Head-to-head

Lard vs Jojoba Oil

hard
soft

Substitution factor

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

2.1061

Multiply your lye amount by 2.1061 when swapping Lard for Jojoba Oil.

Inverse 0.4748 when swapping Jojoba Oil for Lard.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Lard
69.50 g NaOH
500 g Jojoba Oil
33.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
33.00 × 2.1061 = 69.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricLardJojoba OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1390

0.0660

+0.0730
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1950

0.0925

+0.1025
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2167

0.1028

+0.1139
Iodine value

57

83

-26
INS

139

11

+128
Max % of oils

50%

5%

+45
Hardness class

hard

soft

—
Trace

slows

neutral

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Adeps Suillus (Lard)

Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Lardate

Sodium Jojobate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Lardate

Potassium Jojobate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricLardJojoba 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%

1.0%

+25.0
Stearic C18:0

14.0%

0.0%

+14.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

44.0%

10.0%

+34.0
Linoleic C18:2

10.0%

0.0%

+10.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricLardJojoba OilΔ A−B
Hardness

41.0

1.0

+40.0
Cleansing

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Conditioning

55.0

10.0

+45.0
Bubbly lather

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Creamy lather

40.0

1.0

+39.0
Longevity

40.0

1.0

+39.0