Head-to-head

Mango Butter vs Castor Oil

hard
soft

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 Mango Butter for Castor Oil.

Inverse 1.0000 when swapping Castor Oil for Mango Butter.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

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

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricMango ButterCastor OilΔ 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

45

86

-41
INS

119

95

+24
Max % of oils

15%

10%

+5
Hardness class

hard

soft

Trace

slows

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 ButterCastor OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Palmitic C16:0

8.0%

1.0%

+7.0
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

4.0%

4.0%

0.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricMango ButterCastor OilΔ A−B
Hardness

50.0

2.0

+48.0
Cleansing

0.0

0.0

0.0
Conditioning

49.0

98.0

-49.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

90.0

-90.0
Creamy lather

50.0

92.0

-42.0
Longevity

50.0

2.0

+48.0