Head-to-head

Mango Butter vs Babassu Oil

hard
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1280NaOH SAP B 0.1750A / B = 0.1280 / 0.1750

0.7314

Multiply your lye amount by 0.7314 when swapping Mango Butter for Babassu Oil.

Inverse 1.3672 when swapping Babassu Oil for Mango Butter.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Mango Butter
64.00 g NaOH
500 g Babassu Oil
87.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
87.50 × 0.7314 = 64.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricMango ButterBabassu OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1280

0.1750

-0.0470
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1800

0.2450

-0.0650
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2000

0.2722

-0.0722
Iodine value

45

15

+30
INS

119

230

-111
Max % of oils

15%

30%

-15
Hardness class

hard

hard

Trace

slows

accelerates

INCI (pre-sap)

Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter

Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Mango Butterate

Sodium Babassuate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Mango Butterate

Potassium Babassuate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricMango ButterBabassu OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

50.0%

-50.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

20.0%

-20.0
Palmitic C16:0

8.0%

11.0%

-3.0
Stearic C18:0

42.0%

4.0%

+38.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

45.0%

10.0%

+35.0
Linoleic C18:2

4.0%

2.0%

+2.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricMango ButterBabassu OilΔ A−B
Hardness

50.0

85.0

-35.0
Cleansing

0.0

70.0

-70.0
Conditioning

49.0

12.0

+37.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

70.0

-70.0
Creamy lather

50.0

15.0

+35.0
Longevity

50.0

15.0

+35.0