Head-to-head

Lard vs Hemp Seed Oil

hard
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1390NaOH SAP B 0.1370A / B = 0.1390 / 0.1370

1.0146

Multiply your lye amount by 1.0146 when swapping Lard for Hemp Seed Oil.

Inverse 0.9856 when swapping Hemp Seed Oil for Lard.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Lard
69.50 g NaOH
500 g Hemp Seed Oil
68.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
68.50 × 1.0146 = 69.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricLardHemp Seed OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1390

0.1370

+0.0020
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1950

0.1930

+0.0020
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2167

0.2144

+0.0022
Iodine value

57

165

-108
INS

139

39

+100
Max % of oils

50%

10%

+40
Hardness class

hard

soft

—
Trace

slows

accelerates

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Adeps Suillus (Lard)

Cannabis Sativa (Hemp) Seed Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Lardate

Sodium Hempseedate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Lardate

Potassium Hempseedate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricLardHemp Seed OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0
Palmitic C16:0

26.0%

6.0%

+20.0
Stearic C18:0

14.0%

2.0%

+12.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

44.0%

12.0%

+32.0
Linoleic C18:2

10.0%

56.0%

-46.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

21.0%

-20.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricLardHemp Seed OilΔ A−B
Hardness

41.0

8.0

+33.0
Cleansing

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Conditioning

55.0

89.0

-34.0
Bubbly lather

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Creamy lather

40.0

8.0

+32.0
Longevity

40.0

8.0

+32.0