Head-to-head

Mango Butter vs Palm Kernel Oil

hard
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1280NaOH SAP B 0.1770A / B = 0.1280 / 0.1770

0.7232

Multiply your lye amount by 0.7232 when swapping Mango Butter for Palm Kernel Oil.

Inverse 1.3828 when swapping Palm Kernel Oil for Mango Butter.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Mango Butter
64.00 g NaOH
500 g Palm Kernel Oil
88.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
88.50 × 0.7232 = 64.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricMango ButterPalm Kernel OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1280

0.1770

-0.0490
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1800

0.2470

-0.0670
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2000

0.2744

-0.0744
Iodine value

45

18

+27
INS

119

227

-108
Max % of oils

15%

30%

-15
Hardness class

hard

hard

Trace

slows

accelerates

INCI (pre-sap)

Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Kernel Oil

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Mango Butterate

Sodium Palm Kernelate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Mango Butterate

Potassium Palm Kernelate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricMango ButterPalm Kernel OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

49.0%

-49.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

16.0%

-16.0
Palmitic C16:0

8.0%

8.0%

0.0
Stearic C18:0

42.0%

2.0%

+40.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

45.0%

15.0%

+30.0
Linoleic C18:2

4.0%

2.0%

+2.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricMango ButterPalm Kernel OilΔ A−B
Hardness

50.0

75.0

-25.0
Cleansing

0.0

65.0

-65.0
Conditioning

49.0

17.0

+32.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

65.0

-65.0
Creamy lather

50.0

10.0

+40.0
Longevity

50.0

10.0

+40.0