Head-to-head

Jojoba Oil vs Coconut Oil (76 deg)

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.0660NaOH SAP B 0.1830A / B = 0.0660 / 0.1830

0.3607

Multiply your lye amount by 0.3607 when swapping Jojoba Oil for Coconut Oil (76 deg).

Inverse 2.7727 when swapping Coconut Oil (76 deg) for Jojoba Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Jojoba Oil
33.00 g NaOH
500 g Coconut Oil (76 deg)
91.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
91.50 × 0.3607 = 33.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricJojoba OilCoconut Oil (76 deg)Δ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.0660

0.1830

-0.1170
KOH SAP (pure)

0.0925

0.2570

-0.1645
KOH SAP (90%)

0.1028

0.2856

-0.1828
Iodine value

83

10

+73
INS

11

258

-247
Max % of oils

5%

30%

-25
Hardness class

soft

hard

—
Trace

neutral

accelerates

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil

Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Jojobate

Sodium Cocoate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Jojobate

Potassium Cocoate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricJojoba OilCoconut Oil (76 deg)Δ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

48.0%

-48.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

19.0%

-19.0
Palmitic C16:0

1.0%

9.0%

-8.0
Stearic C18:0

0.0%

3.0%

-3.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

10.0%

8.0%

+2.0
Linoleic C18:2

0.0%

2.0%

-2.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricJojoba OilCoconut Oil (76 deg)Δ A−B
Hardness

1.0

79.0

-78.0
Cleansing

0.0

67.0

-67.0
Conditioning

10.0

10.0

0.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

67.0

-67.0
Creamy lather

1.0

12.0

-11.0
Longevity

1.0

12.0

-11.0