Head-to-head

Sweet Almond Oil vs Babassu Oil

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1360NaOH SAP B 0.1750A / B = 0.1360 / 0.1750

0.7771

Multiply your lye amount by 0.7771 when swapping Sweet Almond Oil for Babassu Oil.

Inverse 1.2868 when swapping Babassu Oil for Sweet Almond Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Sweet Almond Oil
68.00 g NaOH
500 g Babassu Oil
87.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
87.50 × 0.7771 = 68.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricSweet Almond OilBabassu OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1360

0.1750

-0.0390
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1920

0.2450

-0.0530
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2133

0.2722

-0.0589
Iodine value

99

15

+84
INS

97

230

-133
Max % of oils

25%

33%

-8
Hardness class

soft

hard

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Trace

slows

accelerates

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INCI (pre-sap)

Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil

Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil

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INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Sweet Almondate

Sodium Babassuate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Sweet Almondate

Potassium Babassuate

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Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricSweet Almond OilBabassu OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

44.0%

-44.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

17.0%

-17.0
Palmitic C16:0

7.0%

9.0%

-2.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

4.0%

-2.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

69.0%

15.0%

+54.0
Linoleic C18:2

17.0%

2.0%

+15.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricSweet Almond OilBabassu OilΔ A−B
Hardness

9.0

74.0

-65.0
Cleansing

0.0

61.0

-61.0
Conditioning

86.0

17.0

+69.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

61.0

-61.0
Creamy lather

9.0

13.0

-4.0
Longevity

9.0

13.0

-4.0