Oil A
Sweet Almond OilPrunus dulcis
NaOH 0.1360
Load 500 gHead-to-head
Sweet Almond Oil vs Babassu Oil
soft
hard
Oil B
Babassu OilAttalea speciosa
NaOH 0.1750
Load 500 gSubstitution 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
Constants
SAP, iodine, INS
| Metric | Sweet Almond Oil | Babassu Oil | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| NaOH SAP (pure) | 0.1360 | 0.1750 | -0.0390 |
| KOH SAP (pure) | 0.1900 | 0.2450 | -0.0550 |
| KOH SAP (90%) | 0.2111 | 0.2722 | -0.0611 |
| Iodine value | 99 | 15 | +84 |
| INS | 97 | 230 | -133 |
| Max % of oils | 20% | 30% | -10 |
| Hardness class | soft | hard | — |
| Trace | slows | accelerates | — |
| INCI (pre-sap) | Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil | Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil | — |
| INCI NaOH salt | Sodium Sweetalmondate | Sodium Babassuate | — |
| INCI KOH salt | Potassium Sweetalmondate | Potassium Babassuate | — |
Fatty acids
Eight-acid profile
| Metric | Sweet Almond Oil | Babassu Oil | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauric C12:0 | 0.0% | 50.0% | -50.0 |
| Myristic C14:0 | 0.0% | 20.0% | -20.0 |
| Palmitic C16:0 | 7.0% | 11.0% | -4.0 |
| Stearic C18:0 | 2.0% | 4.0% | -2.0 |
| Ricinoleic C18:1-OH | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Oleic C18:1 | 71.0% | 10.0% | +61.0 |
| Linoleic C18:2 | 18.0% | 2.0% | +16.0 |
| Linolenic C18:3 | 1.0% | 0.0% | +1.0 |
Quality
Physical contribution
| Metric | Sweet Almond Oil | Babassu Oil | Δ A−B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 9.0 | 85.0 | -76.0 |
| Cleansing | 0.0 | 70.0 | -70.0 |
| Conditioning | 90.0 | 12.0 | +78.0 |
| Bubbly lather | 0.0 | 70.0 | -70.0 |
| Creamy lather | 9.0 | 15.0 | -6.0 |
| Longevity | 9.0 | 15.0 | -6.0 |