Head-to-head

Shea Butter (Unrefined) vs Rice Bran Oil

hard
soft

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 Shea Butter (Unrefined) for Rice Bran Oil.

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

500 g swap · pure NaOH

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

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricShea Butter (Unrefined)Rice Bran OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1280

0.1280

0.0000
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1790

0.1810

-0.0020
KOH SAP (90%)

0.1989

0.2011

-0.0022
Iodine value

60

100

-40
INS

116

70

+46
Max % of oils

15%

20%

-5
Hardness class

hard

soft

Trace

slows

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter

Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Shea Butterate

Sodium Ricebranate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Shea Butterate

Potassium Ricebranate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricShea Butter (Unrefined)Rice Bran OilΔ 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%

22.0%

-17.0
Stearic C18:0

40.0%

3.0%

+37.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

48.0%

38.0%

+10.0
Linoleic C18:2

6.0%

34.0%

-28.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

2.0%

-2.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricShea Butter (Unrefined)Rice Bran OilΔ A−B
Hardness

45.0

25.0

+20.0
Cleansing

0.0

0.0

0.0
Conditioning

54.0

74.0

-20.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

0.0

0.0
Creamy lather

45.0

25.0

+20.0
Longevity

45.0

25.0

+20.0