Head-to-head

Palm Oil (RSPO) vs Kokum Butter

hard
hard

Substitution factor

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

1.0365

Multiply your lye amount by 1.0365 when swapping Palm Oil (RSPO) for Kokum Butter.

Inverse 0.9648 when swapping Kokum Butter for Palm Oil (RSPO).

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Palm Oil (RSPO)
71.00 g NaOH
500 g Kokum Butter
68.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
68.50 × 1.0365 = 71.00
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricPalm Oil (RSPO)Kokum ButterΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1420

0.1370

+0.0050
KOH SAP (pure)

0.1990

0.1920

+0.0070
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2211

0.2133

+0.0078
Iodine value

53

35

+18
INS

145

155

-10
Max % of oils

50%

10%

+40
Hardness class

hard

hard

Trace

neutral

slows

INCI (pre-sap)

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil

Garcinia Indica Seed Butter

INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Palmate

Sodium Kokum Butterate

INCI KOH salt

Potassium Palmate

Potassium Kokum Butterate

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricPalm Oil (RSPO)Kokum ButterΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Myristic C14:0

1.0%

0.0%

+1.0
Palmitic C16:0

44.0%

4.0%

+40.0
Stearic C18:0

5.0%

56.0%

-51.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

39.0%

39.0%

0.0
Linoleic C18:2

10.0%

1.0%

+9.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricPalm Oil (RSPO)Kokum ButterΔ A−B
Hardness

50.0

60.0

-10.0
Cleansing

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Conditioning

49.0

40.0

+9.0
Bubbly lather

1.0

0.0

+1.0
Creamy lather

49.0

60.0

-11.0
Longevity

49.0

60.0

-11.0