Oil A
High Oleic Sunflower OilHelianthus annuus
NaOH 0.1350
Load 500 gHead-to-head
High Oleic Sunflower Oil vs Shea Butter (Unrefined)
soft
hard
Oil B
Shea Butter (Unrefined)Vitellaria paradoxa
NaOH 0.1280
Load 500 gSubstitution factor
NaOH SAP A 0.1350NaOH SAP B 0.1280A / B = 0.1350 / 0.1280
1.0547
Multiply your lye amount by 1.0547 when swapping High Oleic Sunflower Oil for Shea Butter (Unrefined).
Inverse 0.9481 when swapping Shea Butter (Unrefined) for High Oleic Sunflower Oil.
500 g swap · pure NaOH
- 500 g High Oleic Sunflower Oil
- 67.50 g NaOH
- 500 g Shea Butter (Unrefined)
- 64.00 g NaOH
- Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
- 64.00 × 1.0547 = 67.50
Constants
SAP, iodine, INS
| Metric | High Oleic Sunflower Oil | Shea Butter (Unrefined) | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| NaOH SAP (pure) | 0.1350 | 0.1280 | +0.0070 |
| KOH SAP (pure) | 0.1890 | 0.1790 | +0.0100 |
| KOH SAP (90%) | 0.2100 | 0.1989 | +0.0111 |
| Iodine value | 83 | 60 | +23 |
| INS | 106 | 116 | -10 |
| Max % of oils | 25% | 15% | +10 |
| Hardness class | soft | hard | — |
| Trace | slows | slows | — |
| INCI (pre-sap) | Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil | Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter | — |
| INCI NaOH salt | Sodium Sunflowerate | Sodium Shea Butterate | — |
| INCI KOH salt | Potassium Sunflowerate | Potassium Shea Butterate | — |
Fatty acids
Eight-acid profile
| Metric | High Oleic Sunflower 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 | 4.0% | 5.0% | -1.0 |
| Stearic C18:0 | 4.0% | 40.0% | -36.0 |
| Ricinoleic C18:1-OH | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Oleic C18:1 | 82.0% | 48.0% | +34.0 |
| Linoleic C18:2 | 9.0% | 6.0% | +3.0 |
| Linolenic C18:3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
Quality
Physical contribution
| Metric | High Oleic Sunflower Oil | Shea Butter (Unrefined) | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 8.0 | 45.0 | -37.0 |
| Cleansing | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conditioning | 91.0 | 54.0 | +37.0 |
| Bubbly lather | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Creamy lather | 8.0 | 45.0 | -37.0 |
| Longevity | 8.0 | 45.0 | -37.0 |