Head-to-head

Rice Bran Oil vs Shea Butter (Unrefined)

soft
hard

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 Shea Butter (Unrefined).

Inverse 1.0000 when swapping Shea Butter (Unrefined) for Rice Bran Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Rice Bran Oil
64.00 g NaOH
500 g Shea Butter (Unrefined)
64.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
64.00 × 1.0000 = 64.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricRice Bran OilShea Butter (Unrefined)Δ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1280

0.1280

0.0000
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1810

0.1790

+0.0020
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2011

0.1989

+0.0022
Iodine value

100

60

+40
INS

70

116

-46
Max % of oils

20%

15%

+5
Hardness class

soft

hard

Trace

slows

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Ricebranate

Sodium Shea Butterate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Ricebranate

Potassium Shea Butterate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricRice Bran OilShea Butter (Unrefined)Δ 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%

5.0%

+17.0
Stearic C18:0

3.0%

40.0%

-37.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

38.0%

48.0%

-10.0
Linoleic C18:2

34.0%

6.0%

+28.0
Linolenic C18:3

2.0%

0.0%

+2.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricRice Bran OilShea Butter (Unrefined)Δ A−B
Hardness

25.0

45.0

-20.0
Cleansing

0.0

0.0

0.0
Conditioning

74.0

54.0

+20.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

0.0

0.0
Creamy lather

25.0

45.0

-20.0
Longevity

25.0

45.0

-20.0