Head-to-head

Lard vs Kokum Butter

hard
brittle

Substitution factor

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

1.0146

Multiply your lye amount by 1.0146 when swapping Lard for Kokum Butter.

Inverse 0.9856 when swapping Kokum Butter for Lard.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Lard
69.50 g NaOH
500 g Kokum Butter
68.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
68.50 × 1.0146 = 69.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricLardKokum ButterΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1390

0.1370

+0.0020
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1950

0.1910

+0.0040
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2167

0.2122

+0.0044
Iodine value

57

35

+22
INS

139

155

-16
Max % of oils

50%

10%

+40
Hardness class

hard

brittle

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Trace

slows

accelerates

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INCI (pre-sap)

Adeps Suillus (Lard)

Garcinia Indica (Kokum) Seed Butter

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Lardate

Sodium Kokum Butterate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Lardate

Potassium Kokum Butterate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricLardKokum ButterΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0
Palmitic C16:0

26.0%

3.0%

+23.0
Stearic C18:0

14.0%

56.0%

-42.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

44.0%

38.0%

+6.0
Linoleic C18:2

10.0%

2.0%

+8.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricLardKokum ButterΔ A−B
Hardness

41.0

59.0

-18.0
Cleansing

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Conditioning

55.0

40.0

+15.0
Bubbly lather

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Creamy lather

40.0

59.0

-19.0
Longevity

40.0

59.0

-19.0