Oil A
Babassu OilOrbignya oleifera
NaOH 0.1750
Load 500 gHead-to-head
Babassu Oil vs High Oleic Sunflower Oil
hard
soft
Oil B
High Oleic Sunflower OilHelianthus annuus
NaOH 0.1350
Load 500 gSubstitution factor
NaOH SAP A 0.1750NaOH SAP B 0.1350A / B = 0.1750 / 0.1350
1.2963
Multiply your lye amount by 1.2963 when swapping Babassu Oil for High Oleic Sunflower Oil.
Inverse 0.7714 when swapping High Oleic Sunflower Oil for Babassu Oil.
500 g swap · pure NaOH
- 500 g Babassu Oil
- 87.50 g NaOH
- 500 g High Oleic Sunflower Oil
- 67.50 g NaOH
- Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
- 67.50 × 1.2963 = 87.50
Constants
SAP, iodine, INS
| Metric | Babassu Oil | High Oleic Sunflower Oil | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| NaOH SAP (pure) | 0.1750 | 0.1350 | +0.0400 |
| KOH SAP (pure) | 0.2450 | 0.1890 | +0.0560 |
| KOH SAP (90%) | 0.2722 | 0.2100 | +0.0622 |
| Iodine value | 15 | 83 | -68 |
| INS | 230 | 106 | +124 |
| Max % of oils | 33% | 25% | +8 |
| 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 | High Oleic Sunflower 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% | 4.0% | +5.0 |
| Stearic C18:0 | 4.0% | 4.0% | 0.0 |
| Ricinoleic C18:1-OH | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Oleic C18:1 | 15.0% | 82.0% | -67.0 |
| Linoleic C18:2 | 2.0% | 9.0% | -7.0 |
| Linolenic C18:3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
Quality
Physical contribution
| Metric | Babassu Oil | High Oleic Sunflower Oil | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 74.0 | 8.0 | +66.0 |
| Cleansing | 61.0 | 0.0 | +61.0 |
| Conditioning | 17.0 | 91.0 | -74.0 |
| Bubbly lather | 61.0 | 0.0 | +61.0 |
| Creamy lather | 13.0 | 8.0 | +5.0 |
| Longevity | 13.0 | 8.0 | +5.0 |