Head-to-head

Babassu Oil vs Mango Butter

hard
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1750NaOH SAP B 0.1280A / B = 0.1750 / 0.1280

1.3672

Multiply your lye amount by 1.3672 when swapping Babassu Oil for Mango Butter.

Inverse 0.7314 when swapping Mango Butter for Babassu Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Babassu Oil
87.50 g NaOH
500 g Mango Butter
64.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
64.00 × 1.3672 = 87.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricBabassu OilMango ButterΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1750

0.1280

+0.0470
KOH SAP (pure)

0.2450

0.1800

+0.0650
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2722

0.2000

+0.0722
Iodine value

15

45

-30
INS

230

119

+111
Max % of oils

30%

15%

+15
Hardness class

hard

hard

Trace

accelerates

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil

Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Babassuate

Sodium Mango Butterate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Babassuate

Potassium Mango Butterate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricBabassu OilMango ButterΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

50.0%

0.0%

+50.0
Myristic C14:0

20.0%

0.0%

+20.0
Palmitic C16:0

11.0%

8.0%

+3.0
Stearic C18:0

4.0%

42.0%

-38.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

10.0%

45.0%

-35.0
Linoleic C18:2

2.0%

4.0%

-2.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricBabassu OilMango ButterΔ A−B
Hardness

85.0

50.0

+35.0
Cleansing

70.0

0.0

+70.0
Conditioning

12.0

49.0

-37.0
Bubbly lather

70.0

0.0

+70.0
Creamy lather

15.0

50.0

-35.0
Longevity

15.0

50.0

-35.0