Head-to-head

Jojoba Oil vs Beef Tallow

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.0660NaOH SAP B 0.1410A / B = 0.0660 / 0.1410

0.4681

Multiply your lye amount by 0.4681 when swapping Jojoba Oil for Beef Tallow.

Inverse 2.1364 when swapping Beef Tallow for Jojoba Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Jojoba Oil
33.00 g NaOH
500 g Beef Tallow
70.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
70.50 × 0.4681 = 33.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricJojoba OilBeef TallowΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.0660

0.1410

-0.0750
KOH SAP (pure)

0.0925

0.1980

-0.1055
KOH SAP (90%)

0.1028

0.2200

-0.1172
Iodine value

83

45

+38
INS

11

147

-136
Max % of oils

5%

50%

-45
Hardness class

soft

hard

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Trace

neutral

neutral

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INCI (pre-sap)

Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil

Adeps Bovis (Tallow)

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Jojobate

Sodium Tallowate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Jojobate

Potassium Tallowate

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Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricJojoba 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

1.0%

28.0%

-27.0
Stearic C18:0

0.0%

22.0%

-22.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

10.0%

42.0%

-32.0
Linoleic C18:2

0.0%

3.0%

-3.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricJojoba OilBeef TallowΔ A−B
Hardness

1.0

53.0

-52.0
Cleansing

0.0

3.0

-3.0
Conditioning

10.0

45.0

-35.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

3.0

-3.0
Creamy lather

1.0

50.0

-49.0
Longevity

1.0

50.0

-49.0