Head-to-head

Avocado Oil vs Cocoa Butter

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1330NaOH SAP B 0.1370A / B = 0.1330 / 0.1370

0.9708

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9708 when swapping Avocado Oil for Cocoa Butter.

Inverse 1.0301 when swapping Cocoa Butter for Avocado Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Avocado Oil
66.50 g NaOH
500 g Cocoa Butter
68.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
68.50 × 0.9708 = 66.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricAvocado OilCocoa ButterΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1330

0.1370

-0.0040
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1870

0.1930

-0.0060
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2078

0.2144

-0.0067
Iodine value

86

37

+49
INS

99

157

-58
Max % of oils

20%

15%

+5
Hardness class

soft

hard

—
Trace

slows

accelerates

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil

Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Avocadoate

Sodium Cocoa Butterate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Avocadoate

Potassium Cocoa Butterate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricAvocado OilCocoa ButterΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Palmitic C16:0

12.0%

28.0%

-16.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

35.0%

-33.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

65.0%

33.0%

+32.0
Linoleic C18:2

15.0%

3.0%

+12.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricAvocado OilCocoa ButterΔ A−B
Hardness

14.0

63.0

-49.0
Cleansing

0.0

0.0

0.0
Conditioning

81.0

36.0

+45.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

0.0

0.0
Creamy lather

14.0

63.0

-49.0
Longevity

14.0

63.0

-49.0