Oil A
Babassu OilOrbignya oleifera
NaOH 0.1750
Load 500 gHead-to-head
Babassu Oil vs Beef Tallow
hard
hard
Oil B
Beef TallowAdeps bovis
NaOH 0.1410
Load 500 gSubstitution factor
NaOH SAP A 0.1750NaOH SAP B 0.1410A / B = 0.1750 / 0.1410
1.2411
Multiply your lye amount by 1.2411 when swapping Babassu Oil for Beef Tallow.
Inverse 0.8057 when swapping Beef Tallow for Babassu Oil.
500 g swap · pure NaOH
- 500 g Babassu Oil
- 87.50 g NaOH
- 500 g Beef Tallow
- 70.50 g NaOH
- Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
- 70.50 × 1.2411 = 87.50
Constants
SAP, iodine, INS
| Metric | Babassu Oil | Beef Tallow | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| NaOH SAP (pure) | 0.1750 | 0.1410 | +0.0340 |
| KOH SAP (pure) | 0.2450 | 0.1980 | +0.0470 |
| KOH SAP (90%) | 0.2722 | 0.2200 | +0.0522 |
| Iodine value | 15 | 45 | -30 |
| INS | 230 | 147 | +83 |
| Max % of oils | 33% | 50% | -17 |
| Hardness class | hard | hard | — |
| Trace | accelerates | neutral | — |
| INCI (pre-sap) | Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil | Adeps Bovis (Tallow) | — |
| INCI NaOH salt | Sodium Babassuate | Sodium Tallowate | — |
| INCI KOH salt | Potassium Babassuate | Potassium Tallowate | — |
Fatty acids
Eight-acid profile
| Metric | Babassu Oil | Beef Tallow | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauric C12:0 | 44.0% | 0.0% | +44.0 |
| Myristic C14:0 | 17.0% | 3.0% | +14.0 |
| Palmitic C16:0 | 9.0% | 28.0% | -19.0 |
| Stearic C18:0 | 4.0% | 22.0% | -18.0 |
| Ricinoleic C18:1-OH | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Oleic C18:1 | 15.0% | 42.0% | -27.0 |
| Linoleic C18:2 | 2.0% | 3.0% | -1.0 |
| Linolenic C18:3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
Quality
Physical contribution
| Metric | Babassu Oil | Beef Tallow | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 74.0 | 53.0 | +21.0 |
| Cleansing | 61.0 | 3.0 | +58.0 |
| Conditioning | 17.0 | 45.0 | -28.0 |
| Bubbly lather | 61.0 | 3.0 | +58.0 |
| Creamy lather | 13.0 | 50.0 | -37.0 |
| Longevity | 13.0 | 50.0 | -37.0 |