Head-to-head

Shea Butter (Unrefined) vs Mango Seed Butter

hard
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1280NaOH SAP B 0.1371A / B = 0.1280 / 0.1371

0.9336

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9336 when swapping Shea Butter (Unrefined) for Mango Seed Butter.

Inverse 1.0711 when swapping Mango Seed Butter for Shea Butter (Unrefined).

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Shea Butter (Unrefined)
64.00 g NaOH
500 g Mango Seed Butter
68.55 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
68.55 × 0.9336 = 64.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricShea Butter (Unrefined)Mango Seed ButterΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1280

0.1371

-0.0091
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1790

0.1923

-0.0133
KOH SAP (90%)

0.1989

0.2137

-0.0148
Iodine value

60

45

+15
INS

116

146

-30
Max % of oils

15%

15%

0
Hardness class

hard

hard

—
Trace

slows

neutral

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter

Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Shea Butterate

Sodium Mango Butterate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Shea Butterate

Potassium Mango Butterate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricShea Butter (Unrefined)Mango Seed ButterΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

1.0%

-1.0
Palmitic C16:0

5.0%

7.0%

-2.0
Stearic C18:0

40.0%

42.0%

-2.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

48.0%

45.0%

+3.0
Linoleic C18:2

6.0%

3.0%

+3.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricShea Butter (Unrefined)Mango Seed ButterΔ A−B
Hardness

45.0

50.0

-5.0
Cleansing

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Conditioning

54.0

48.0

+6.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Creamy lather

45.0

49.0

-4.0
Longevity

45.0

49.0

-4.0