Cold-process bench

Saponis

Head-to-head

Lard vs Coconut Oil (76 deg)

hard
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1380NaOH SAP B 0.1830A / B = 0.1380 / 0.1830

0.7541

Multiply your lye amount by 0.7541 when swapping Lard for Coconut Oil (76 deg).

Inverse 1.3261 when swapping Coconut Oil (76 deg) for Lard.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Lard
69.00 g NaOH
500 g Coconut Oil (76 deg)
91.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
91.50 × 0.7541 = 69.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

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

0.1380

0.1830

-0.0450
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1930

0.2570

-0.0640
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2144

0.2856

-0.0711
Iodine value

57

10

+47
INS

139

258

-119
Max % of oils

100%

30%

+70
Hardness class

hard

hard

—
Trace

slows

accelerates

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Lard

Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Lardate

Sodium Cocoate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Lardate

Potassium Cocoate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

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

0.0%

48.0%

-48.0
Myristic C14:0

1.0%

19.0%

-18.0
Palmitic C16:0

28.0%

9.0%

+19.0
Stearic C18:0

13.0%

3.0%

+10.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

46.0%

8.0%

+38.0
Linoleic C18:2

6.0%

2.0%

+4.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricLardCoconut Oil (76 deg)Δ A−B
Hardness

42.0

79.0

-37.0
Cleansing

1.0

67.0

-66.0
Conditioning

53.0

10.0

+43.0
Bubbly lather

1.0

67.0

-66.0
Creamy lather

41.0

12.0

+29.0
Longevity

41.0

12.0

+29.0