Common Soapmaking Ingredients & Saponification Values

Almond Oil Sweet: Almond Oil has excellent penetrating properties and is beneficial to all skin types. It is particularly good for dry, sensitive skin and can help relieve redness, itchiness and swelling.
SAP Value - 192.3

Apricot Kernel Oil:
Light and odourless, Apricot Kernel is widely used in massage, skin, bath and soap products. A quick penetrating, nourishing oil, that is good for dry, sensitive and mature skin.
SAP Value - 190.0

Avocado Oil:
Rich in Vitamins A, D, E, proteins and fatty acids. Avocado is great for all skin types - especially dry, mature skin. A quick penetrating oil that is popular in premium massage, soaps, bath and skin care products.
SAP Value - 187.5

Beeswax:
A cleaned & filtered natural beeswax which has not been bleached or treated. A natural emulsifier and texturizer in lotions, soaps and salves.
SAP Value - 88.0 – 100.0

Beef Tallow:
Tallow has been a dominant soap making fat for centuries, it makes a nice white bar with good lacy lather. Economical, tallow is widely used in commercial soap making. Our tallow is white and deodorized.
SAP Value - 197.0

Borage Oil:
Borage is a renowned skin care oil. Contains a high content of linoleic acid and gamma-linolenic acid. Eases inflammation and treats dry skin, scaly skin, psoriasis and dandruff. Great for ageing skin A great choice for superfatting soap.
SAP Value - 188.0

Calendula Oil:
A renowned skin care oil. Regenerative and anti-inflammatory, it is an effective treatment for burnt, irritated and inflamed skin. Helps to soften and soothe dry, chapped skin. Very effective on ageing skin and great choice for superfatting soap.
SAP Value - 190.0

Canola Oil (Vegetable Shortening):
An economical soap oil, canola shortening is a high-oleic oil which helps to make a white bar of soap with moisturizing qualitites. Low in saturated fats, so use with other higher fat oils. Food Grade.
SAP Value - 174.7

Castor Oil:
A humectant, it acts like Glycerin to draw moisture into the skin. A primary ingredient in lip balms and lipsticks, transparent soap, bar soaps and skin care products. Not for internal consumption.
SAP Value - 180.3

Coconut Oil 76:
Cold Pressed from the meat of the coconut, it gives cold process soap rich lather and skin feel. One of the dominant oils in modern soap making, it is found in most quality soaps. Will solidify below 76 F.
SAP Value - 268.0

Cocoa Butter:
A very hard saturated fat pressed from cocoa beans. Lays a protective layer on top of skin which holds in moisture while softening and lubricating skin. Great for Bath, Body or Soap Products.
SAP Value - 193.8

Evening Primrose Oil:
est known of the GLA skin care oils. Contains high content of linoleic acid and gamma-linolenic acid. Eases inflammation and treats dry skin, scaly skin, psoriasis and dandruff. A great choice for superfatting soaps.
SAP Value - 191.0

Grapeseed Oil:
Grapeseed Oil is light, odourless and easily absorbed into the skin. This makes it a popular choice as an essential oil carrier in massage and bath oil blends. Grapeseed Oil is good for all skin types and also gets used in the making of Cold Process Soaps.
SAP Value - 171.0 – 191.0

Hazlenut Oil:
One of the most highly unsaturated vegetable oils, it is absorbed easily into the skin. It is a great moisturizer, making it ideal in cosmetics, lip balms, massage melts, lotions, creams and cold process soaps.
SAP Value - 195.0

Hemp Seed Oil:
Well recognized for its ability to cleanse & nourish the skin, it is quickly gaining popularity as a skin care oil in North America. Rich in Essential Fatty Acids & Gamma-linolenic Acid.
SAP Value - 192.8

Jojoba Oil:
Jojoba oil contains mystiric acid, proteins and a callogen like protein making it ideal for hair and skin care products. More wax than oil, it does not go rancid, making it ideal for massage and bath oils.
SAP Value - 97.5

Kukuki Nut Oil:
Latin: Aleurites moluccana. Kukui Nut Oil is extracted from the seeds of a tropical tree, mainly from Hawaii. Good for dry skin, ezcema and psoriasis. It is moisturizing, soothing and healing to the skin.
SAP Value - 190.0

Lard:
An economical soap fat, Lard is used in conjunction with other more moisturizing oils in modern soap making. Lard will help to create a hard bar of white soap with good foam. Food Grade.
SAP Value - 194.6

Macadamia Nut Oil:
A premium moisturizing oil, high in oleic and palmitoleic acids (fatty acids), rich in potassium and magnesium. Great in lotions, creams, massage/bath oils for its emollient properties, helpful for eczema. Great used for superfatting soaps.
SAP Value - 195.0

Olive Oil:
A Blend of Pomace and Extra Virgin Olive Oils. Superior penetrating power. Used extensively in Soap Making, Massage Oils, Lotions, etc. Obtained from ripe olives grown around the Mediterranean Sea.
SAP Value - 189.7

Palm Oil:
Derived from the pulp of the fruit of the African Palm Tree, it makes a hard bar of soap which cleans well and saponifies easily. One of the dominant soap oils, it helps liquid oils come to trace quicker.
SAP Value - 199.1

Palm Kernel Oil:
Derived from the African Palm Tree, it makes a soap which is white, hard and lathers beautifully in all types of water. It is quickly becoming one of the dominant oils in modern soap making.
SAP Value - 219.9

Rosehip Oil:
Derived from the Rosa Mosqueta rose, it is renowned for its skin care properties. Extremely rich in Vitamin C, it also contains a high content of linoleic acid and gamma-linolenic acid. Great for dry or ageing skin.
SAP Value - 193.0

Sesame Oil:
Sesame contains a high percentage of unsaponifiables, making it great for super-fatting soap. Used in bath, body and facial products for its moisturizing qualities. It is rich in Oleic and Linoleic Fatty Acids.
SAP Value - 187.9

Shea Nut Butter:
A premium skin moisturizing agent, Shea Nut Butter is great in soap, massage bars, lotions or just thrown in the bath for super soft skin. Used extensively in super fatted soap as it resists rancidity.
SAP Value - 180.0 Soybean Oil:
A great oil in massage, skin, bath and personal care products. Soya is naturally rich in tocopherols (Vitamin E), and contains both gamma linoleic and gamma linolenic essential fatty acids.
SAP Value - 190.6

Sunflower Oil:
Sunflower Oil contains tocopherols (vitamin E) and is very high in linoleic acid. Sunflower Oil is light and odorless. Used in massage and in lotions and creams because of its great lubricity.
SAP Value - 188.7