Head-to-head

Olive Oil vs Jojoba Oil

soft
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1340NaOH SAP B 0.0660A / B = 0.1340 / 0.0660

2.0303

Multiply your lye amount by 2.0303 when swapping Olive Oil for Jojoba Oil.

Inverse 0.4925 when swapping Jojoba Oil for Olive Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Olive Oil
67.00 g NaOH
500 g Jojoba Oil
33.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
33.00 × 2.0303 = 67.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricOlive OilJojoba OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1340

0.0660

+0.0680
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1880

0.0925

+0.0955
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2089

0.1028

+0.1061
Iodine value

85

83

+2
INS

109

11

+98
Max % of oils

100%

5%

+95
Hardness class

soft

soft

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Trace

slows

neutral

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INCI (pre-sap)

Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil

Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Olivate

Sodium Jojobate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Olivate

Potassium Jojobate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricOlive OilJojoba OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Palmitic C16:0

14.0%

1.0%

+13.0
Stearic C18:0

3.0%

0.0%

+3.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

71.0%

10.0%

+61.0
Linoleic C18:2

11.0%

0.0%

+11.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricOlive OilJojoba OilΔ A−B
Hardness

17.0

1.0

+16.0
Cleansing

0.0

0.0

0.0
Conditioning

83.0

10.0

+73.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

0.0

0.0
Creamy lather

17.0

1.0

+16.0
Longevity

17.0

1.0

+16.0