Head-to-head

Cocoa Butter vs Avocado Oil

hard
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1370NaOH SAP B 0.1330A / B = 0.1370 / 0.1330

1.0301

Multiply your lye amount by 1.0301 when swapping Cocoa Butter for Avocado Oil.

Inverse 0.9708 when swapping Avocado Oil for Cocoa Butter.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Cocoa Butter
68.50 g NaOH
500 g Avocado Oil
66.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
66.50 × 1.0301 = 68.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricCocoa ButterAvocado OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1370

0.1330

+0.0040
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1940

0.1860

+0.0080
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2156

0.2067

+0.0089
Iodine value

37

86

-49
INS

157

99

+58
Max % of oils

15%

20%

-5
Hardness class

hard

soft

Trace

slows

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter

Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Cocoa Butterate

Sodium Avocadoate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Cocoa Butterate

Potassium Avocadoate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricCocoa ButterAvocado OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Palmitic C16:0

28.0%

20.0%

+8.0
Stearic C18:0

33.0%

2.0%

+31.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

35.0%

58.0%

-23.0
Linoleic C18:2

3.0%

12.0%

-9.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

1.0%

-1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricCocoa ButterAvocado OilΔ A−B
Hardness

61.0

22.0

+39.0
Cleansing

0.0

0.0

0.0
Conditioning

38.0

71.0

-33.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

0.0

0.0
Creamy lather

61.0

22.0

+39.0
Longevity

61.0

22.0

+39.0