Head-to-head

Lard vs High Oleic Safflower Oil

hard
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1390NaOH SAP B 0.1360A / B = 0.1390 / 0.1360

1.0221

Multiply your lye amount by 1.0221 when swapping Lard for High Oleic Safflower Oil.

Inverse 0.9784 when swapping High Oleic Safflower Oil for Lard.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Lard
69.50 g NaOH
500 g High Oleic Safflower Oil
68.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
68.00 × 1.0221 = 69.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricLardHigh Oleic Safflower OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1390

0.1360

+0.0030
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1950

0.1900

+0.0050
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2167

0.2111

+0.0056
Iodine value

57

93

-36
INS

139

97

+42
Max % of oils

50%

20%

+30
Hardness class

hard

soft

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Trace

slows

slows

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INCI (pre-sap)

Adeps Suillus (Lard)

Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Lardate

Sodium Safflowerate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Lardate

Potassium Safflowerate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricLardHigh Oleic Safflower 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%

5.0%

+21.0
Stearic C18:0

14.0%

2.0%

+12.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

44.0%

77.0%

-33.0
Linoleic C18:2

10.0%

15.0%

-5.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricLardHigh Oleic Safflower OilΔ A−B
Hardness

41.0

7.0

+34.0
Cleansing

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Conditioning

55.0

92.0

-37.0
Bubbly lather

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Creamy lather

40.0

7.0

+33.0
Longevity

40.0

7.0

+33.0