Head-to-head

Beef Tallow vs Rice Bran Oil

hard
soft

Substitution factor

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

1.1016

Multiply your lye amount by 1.1016 when swapping Beef Tallow for Rice Bran Oil.

Inverse 0.9078 when swapping Rice Bran Oil for Beef Tallow.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Beef Tallow
70.50 g NaOH
500 g Rice Bran Oil
64.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
64.00 × 1.1016 = 70.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricBeef TallowRice Bran OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1410

0.1280

+0.0130
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1990

0.1810

+0.0180
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2211

0.2011

+0.0200
Iodine value

45

100

-55
INS

147

70

+77
Max % of oils

50%

20%

+30
Hardness class

hard

soft

Trace

slows

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Tallow

Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Tallowate

Sodium Ricebranate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Tallowate

Potassium Ricebranate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricBeef TallowRice Bran OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

2.0%

0.0%

+2.0
Myristic C14:0

3.0%

0.0%

+3.0
Palmitic C16:0

29.0%

22.0%

+7.0
Stearic C18:0

18.0%

3.0%

+15.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

42.0%

38.0%

+4.0
Linoleic C18:2

3.0%

34.0%

-31.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

2.0%

-1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricBeef TallowRice Bran OilΔ A−B
Hardness

52.0

25.0

+27.0
Cleansing

5.0

0.0

+5.0
Conditioning

46.0

74.0

-28.0
Bubbly lather

5.0

0.0

+5.0
Creamy lather

47.0

25.0

+22.0
Longevity

47.0

25.0

+22.0