Head-to-head

Kokum Butter vs Lard

brittle
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1370NaOH SAP B 0.1390A / B = 0.1370 / 0.1390

0.9856

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9856 when swapping Kokum Butter for Lard.

Inverse 1.0146 when swapping Lard for Kokum Butter.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Kokum Butter
68.50 g NaOH
500 g Lard
69.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
69.50 × 0.9856 = 68.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricKokum ButterLardΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1370

0.1390

-0.0020
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1910

0.1950

-0.0040
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2122

0.2167

-0.0044
Iodine value

35

57

-22
INS

155

139

+16
Max % of oils

10%

50%

-40
Hardness class

brittle

hard

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Trace

accelerates

slows

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INCI (pre-sap)

Garcinia Indica (Kokum) Seed Butter

Adeps Suillus (Lard)

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Kokum Butterate

Sodium Lardate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Kokum Butterate

Potassium Lardate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricKokum ButterLardΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

1.0%

-1.0
Palmitic C16:0

3.0%

26.0%

-23.0
Stearic C18:0

56.0%

14.0%

+42.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

38.0%

44.0%

-6.0
Linoleic C18:2

2.0%

10.0%

-8.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

1.0%

-1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricKokum ButterLardΔ A−B
Hardness

59.0

41.0

+18.0
Cleansing

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Conditioning

40.0

55.0

-15.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Creamy lather

59.0

40.0

+19.0
Longevity

59.0

40.0

+19.0