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Kpangnan Butter is a soap-making butter used in handmade soap that supports hardness and creamy lather while leans mild, conditioning, and skin-friendly. Typical usage stays below 30% of total oils. It is vegan and palm-free.
INCI: PENTADESMA BUTYRACEA SEED BUTTER
Kpangnan Butter (PENTADESMA BUTYRACEA SEED BUTTER) is a soap-making butter used in handmade soap recipes. Its SAP values are 0.1360 for NaOH and 0.1910 for KOH, which helps dial in accurate lye amounts.
Typical usage stays below 30% of total oils. In practice, it is vegan, palm-free, best treated as a specialty ingredient rather than a bulk base oil.
Kpangnan Butter has an NaOH SAP value of 0.13600 and a KOH SAP value of 0.19100, meaning approximately 136g of sodium hydroxide saponifies 1kg of this oil. It is typically used at 0–30.00% of total oil weight in cold process soap recipes.
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