KEY HIGHLIGHTS AND BENEFITS
- Premium Brazilian Botanical Butter: Sourced from the seeds of the Cupuaçu tree, this ultra-refined butter offers a smooth, creamy texture, light colour, and mild aroma, making it ideal for premium skincare and haircare formulations.
- Lightweight Alternative to Shea & Cocoa Butter: Provides rich moisturizing benefits with a smooth, silky finish. An excellent choice for creams, lotions, body butters, and balms.
- Supports Skin Elasticity: Naturally containing phytosterols and fatty acids, Cupuaçu Butter helps improve the appearance of skin suppleness, softness, and smoothness.
- Moisture-Retaining Protection: Its emollient properties help reduce moisture loss, soften rough areas, and maintain comfortable, hydrated-feeling skin.
- Nourishing Hair & Curl Care: Helps condition dry, textured, and curly hair, improving softness, manageability, and shine while reducing the appearance of frizz.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Cupuacu Ultra Refined Butter is a luxurious, plant-derived butter sourced from the seeds of the Brazilian Cupuaçu tree. Naturally rich in fatty acids and phytosterols, it provides lasting moisture while helping improve skin softness, smoothness, and the appearance of elasticity.
Cold pressed and ultra-refined for a creamy texture, light colour, and mild aroma, this butter is an excellent emollient for dry skin and hair. Its moisture-retaining properties make it a versatile ingredient in body butters, creams, lotions, lip balms, hair masks, and other nourishing cosmetic formulations.
DIRECTIONS AND USAGE
- Facial Creams & Body Lotions: Incorporate at approximately 3–5% to enhance moisturization, softness, and skin conditioning. Melt gently and incorporate into the appropriate oil phase during formulation.
- Lip Balms & Body Butters: Use at approximately 5–100% in anhydrous balms, body butters, and conditioning treatments to provide a rich, creamy texture and help reduce moisture loss.
- Cold-Process & Melt-and-Pour Soaps: Incorporate at approximately 3–6% to improve the conditioning properties and overall skin feel of finished soap bars. Verify lye calculations for cold-process formulations.
- Hair Masks & Conditioners: Use at approximately 2–5% in hair masks, leave-in conditioners, and styling butters to improve softness, shine, and manageability while helping smooth frizz.
- Melting & Tempering: Gently heat until completely melted, then cool under controlled conditions to help minimize graininess. Approximate melting point: 30–35°C (86–95°F).
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
- Aromatic Profile: Mild, subtly sweet aroma with delicate nutty and cocoa-like notes.
- Storage: Store tightly sealed in a cool, dry, dark location away from direct sunlight, heat, and moisture.
- Shelf Life: Approximately 12 months when stored under recommended conditions.