Head-to-head

Kokum Butter vs Palm Oil (RSPO)

brittle
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1370NaOH SAP B 0.1420A / B = 0.1370 / 0.1420

0.9648

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9648 when swapping Kokum Butter for Palm Oil (RSPO).

Inverse 1.0365 when swapping Palm Oil (RSPO) for Kokum Butter.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Kokum Butter
68.50 g NaOH
500 g Palm Oil (RSPO)
71.00 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
71.00 × 0.9648 = 68.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricKokum ButterPalm Oil (RSPO)Δ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1370

0.1420

-0.0050
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1910

0.1990

-0.0080
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2122

0.2211

-0.0089
Iodine value

35

53

-18
INS

155

145

+10
Max % of oils

10%

50%

-40
Hardness class

brittle

hard

—
Trace

accelerates

neutral

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Garcinia Indica (Kokum) Seed Butter

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Kokum Butterate

Sodium Palmate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Kokum Butterate

Potassium Palmate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricKokum ButterPalm Oil (RSPO)Δ 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%

44.0%

-41.0
Stearic C18:0

56.0%

5.0%

+51.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

38.0%

39.0%

-1.0
Linoleic C18:2

2.0%

10.0%

-8.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricKokum ButterPalm Oil (RSPO)Δ A−B
Hardness

59.0

50.0

+9.0
Cleansing

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Conditioning

40.0

49.0

-9.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

1.0

-1.0
Creamy lather

59.0

49.0

+10.0
Longevity

59.0

49.0

+10.0