Oil A
Beef TallowAdeps bovis
NaOH 0.1410
Load 500 gHead-to-head
Beef Tallow vs Sweet Almond Oil
hard
soft
Oil B
Sweet Almond OilPrunus amygdalus dulcis
NaOH 0.1360
Load 500 gSubstitution factor
NaOH SAP A 0.1410NaOH SAP B 0.1360A / B = 0.1410 / 0.1360
1.0368
Multiply your lye amount by 1.0368 when swapping Beef Tallow for Sweet Almond Oil.
Inverse 0.9645 when swapping Sweet Almond Oil for Beef Tallow.
500 g swap · pure NaOH
- 500 g Beef Tallow
- 70.50 g NaOH
- 500 g Sweet Almond Oil
- 68.00 g NaOH
- Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
- 68.00 × 1.0368 = 70.50
Constants
SAP, iodine, INS
| Metric | Beef Tallow | Sweet Almond Oil | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| NaOH SAP (pure) | 0.1410 | 0.1360 | +0.0050 |
| KOH SAP (pure) | 0.1980 | 0.1920 | +0.0060 |
| KOH SAP (90%) | 0.2200 | 0.2133 | +0.0067 |
| Iodine value | 45 | 99 | -54 |
| INS | 147 | 97 | +50 |
| Max % of oils | 50% | 25% | +25 |
| Hardness class | hard | soft | — |
| Trace | neutral | slows | — |
| INCI (pre-sap) | Adeps Bovis (Tallow) | Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil | — |
| INCI NaOH salt | Sodium Tallowate | Sodium Sweet Almondate | — |
| INCI KOH salt | Potassium Tallowate | Potassium Sweet Almondate | — |
Fatty acids
Eight-acid profile
| Metric | Beef Tallow | Sweet Almond Oil | Δ 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% | 7.0% | +21.0 |
| Stearic C18:0 | 22.0% | 2.0% | +20.0 |
| Ricinoleic C18:1-OH | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Oleic C18:1 | 42.0% | 69.0% | -27.0 |
| Linoleic C18:2 | 3.0% | 17.0% | -14.0 |
| Linolenic C18:3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
Quality
Physical contribution
| Metric | Beef Tallow | Sweet Almond Oil | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 53.0 | 9.0 | +44.0 |
| Cleansing | 3.0 | 0.0 | +3.0 |
| Conditioning | 45.0 | 86.0 | -41.0 |
| Bubbly lather | 3.0 | 0.0 | +3.0 |
| Creamy lather | 50.0 | 9.0 | +41.0 |
| Longevity | 50.0 | 9.0 | +41.0 |