Head-to-head

Rice Bran Oil vs Babassu Oil

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1280NaOH SAP B 0.1750A / B = 0.1280 / 0.1750

0.7314

Multiply your lye amount by 0.7314 when swapping Rice Bran Oil for Babassu Oil.

Inverse 1.3672 when swapping Babassu Oil for Rice Bran Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Rice Bran Oil
64.00 g NaOH
500 g Babassu Oil
87.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
87.50 × 0.7314 = 64.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricRice Bran OilBabassu OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1280

0.1750

-0.0470
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1810

0.2450

-0.0640
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2011

0.2722

-0.0711
Iodine value

100

15

+85
INS

70

230

-160
Max % of oils

20%

30%

-10
Hardness class

soft

hard

Trace

slows

accelerates

INCI (pre-sap)

Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil

Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Ricebranate

Sodium Babassuate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Ricebranate

Potassium Babassuate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricRice Bran OilBabassu OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

50.0%

-50.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

20.0%

-20.0
Palmitic C16:0

22.0%

11.0%

+11.0
Stearic C18:0

3.0%

4.0%

-1.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

38.0%

10.0%

+28.0
Linoleic C18:2

34.0%

2.0%

+32.0
Linolenic C18:3

2.0%

0.0%

+2.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricRice Bran OilBabassu OilΔ A−B
Hardness

25.0

85.0

-60.0
Cleansing

0.0

70.0

-70.0
Conditioning

74.0

12.0

+62.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

70.0

-70.0
Creamy lather

25.0

15.0

+10.0
Longevity

25.0

15.0

+10.0