Head-to-head

Rice Bran Oil vs Beef Tallow

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1340NaOH SAP B 0.1410A / B = 0.1340 / 0.1410

0.9504

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9504 when swapping Rice Bran Oil for Beef Tallow.

Inverse 1.0522 when swapping Beef Tallow for Rice Bran Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Rice Bran Oil
67.00 g NaOH
500 g Beef Tallow
70.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
70.50 × 0.9504 = 67.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricRice Bran OilBeef TallowΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1340

0.1410

-0.0070
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1870

0.1980

-0.0110
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2078

0.2200

-0.0122
Iodine value

100

45

+55
INS

87

147

-60
Max % of oils

20%

50%

-30
Hardness class

soft

hard

—
Trace

slows

neutral

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil

Adeps Bovis (Tallow)

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Rice Branate

Sodium Tallowate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Rice Branate

Potassium Tallowate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricRice Bran OilBeef TallowΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

1.0%

3.0%

-2.0
Palmitic C16:0

21.0%

28.0%

-7.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

22.0%

-20.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

42.0%

42.0%

0.0
Linoleic C18:2

31.0%

3.0%

+28.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricRice Bran OilBeef TallowΔ A−B
Hardness

24.0

53.0

-29.0
Cleansing

1.0

3.0

-2.0
Conditioning

74.0

45.0

+29.0
Bubbly lather

1.0

3.0

-2.0
Creamy lather

23.0

50.0

-27.0
Longevity

23.0

50.0

-27.0