Head-to-head

Rice Bran Oil vs Cocoa Butter

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1280NaOH SAP B 0.1370A / B = 0.1280 / 0.1370

0.9343

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9343 when swapping Rice Bran Oil for Cocoa Butter.

Inverse 1.0703 when swapping Cocoa Butter for Rice Bran Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Rice Bran Oil
64.00 g NaOH
500 g Cocoa Butter
68.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
68.50 × 0.9343 = 64.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

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

0.1280

0.1370

-0.0090
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1810

0.1940

-0.0130
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2011

0.2156

-0.0144
Iodine value

100

37

+63
INS

70

157

-87
Max % of oils

20%

15%

+5
Hardness class

soft

hard

Trace

slows

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil

Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Ricebranate

Sodium Cocoa Butterate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Ricebranate

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

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Palmitic C16:0

22.0%

28.0%

-6.0
Stearic C18:0

3.0%

33.0%

-30.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

38.0%

35.0%

+3.0
Linoleic C18:2

34.0%

3.0%

+31.0
Linolenic C18:3

2.0%

0.0%

+2.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricRice Bran OilCocoa ButterΔ A−B
Hardness

25.0

61.0

-36.0
Cleansing

0.0

0.0

0.0
Conditioning

74.0

38.0

+36.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

0.0

0.0
Creamy lather

25.0

61.0

-36.0
Longevity

25.0

61.0

-36.0