Head-to-head

Mango Butter vs Beef Tallow

hard
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1280NaOH SAP B 0.1410A / B = 0.1280 / 0.1410

0.9078

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9078 when swapping Mango Butter for Beef Tallow.

Inverse 1.1016 when swapping Beef Tallow for Mango Butter.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Mango Butter
64.00 g NaOH
500 g Beef Tallow
70.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
70.50 × 0.9078 = 64.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricMango ButterBeef TallowΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1280

0.1410

-0.0130
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1800

0.1990

-0.0190
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2000

0.2211

-0.0211
Iodine value

45

45

0
INS

119

147

-28
Max % of oils

15%

50%

-35
Hardness class

hard

hard

Trace

slows

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter

Tallow

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Mango Butterate

Sodium Tallowate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Mango Butterate

Potassium Tallowate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricMango ButterBeef TallowΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

2.0%

-2.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

3.0%

-3.0
Palmitic C16:0

8.0%

29.0%

-21.0
Stearic C18:0

42.0%

18.0%

+24.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

45.0%

42.0%

+3.0
Linoleic C18:2

4.0%

3.0%

+1.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

1.0%

-1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricMango ButterBeef TallowΔ A−B
Hardness

50.0

52.0

-2.0
Cleansing

0.0

5.0

-5.0
Conditioning

49.0

46.0

+3.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

5.0

-5.0
Creamy lather

50.0

47.0

+3.0
Longevity

50.0

47.0

+3.0