Camellia Oil (Camellia japonica seed oil)
INCI Camellia Japonica Seed Oil. CAS 223748-13-8, as CosIng gives it. Also: Tsubaki oil, Oleum camelliae, Camellia seed oil.
Published values
| Saponification value | 188–194 mg KOH/g |
| Used by the calculator | 191.0 mg KOH/g (midpoint) |
| SAP for NaOH | 0.1362 g/g |
| Iodine value | 78–83 g I₂/100 g |
| INS (SAP − IV) | 111 |
| Melting point | — |
| Unsaponifiable matter | ≤ 1 % |
Soapmaking books print about 0.135 g NaOH per g (median of 2 books), which agrees with ours to within 2 %.
A bar made of 100 % Camellia Oil
The soap qualities are derived from the fatty-acid profile, which is below. They are shown here only for records the calculator can use.
How much lye
| Oil | NaOH | KOH |
|---|---|---|
| 500 g | 64.7 g(63.7–65.7) | 90.7 g(89.3–92.2) |
| 1 kg | 129.4 g(127.3–131.4) | 181.5 g(178.6–184.3) |
| 1 lb (454 g) | 58.7 g(57.8–59.6) | 82.3 g(81.0–83.6) |
| 2 lb (907 g) | 117.3 g(115.5–119.2) | 164.6 g(162.0–167.2) |
For this oil alone at 5 % superfat, with pure sodium hydroxide (NaOH) or pure potassium hydroxide (KOH); in brackets, across the published range of its saponification value. KOH is usually sold at 90 %: divide by 0.9. For a whole recipe, open the calculator.
Fatty-acid profile
| Fatty acid | Published range, % | Used | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No fatty-acid profile could be sourced cleanly for this record yet. | |||
Where these numbers come from
JP XVIII 'Camellia Oil' monograph, Crude Drugs and Related Drugs volume, p. 1972-1973.
JP XVIII 'Camellia Oil' (Oleum Camelliae): fixed oil from the peeled seeds of Camellia japonica L.; specific gravity 0.910-0.914 (25/25); acid value NMT 2.8; saponification value 188-194; unsaponifiable matters NMT 1.0 %; iodine value 78-83; congeals partly at 10 C and completely at 15 C. No fatty-acid ranges in the monograph (null). Note: Codex CXS 210 (2024 amendment) added 'camellia seed oil (youcha oil)' from cultivated Camellia oleifera/chekiangoleosa/japonica/vietnamensis, but that print could not be retrieved.
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