Oil A
High Oleic Safflower OilCarthamus tinctorius
NaOH 0.1360
Load 500 gHead-to-head
High Oleic Safflower Oil vs Shea Butter (Unrefined)
soft
hard
Oil B
Shea Butter (Unrefined)Vitellaria paradoxa
NaOH 0.1280
Load 500 gSubstitution factor
NaOH SAP A 0.1360NaOH SAP B 0.1280A / B = 0.1360 / 0.1280
1.0625
Multiply your lye amount by 1.0625 when swapping High Oleic Safflower Oil for Shea Butter (Unrefined).
Inverse 0.9412 when swapping Shea Butter (Unrefined) for High Oleic Safflower Oil.
500 g swap · pure NaOH
- 500 g High Oleic Safflower Oil
- 68.00 g NaOH
- 500 g Shea Butter (Unrefined)
- 64.00 g NaOH
- Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
- 64.00 × 1.0625 = 68.00
Constants
SAP, iodine, INS
| Metric | High Oleic Safflower Oil | Shea Butter (Unrefined) | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| NaOH SAP (pure) | 0.1360 | 0.1280 | +0.0080 |
| KOH SAP (pure) | 0.1900 | 0.1790 | +0.0110 |
| KOH SAP (90%) | 0.2111 | 0.1989 | +0.0122 |
| Iodine value | 93 | 60 | +33 |
| INS | 97 | 116 | -19 |
| Max % of oils | 20% | 15% | +5 |
| Hardness class | soft | hard | — |
| Trace | slows | slows | — |
| INCI (pre-sap) | Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil | Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter | — |
| INCI NaOH salt | Sodium Safflowerate | Sodium Shea Butterate | — |
| INCI KOH salt | Potassium Safflowerate | Potassium Shea Butterate | — |
Fatty acids
Eight-acid profile
| Metric | High Oleic Safflower Oil | Shea 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 | 5.0% | 5.0% | 0.0 |
| Stearic C18:0 | 2.0% | 40.0% | -38.0 |
| Ricinoleic C18:1-OH | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Oleic C18:1 | 77.0% | 48.0% | +29.0 |
| Linoleic C18:2 | 15.0% | 6.0% | +9.0 |
| Linolenic C18:3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
Quality
Physical contribution
| Metric | High Oleic Safflower Oil | Shea Butter (Unrefined) | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 7.0 | 45.0 | -38.0 |
| Cleansing | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conditioning | 92.0 | 54.0 | +38.0 |
| Bubbly lather | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Creamy lather | 7.0 | 45.0 | -38.0 |
| Longevity | 7.0 | 45.0 | -38.0 |