Head-to-head

High Oleic Sunflower Oil vs Lard

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1350NaOH SAP B 0.1390A / B = 0.1350 / 0.1390

0.9712

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9712 when swapping High Oleic Sunflower Oil for Lard.

Inverse 1.0296 when swapping Lard for High Oleic Sunflower Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g High Oleic Sunflower Oil
67.50 g NaOH
500 g Lard
69.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
69.50 × 0.9712 = 67.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricHigh Oleic Sunflower OilLardΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1350

0.1390

-0.0040
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1890

0.1950

-0.0060
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2100

0.2167

-0.0067
Iodine value

83

57

+26
INS

106

139

-33
Max % of oils

25%

50%

-25
Hardness class

soft

hard

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Trace

slows

slows

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil

Adeps Suillus (Lard)

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Sunflowerate

Sodium Lardate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Sunflowerate

Potassium Lardate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricHigh Oleic Sunflower OilLardΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

1.0%

-1.0
Palmitic C16:0

4.0%

26.0%

-22.0
Stearic C18:0

4.0%

14.0%

-10.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

82.0%

44.0%

+38.0
Linoleic C18:2

9.0%

10.0%

-1.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

1.0%

-1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricHigh Oleic Sunflower OilLardΔ A−B
Hardness

8.0

41.0

-33.0
Cleansing

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Conditioning

91.0

55.0

+36.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Creamy lather

8.0

40.0

-32.0
Longevity

8.0

40.0

-32.0