Head-to-head

Rice Bran Oil vs Cocoa Butter

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1340NaOH SAP B 0.1370A / B = 0.1340 / 0.1370

0.9781

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9781 when swapping Rice Bran Oil for Cocoa Butter.

Inverse 1.0224 when swapping Cocoa Butter for Rice Bran Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Rice Bran Oil
67.00 g NaOH
500 g Cocoa Butter
68.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
68.50 × 0.9781 = 67.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricRice Bran OilCocoa ButterΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1340

0.1370

-0.0030
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1870

0.1930

-0.0060
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2078

0.2144

-0.0067
Iodine value

100

37

+63
INS

87

157

-70
Max % of oils

20%

15%

+5
Hardness class

soft

hard

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Trace

slows

accelerates

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INCI (pre-sap)

Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil

Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Rice Branate

Sodium Cocoa Butterate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Rice Branate

Potassium Cocoa Butterate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricRice Bran OilCocoa ButterΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0
Palmitic C16:0

21.0%

28.0%

-7.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

35.0%

-33.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

42.0%

33.0%

+9.0
Linoleic C18:2

31.0%

3.0%

+28.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricRice Bran OilCocoa ButterΔ A−B
Hardness

24.0

63.0

-39.0
Cleansing

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Conditioning

74.0

36.0

+38.0
Bubbly lather

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Creamy lather

23.0

63.0

-40.0
Longevity

23.0

63.0

-40.0