Oil A
Avocado OilPersea americana
NaOH 0.1330
Load 500 gHead-to-head
Avocado Oil vs Shea Butter (Unrefined)
soft
hard
Oil B
Shea Butter (Unrefined)Vitellaria paradoxa
NaOH 0.1280
Load 500 gSubstitution factor
NaOH SAP A 0.1330NaOH SAP B 0.1280A / B = 0.1330 / 0.1280
1.0391
Multiply your lye amount by 1.0391 when swapping Avocado Oil for Shea Butter (Unrefined).
Inverse 0.9624 when swapping Shea Butter (Unrefined) for Avocado Oil.
500 g swap · pure NaOH
- 500 g Avocado Oil
- 66.50 g NaOH
- 500 g Shea Butter (Unrefined)
- 64.00 g NaOH
- Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
- 64.00 × 1.0391 = 66.50
Constants
SAP, iodine, INS
| Metric | Avocado Oil | Shea Butter (Unrefined) | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| NaOH SAP (pure) | 0.1330 | 0.1280 | +0.0050 |
| KOH SAP (pure) | 0.1860 | 0.1790 | +0.0070 |
| KOH SAP (90%) | 0.2067 | 0.1989 | +0.0078 |
| Iodine value | 86 | 60 | +26 |
| INS | 99 | 116 | -17 |
| Max % of oils | 20% | 15% | +5 |
| Hardness class | soft | hard | — |
| Trace | slows | slows | — |
| INCI (pre-sap) | Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil | Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter | — |
| INCI NaOH salt | Sodium Avocadoate | Sodium Shea Butterate | — |
| INCI KOH salt | Potassium Avocadoate | Potassium Shea Butterate | — |
Fatty acids
Eight-acid profile
| Metric | Avocado Oil | Shea Butter (Unrefined) | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauric C12:0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Myristic C14:0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Palmitic C16:0 | 20.0% | 5.0% | +15.0 |
| Stearic C18:0 | 2.0% | 40.0% | -38.0 |
| Ricinoleic C18:1-OH | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Oleic C18:1 | 58.0% | 48.0% | +10.0 |
| Linoleic C18:2 | 12.0% | 6.0% | +6.0 |
| Linolenic C18:3 | 1.0% | 0.0% | +1.0 |
Quality
Physical contribution
| Metric | Avocado Oil | Shea Butter (Unrefined) | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 22.0 | 45.0 | -23.0 |
| Cleansing | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conditioning | 71.0 | 54.0 | +17.0 |
| Bubbly lather | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Creamy lather | 22.0 | 45.0 | -23.0 |
| Longevity | 22.0 | 45.0 | -23.0 |