Head-to-head

Coconut Oil (76 deg) vs Kokum Butter

hard
brittle

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1830NaOH SAP B 0.1370A / B = 0.1830 / 0.1370

1.3358

Multiply your lye amount by 1.3358 when swapping Coconut Oil (76 deg) for Kokum Butter.

Inverse 0.7486 when swapping Kokum Butter for Coconut Oil (76 deg).

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Coconut Oil (76 deg)
91.50 g NaOH
500 g Kokum Butter
68.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
68.50 × 1.3358 = 91.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricCoconut Oil (76 deg)Kokum ButterΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1830

0.1370

+0.0460
KOH SAP (pure)

0.2570

0.1910

+0.0660
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2856

0.2122

+0.0733
Iodine value

10

35

-25
INS

258

155

+103
Max % of oils

30%

10%

+20
Hardness class

hard

brittle

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Trace

accelerates

accelerates

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil

Garcinia Indica (Kokum) Seed Butter

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Cocoate

Sodium Kokum Butterate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Cocoate

Potassium Kokum Butterate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricCoconut Oil (76 deg)Kokum ButterΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

48.0%

0.0%

+48.0
Myristic C14:0

19.0%

0.0%

+19.0
Palmitic C16:0

9.0%

3.0%

+6.0
Stearic C18:0

3.0%

56.0%

-53.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

8.0%

38.0%

-30.0
Linoleic C18:2

2.0%

2.0%

0.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricCoconut Oil (76 deg)Kokum ButterΔ A−B
Hardness

79.0

59.0

+20.0
Cleansing

67.0

0.0

+67.0
Conditioning

10.0

40.0

-30.0
Bubbly lather

67.0

0.0

+67.0
Creamy lather

12.0

59.0

-47.0
Longevity

12.0

59.0

-47.0