Head-to-head

Olive Oil vs Lard

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1340NaOH SAP B 0.1390A / B = 0.1340 / 0.1390

0.9640

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9640 when swapping Olive Oil for Lard.

Inverse 1.0373 when swapping Lard for Olive Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Olive Oil
67.00 g NaOH
500 g Lard
69.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
69.50 × 0.9640 = 67.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricOlive OilLardΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1340

0.1390

-0.0050
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1880

0.1950

-0.0070
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2089

0.2167

-0.0078
Iodine value

85

57

+28
INS

109

139

-30
Max % of oils

100%

50%

+50
Hardness class

soft

hard

—
Trace

slows

slows

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil

Adeps Suillus (Lard)

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Olivate

Sodium Lardate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Olivate

Potassium Lardate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricOlive OilLardΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

1.0%

-1.0
Palmitic C16:0

14.0%

26.0%

-12.0
Stearic C18:0

3.0%

14.0%

-11.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

71.0%

44.0%

+27.0
Linoleic C18:2

11.0%

10.0%

+1.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

1.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricOlive OilLardΔ A−B
Hardness

17.0

41.0

-24.0
Cleansing

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Conditioning

83.0

55.0

+28.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Creamy lather

17.0

40.0

-23.0
Longevity

17.0

40.0

-23.0