Head-to-head

Beef Tallow vs Jojoba Oil

hard
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1410NaOH SAP B 0.0660A / B = 0.1410 / 0.0660

2.1364

Multiply your lye amount by 2.1364 when swapping Beef Tallow for Jojoba Oil.

Inverse 0.4681 when swapping Jojoba Oil for Beef Tallow.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Beef Tallow
70.50 g NaOH
500 g Jojoba Oil
33.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
33.00 × 2.1364 = 70.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricBeef TallowJojoba OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1410

0.0660

+0.0750
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1980

0.0925

+0.1055
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2200

0.1028

+0.1172
Iodine value

45

83

-38
INS

147

11

+136
Max % of oils

50%

5%

+45
Hardness class

hard

soft

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Trace

neutral

neutral

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INCI (pre-sap)

Adeps Bovis (Tallow)

Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Tallowate

Sodium Jojobate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Tallowate

Potassium Jojobate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricBeef TallowJojoba OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

3.0%

0.0%

+3.0
Palmitic C16:0

28.0%

1.0%

+27.0
Stearic C18:0

22.0%

0.0%

+22.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

42.0%

10.0%

+32.0
Linoleic C18:2

3.0%

0.0%

+3.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricBeef TallowJojoba OilΔ A−B
Hardness

53.0

1.0

+52.0
Cleansing

3.0

0.0

+3.0
Conditioning

45.0

10.0

+35.0
Bubbly lather

3.0

0.0

+3.0
Creamy lather

50.0

1.0

+49.0
Longevity

50.0

1.0

+49.0