Head-to-head

Rice Bran Oil vs Beef Tallow

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1280NaOH SAP B 0.1410A / B = 0.1280 / 0.1410

0.9078

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9078 when swapping Rice Bran Oil for Beef Tallow.

Inverse 1.1016 when swapping Beef Tallow for Rice Bran Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Rice Bran Oil
64.00 g NaOH
500 g Beef Tallow
70.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
70.50 × 0.9078 = 64.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

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

0.1280

0.1410

-0.0130
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1810

0.1990

-0.0180
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2011

0.2211

-0.0200
Iodine value

100

45

+55
INS

70

147

-77
Max % of oils

20%

50%

-30
Hardness class

soft

hard

Trace

slows

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil

Tallow

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Ricebranate

Sodium Tallowate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Ricebranate

Potassium Tallowate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricRice Bran OilBeef TallowΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

2.0%

-2.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

3.0%

-3.0
Palmitic C16:0

22.0%

29.0%

-7.0
Stearic C18:0

3.0%

18.0%

-15.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

38.0%

42.0%

-4.0
Linoleic C18:2

34.0%

3.0%

+31.0
Linolenic C18:3

2.0%

1.0%

+1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricRice Bran OilBeef TallowΔ A−B
Hardness

25.0

52.0

-27.0
Cleansing

0.0

5.0

-5.0
Conditioning

74.0

46.0

+28.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

5.0

-5.0
Creamy lather

25.0

47.0

-22.0
Longevity

25.0

47.0

-22.0