Head-to-head

Mango Butter vs Shea Butter (Unrefined)

hard
hard

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 Shea Butter (Unrefined).

Inverse 1.0000 when swapping Shea Butter (Unrefined) for Mango Butter.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Mango Butter
64.00 g NaOH
500 g Shea Butter (Unrefined)
64.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
64.00 × 1.0000 = 64.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

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

0.1280

0.1280

0.0000
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1800

0.1790

+0.0010
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2000

0.1989

+0.0011
Iodine value

45

60

-15
INS

119

116

+3
Max % of oils

15%

15%

0
Hardness class

hard

hard

Trace

slows

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 ButterShea Butter (Unrefined)Δ 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%

5.0%

+3.0
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

4.0%

6.0%

-2.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricMango ButterShea Butter (Unrefined)Δ A−B
Hardness

50.0

45.0

+5.0
Cleansing

0.0

0.0

0.0
Conditioning

49.0

54.0

-5.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

0.0

0.0
Creamy lather

50.0

45.0

+5.0
Longevity

50.0

45.0

+5.0