Head-to-head

Castor Oil vs Mango Butter

soft
hard

Substitution factor

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

1.0000

Multiply your lye amount by 1.0000 when swapping Castor Oil for Mango Butter.

Inverse 1.0000 when swapping Mango Butter for Castor Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Castor Oil
64.00 g NaOH
500 g Mango Butter
64.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
64.00 × 1.0000 = 64.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricCastor OilMango ButterΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1280

0.1280

0.0000
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1800

0.1800

0.0000
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2000

0.2000

0.0000
Iodine value

86

45

+41
INS

95

119

-24
Max % of oils

10%

15%

-5
Hardness class

soft

hard

Trace

accelerates

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil

Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Ricinoleate

Sodium Mango Butterate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Ricinoleate

Potassium Mango Butterate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricCastor OilMango ButterΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Palmitic C16:0

1.0%

8.0%

-7.0
Stearic C18:0

1.0%

42.0%

-41.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

90.0%

0.0%

+90.0
Oleic C18:1

4.0%

45.0%

-41.0
Linoleic C18:2

4.0%

4.0%

0.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricCastor OilMango ButterΔ A−B
Hardness

2.0

50.0

-48.0
Cleansing

0.0

0.0

0.0
Conditioning

98.0

49.0

+49.0
Bubbly lather

90.0

0.0

+90.0
Creamy lather

92.0

50.0

+42.0
Longevity

2.0

50.0

-48.0