
Tallow, Sheep .138 .193
Teal / Teel / Til .133 .186
Tung Oil .137 .192
Turkey Red Castor Oil
Sulfated
.127 .178
Virgin Coconut Cream Oil .178 .252
Walnut Oil .136 .192
Watermelon Seed Oil .135 .190
Wheatgerm Oil .135 .190
Yangu (Cape Chestnut) Oil .135 .190

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Steven Cole - Author of Soap Formula Site. (Economics, MBA) - Developer of Soap Saponification Formula Software.  22 years experience in business.