Oil A
Babassu OilOrbignya oleifera
NaOH 0.1750
Load 500 gHead-to-head
Babassu Oil vs Jojoba Oil
hard
soft
Oil B
Jojoba OilSimmondsia chinensis
NaOH 0.0660
Load 500 gSubstitution factor
NaOH SAP A 0.1750NaOH SAP B 0.0660A / B = 0.1750 / 0.0660
2.6515
Multiply your lye amount by 2.6515 when swapping Babassu Oil for Jojoba Oil.
Inverse 0.3771 when swapping Jojoba Oil for Babassu Oil.
500 g swap · pure NaOH
- 500 g Babassu Oil
- 87.50 g NaOH
- 500 g Jojoba Oil
- 33.00 g NaOH
- Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
- 33.00 × 2.6515 = 87.50
Constants
SAP, iodine, INS
| Metric | Babassu Oil | Jojoba Oil | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| NaOH SAP (pure) | 0.1750 | 0.0660 | +0.1090 |
| KOH SAP (pure) | 0.2450 | 0.0925 | +0.1525 |
| KOH SAP (90%) | 0.2722 | 0.1028 | +0.1694 |
| Iodine value | 15 | 83 | -68 |
| INS | 230 | 11 | +219 |
| Max % of oils | 33% | 5% | +28 |
| Hardness class | hard | soft | — |
| Trace | accelerates | neutral | — |
| INCI (pre-sap) | Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil | Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil | — |
| INCI NaOH salt | Sodium Babassuate | Sodium Jojobate | — |
| INCI KOH salt | Potassium Babassuate | Potassium Jojobate | — |
Fatty acids
Eight-acid profile
| Metric | Babassu Oil | Jojoba Oil | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauric C12:0 | 44.0% | 0.0% | +44.0 |
| Myristic C14:0 | 17.0% | 0.0% | +17.0 |
| Palmitic C16:0 | 9.0% | 1.0% | +8.0 |
| Stearic C18:0 | 4.0% | 0.0% | +4.0 |
| Ricinoleic C18:1-OH | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Oleic C18:1 | 15.0% | 10.0% | +5.0 |
| Linoleic C18:2 | 2.0% | 0.0% | +2.0 |
| Linolenic C18:3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
Quality
Physical contribution
| Metric | Babassu Oil | Jojoba Oil | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 74.0 | 1.0 | +73.0 |
| Cleansing | 61.0 | 0.0 | +61.0 |
| Conditioning | 17.0 | 10.0 | +7.0 |
| Bubbly lather | 61.0 | 0.0 | +61.0 |
| Creamy lather | 13.0 | 1.0 | +12.0 |
| Longevity | 13.0 | 1.0 | +12.0 |