Head-to-head

Jojoba Oil vs Lard

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.0660NaOH SAP B 0.1390A / B = 0.0660 / 0.1390

0.4748

Multiply your lye amount by 0.4748 when swapping Jojoba Oil for Lard.

Inverse 2.1061 when swapping Lard for Jojoba Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Jojoba Oil
33.00 g NaOH
500 g Lard
69.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
69.50 × 0.4748 = 33.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricJojoba OilLardΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.0660

0.1390

-0.0730
KOH SAP (pure)

0.0925

0.1950

-0.1025
KOH SAP (90%)

0.1028

0.2167

-0.1139
Iodine value

83

57

+26
INS

11

139

-128
Max % of oils

5%

50%

-45
Hardness class

soft

hard

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Trace

neutral

slows

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INCI (pre-sap)

Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil

Adeps Suillus (Lard)

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Jojobate

Sodium Lardate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Jojobate

Potassium Lardate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricJojoba OilLardΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

1.0%

-1.0
Palmitic C16:0

1.0%

26.0%

-25.0
Stearic C18:0

0.0%

14.0%

-14.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

10.0%

44.0%

-34.0
Linoleic C18:2

0.0%

10.0%

-10.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

1.0%

-1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricJojoba OilLardΔ A−B
Hardness

1.0

41.0

-40.0
Cleansing

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Conditioning

10.0

55.0

-45.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Creamy lather

1.0

40.0

-39.0
Longevity

1.0

40.0

-39.0