Oil A
LardAdeps suillus
NaOH 0.1390
Load 500 gHead-to-head
Lard vs Sweet Almond Oil
hard
soft
Oil B
Sweet Almond OilPrunus amygdalus dulcis
NaOH 0.1360
Load 500 gSubstitution 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 Sweet Almond Oil.
Inverse 0.9784 when swapping Sweet Almond Oil for Lard.
500 g swap · pure NaOH
- 500 g Lard
- 69.50 g NaOH
- 500 g Sweet Almond Oil
- 68.00 g NaOH
- Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
- 68.00 × 1.0221 = 69.50
Constants
SAP, iodine, INS
| Metric | Lard | Sweet Almond Oil | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| NaOH SAP (pure) | 0.1390 | 0.1360 | +0.0030 |
| KOH SAP (pure) | 0.1950 | 0.1920 | +0.0030 |
| KOH SAP (90%) | 0.2167 | 0.2133 | +0.0033 |
| Iodine value | 57 | 99 | -42 |
| INS | 139 | 97 | +42 |
| Max % of oils | 50% | 25% | +25 |
| Hardness class | hard | soft | — |
| Trace | slows | slows | — |
| INCI (pre-sap) | Adeps Suillus (Lard) | Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil | — |
| INCI NaOH salt | Sodium Lardate | Sodium Sweet Almondate | — |
| INCI KOH salt | Potassium Lardate | Potassium Sweet Almondate | — |
Fatty acids
Eight-acid profile
| Metric | Lard | Sweet Almond Oil | Δ 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% | 7.0% | +19.0 |
| Stearic C18:0 | 14.0% | 2.0% | +12.0 |
| Ricinoleic C18:1-OH | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Oleic C18:1 | 44.0% | 69.0% | -25.0 |
| Linoleic C18:2 | 10.0% | 17.0% | -7.0 |
| Linolenic C18:3 | 1.0% | 0.0% | +1.0 |
Quality
Physical contribution
| Metric | Lard | Sweet Almond Oil | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 41.0 | 9.0 | +32.0 |
| Cleansing | 1.0 | 0.0 | +1.0 |
| Conditioning | 55.0 | 86.0 | -31.0 |
| Bubbly lather | 1.0 | 0.0 | +1.0 |
| Creamy lather | 40.0 | 9.0 | +31.0 |
| Longevity | 40.0 | 9.0 | +31.0 |