Head-to-head

Lard vs Sweet Almond Oil

hard
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1380NaOH SAP B 0.1360A / B = 0.1380 / 0.1360

1.0147

Multiply your lye amount by 1.0147 when swapping Lard for Sweet Almond Oil.

Inverse 0.9855 when swapping Sweet Almond Oil for Lard.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Lard
69.00 g NaOH
500 g Sweet Almond Oil
68.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
68.00 × 1.0147 = 69.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricLardSweet Almond OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1380

0.1360

+0.0020
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1930

0.1900

+0.0030
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2144

0.2111

+0.0033
Iodine value

57

99

-42
INS

139

97

+42
Max % of oils

100%

20%

+80
Hardness class

hard

soft

Trace

slows

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Lard

Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Lardate

Sodium Sweetalmondate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Lardate

Potassium Sweetalmondate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricLardSweet Almond OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0
Palmitic C16:0

28.0%

7.0%

+21.0
Stearic C18:0

13.0%

2.0%

+11.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

46.0%

71.0%

-25.0
Linoleic C18:2

6.0%

18.0%

-12.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

1.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricLardSweet Almond OilΔ A−B
Hardness

42.0

9.0

+33.0
Cleansing

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Conditioning

53.0

90.0

-37.0
Bubbly lather

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Creamy lather

41.0

9.0

+32.0
Longevity

41.0

9.0

+32.0