Head-to-head

Mango Butter vs Cocoa Butter

hard
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1280NaOH SAP B 0.1370A / B = 0.1280 / 0.1370

0.9343

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9343 when swapping Mango Butter for Cocoa Butter.

Inverse 1.0703 when swapping Cocoa Butter for Mango Butter.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Mango Butter
64.00 g NaOH
500 g Cocoa Butter
68.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
68.50 × 0.9343 = 64.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricMango ButterCocoa ButterΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1280

0.1370

-0.0090
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1800

0.1940

-0.0140
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2000

0.2156

-0.0156
Iodine value

45

37

+8
INS

119

157

-38
Max % of oils

15%

15%

0
Hardness class

hard

hard

Trace

slows

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter

Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Mango Butterate

Sodium Cocoa Butterate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Mango Butterate

Potassium Cocoa Butterate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricMango ButterCocoa ButterΔ 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%

28.0%

-20.0
Stearic C18:0

42.0%

33.0%

+9.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

45.0%

35.0%

+10.0
Linoleic C18:2

4.0%

3.0%

+1.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricMango ButterCocoa ButterΔ A−B
Hardness

50.0

61.0

-11.0
Cleansing

0.0

0.0

0.0
Conditioning

49.0

38.0

+11.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

0.0

0.0
Creamy lather

50.0

61.0

-11.0
Longevity

50.0

61.0

-11.0