As for the final lube, it makes no difference where an individual component comes from. We are talking different "radicals" being combined from the various components. For example, a typical soap we acquire might or might not include imbedded glycerin, water and other evaporative radicals. Same with a so-called reagent grade stearate unless it is synthesised (to be 100 percent). The chemical companies will gladly send one pound samples of stearate for a typical checkout, especially if it is derived from animal or vegetable sources. Talk about various lots of powder, the stearates I have obtained over the years take the home the cake and that alone might account for a bad lot of finished lube.
Various waxes are made by supplying hydrogen atoms as we all know. By doing so, the level of hydrogenation can be controlled. There usually is a VERY different wax made by each amount of hydrogen addition. For example, a wax can be made to be water miscible, or very soluble.
Therefore, to cook with a smoking level desired or not is the question. Naturally, It depends on what is being driven off and if that is desired to be driven off. It's guaranteed the final lube will be different, but will it matter on the target? Can the lube be duplicated from scratch by another person (company) with other feed lots? These are our only real concerns for making the ultimate "BooLIT|||LooB".
... felix