Head-to-head

Rice Bran Oil vs Castor Oil

soft
soft

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 Rice Bran Oil for Castor Oil.

Inverse 1.0000 when swapping Castor Oil for Rice Bran Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Rice Bran Oil
64.00 g NaOH
500 g Castor Oil
64.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
64.00 × 1.0000 = 64.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

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

0.1280

0.1280

0.0000
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1810

0.1800

+0.0010
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2011

0.2000

+0.0011
Iodine value

100

86

+14
INS

70

95

-25
Max % of oils

20%

10%

+10
Hardness class

soft

soft

Trace

slows

accelerates

INCI (pre-sap)

Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil

Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Ricebranate

Sodium Ricinoleate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Ricebranate

Potassium Ricinoleate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricRice Bran OilCastor OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Palmitic C16:0

22.0%

1.0%

+21.0
Stearic C18:0

3.0%

1.0%

+2.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

90.0%

-90.0
Oleic C18:1

38.0%

4.0%

+34.0
Linoleic C18:2

34.0%

4.0%

+30.0
Linolenic C18:3

2.0%

0.0%

+2.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricRice Bran OilCastor OilΔ A−B
Hardness

25.0

2.0

+23.0
Cleansing

0.0

0.0

0.0
Conditioning

74.0

98.0

-24.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

90.0

-90.0
Creamy lather

25.0

92.0

-67.0
Longevity

25.0

2.0

+23.0