Oil A
Babassu OilAttalea speciosa
NaOH 0.1750
Load 500 gHead-to-head
Babassu Oil vs Sunflower Oil
hard
soft
Oil B
Sunflower OilHelianthus annuus
NaOH 0.1340
Load 500 gSubstitution factor
NaOH SAP A 0.1750NaOH SAP B 0.1340A / B = 0.1750 / 0.1340
1.3060
Multiply your lye amount by 1.3060 when swapping Babassu Oil for Sunflower Oil.
Inverse 0.7657 when swapping Sunflower Oil for Babassu Oil.
500 g swap · pure NaOH
- 500 g Babassu Oil
- 87.50 g NaOH
- 500 g Sunflower Oil
- 67.00 g NaOH
- Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
- 67.00 × 1.3060 = 87.50
Constants
SAP, iodine, INS
| Metric | Babassu Oil | Sunflower Oil | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| NaOH SAP (pure) | 0.1750 | 0.1340 | +0.0410 |
| KOH SAP (pure) | 0.2450 | 0.1880 | +0.0570 |
| KOH SAP (90%) | 0.2722 | 0.2089 | +0.0633 |
| Iodine value | 15 | 133 | -118 |
| INS | 230 | 63 | +167 |
| Max % of oils | 30% | 15% | +15 |
| Hardness class | hard | soft | — |
| Trace | accelerates | slows | — |
| INCI (pre-sap) | Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil | Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil | — |
| INCI NaOH salt | Sodium Babassuate | Sodium Sunflowerate | — |
| INCI KOH salt | Potassium Babassuate | Potassium Sunflowerate | — |
Fatty acids
Eight-acid profile
| Metric | Babassu Oil | Sunflower Oil | Δ 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% | 7.0% | +4.0 |
| Stearic C18:0 | 4.0% | 5.0% | -1.0 |
| Ricinoleic C18:1-OH | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Oleic C18:1 | 10.0% | 19.0% | -9.0 |
| Linoleic C18:2 | 2.0% | 68.0% | -66.0 |
| Linolenic C18:3 | 0.0% | 1.0% | -1.0 |
Quality
Physical contribution
| Metric | Babassu Oil | Sunflower Oil | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 85.0 | 12.0 | +73.0 |
| Cleansing | 70.0 | 0.0 | +70.0 |
| Conditioning | 12.0 | 88.0 | -76.0 |
| Bubbly lather | 70.0 | 0.0 | +70.0 |
| Creamy lather | 15.0 | 12.0 | +3.0 |
| Longevity | 15.0 | 12.0 | +3.0 |