Head-to-head

Mango Seed Butter vs Castor Oil

hard
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1371NaOH SAP B 0.1280A / B = 0.1371 / 0.1280

1.0711

Multiply your lye amount by 1.0711 when swapping Mango Seed Butter for Castor Oil.

Inverse 0.9336 when swapping Castor Oil for Mango Seed Butter.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Mango Seed Butter
68.55 g NaOH
500 g Castor Oil
64.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
64.00 × 1.0711 = 68.55
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricMango Seed ButterCastor OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1371

0.1280

+0.0091
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1923

0.1800

+0.0123
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2137

0.2000

+0.0137
Iodine value

45

86

-41
INS

146

95

+51
Max % of oils

15%

10%

+5
Hardness class

hard

soft

—
Trace

neutral

accelerates

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter

Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Mango Butterate

Sodium Ricinoleate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Mango Butterate

Potassium Ricinoleate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricMango Seed ButterCastor OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0
Palmitic C16:0

7.0%

1.0%

+6.0
Stearic C18:0

42.0%

1.0%

+41.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

90.0%

-90.0
Oleic C18:1

45.0%

4.0%

+41.0
Linoleic C18:2

3.0%

4.0%

-1.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricMango Seed ButterCastor OilΔ A−B
Hardness

50.0

2.0

+48.0
Cleansing

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Conditioning

48.0

98.0

-50.0
Bubbly lather

1.0

90.0

-89.0
Creamy lather

49.0

92.0

-43.0
Longevity

49.0

2.0

+47.0