Head-to-head

Mango Seed Butter vs Shea Butter (Unrefined)

hard
hard

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 Shea Butter (Unrefined).

Inverse 0.9336 when swapping Shea Butter (Unrefined) for Mango Seed Butter.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Mango Seed Butter
68.55 g NaOH
500 g Shea Butter (Unrefined)
64.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
64.00 × 1.0711 = 68.55
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricMango Seed ButterShea Butter (Unrefined)Δ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1371

0.1280

+0.0091
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1923

0.1790

+0.0133
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2137

0.1989

+0.0148
Iodine value

45

60

-15
INS

146

116

+30
Max % of oils

15%

15%

0
Hardness class

hard

hard

—
Trace

neutral

slows

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Mango Butterate

Sodium Shea Butterate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Mango Butterate

Potassium Shea Butterate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricMango Seed ButterShea Butter (Unrefined)Δ 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%

5.0%

+2.0
Stearic C18:0

42.0%

40.0%

+2.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

45.0%

48.0%

-3.0
Linoleic C18:2

3.0%

6.0%

-3.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricMango Seed ButterShea Butter (Unrefined)Δ A−B
Hardness

50.0

45.0

+5.0
Cleansing

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Conditioning

48.0

54.0

-6.0
Bubbly lather

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Creamy lather

49.0

45.0

+4.0
Longevity

49.0

45.0

+4.0