Head-to-head

Olive Oil vs Kokum Butter

soft
hard

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1340NaOH SAP B 0.1370A / B = 0.1340 / 0.1370

0.9781

Multiply your lye amount by 0.9781 when swapping Olive Oil for Kokum Butter.

Inverse 1.0224 when swapping Kokum Butter for Olive Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Olive Oil
67.00 g NaOH
500 g Kokum Butter
68.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
68.50 × 0.9781 = 67.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricOlive OilKokum ButterΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1340

0.1370

-0.0030
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1880

0.1920

-0.0040
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2089

0.2133

-0.0044
Iodine value

85

35

+50
INS

109

155

-46
Max % of oils

100%

10%

+90
Hardness class

soft

hard

Trace

slows

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil

Garcinia Indica Seed Butter

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Olivate

Sodium Kokum Butterate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Olivate

Potassium Kokum Butterate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricOlive OilKokum ButterΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Palmitic C16:0

14.0%

4.0%

+10.0
Stearic C18:0

3.0%

56.0%

-53.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

71.0%

39.0%

+32.0
Linoleic C18:2

11.0%

1.0%

+10.0
Linolenic C18:3

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricOlive OilKokum ButterΔ A−B
Hardness

17.0

60.0

-43.0
Cleansing

0.0

0.0

0.0
Conditioning

83.0

40.0

+43.0
Bubbly lather

0.0

0.0

0.0
Creamy lather

17.0

60.0

-43.0
Longevity

17.0

60.0

-43.0