Head-to-head

Jojoba Oil vs Cocoa Butter

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.0660NaOH SAP B 0.1370A / B = 0.0660 / 0.1370

0.4818

Multiply your lye amount by 0.4818 when swapping Jojoba Oil for Cocoa Butter.

Inverse 2.0758 when swapping Cocoa Butter for Jojoba Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Jojoba Oil
33.00 g NaOH
500 g Cocoa Butter
68.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
68.50 × 0.4818 = 33.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricJojoba OilCocoa ButterΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.0660

0.1370

-0.0710
KOH SAP (pure)

0.0925

0.1930

-0.1005
KOH SAP (90%)

0.1028

0.2144

-0.1117
Iodine value

83

37

+46
INS

11

157

-146
Max % of oils

5%

15%

-10
Hardness class

soft

hard

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Trace

neutral

accelerates

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INCI (pre-sap)

Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil

Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Jojobate

Sodium Cocoa Butterate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Jojobate

Potassium Cocoa Butterate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricJojoba OilCocoa 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%

28.0%

-27.0
Stearic C18:0

0.0%

35.0%

-35.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

10.0%

33.0%

-23.0
Linoleic C18:2

0.0%

3.0%

-3.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricJojoba OilCocoa ButterΔ A−B
Hardness

1.0

63.0

-62.0
Cleansing

0.0

0.0

0.0
Conditioning

10.0

36.0

-26.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

0.0

0.0
Creamy lather

1.0

63.0

-62.0
Longevity

1.0

63.0

-62.0