Head-to-head

Hemp Seed Oil vs Beef Tallow

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1370NaOH SAP B 0.1410A / B = 0.1370 / 0.1410

0.9716

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9716 when swapping Hemp Seed Oil for Beef Tallow.

Inverse 1.0292 when swapping Beef Tallow for Hemp Seed Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Hemp Seed Oil
68.50 g NaOH
500 g Beef Tallow
70.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
70.50 × 0.9716 = 68.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricHemp Seed OilBeef TallowΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1370

0.1410

-0.0040
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1930

0.1980

-0.0050
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2144

0.2200

-0.0056
Iodine value

165

45

+120
INS

39

147

-108
Max % of oils

10%

50%

-40
Hardness class

soft

hard

—
Trace

accelerates

neutral

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Cannabis Sativa (Hemp) Seed Oil

Adeps Bovis (Tallow)

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Hempseedate

Sodium Tallowate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Hempseedate

Potassium Tallowate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricHemp Seed OilBeef TallowΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

3.0%

-3.0
Palmitic C16:0

6.0%

28.0%

-22.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

22.0%

-20.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

12.0%

42.0%

-30.0
Linoleic C18:2

56.0%

3.0%

+53.0
Linolenic C18:3

21.0%

0.0%

+21.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricHemp Seed OilBeef TallowΔ A−B
Hardness

8.0

53.0

-45.0
Cleansing

0.0

3.0

-3.0
Conditioning

89.0

45.0

+44.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

3.0

-3.0
Creamy lather

8.0

50.0

-42.0
Longevity

8.0

50.0

-42.0