Head-to-head

Sweet Almond Oil vs Lard

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1360NaOH SAP B 0.1380A / B = 0.1360 / 0.1380

0.9855

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9855 when swapping Sweet Almond Oil for Lard.

Inverse 1.0147 when swapping Lard for Sweet Almond Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Sweet Almond Oil
68.00 g NaOH
500 g Lard
69.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
69.00 × 0.9855 = 68.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricSweet Almond OilLardΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1360

0.1380

-0.0020
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1900

0.1930

-0.0030
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2111

0.2144

-0.0033
Iodine value

99

57

+42
INS

97

139

-42
Max % of oils

20%

100%

-80
Hardness class

soft

hard

Trace

slows

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil

Lard

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Sweetalmondate

Sodium Lardate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Sweetalmondate

Potassium Lardate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricSweet Almond OilLardΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

1.0%

-1.0
Palmitic C16:0

7.0%

28.0%

-21.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

13.0%

-11.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

71.0%

46.0%

+25.0
Linoleic C18:2

18.0%

6.0%

+12.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

1.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricSweet Almond OilLardΔ A−B
Hardness

9.0

42.0

-33.0
Cleansing

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Conditioning

90.0

53.0

+37.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Creamy lather

9.0

41.0

-32.0
Longevity

9.0

41.0

-32.0