Ucuuba butter

Exotic butter from Amazon rainforest, a great source of myristic and lauric acid, a restorative, deep conditioning agent for the hair, it contributes to the healthy development of cells, maintaining healthy skin and hair. Interesting addition to shampoo bars and specialty soaps.

Ingredients: Virola Sebifera / Surinamensis Seed Butter

BENEFITS

• emollient, nutritive and antioxidant activity
• anti-aging benefits
• helps prevent skin dehydration
• contributes to the relief of skin disorders
• stimulates healthy development of skin cells
• restorative, deep conditioning for the hair
• helps prevent hair damage from free-radicals
• relieves dry and itchy scalp
• boosts shine & elasticity in the hair

KEY FATTY ACID PROFILE

• Caprylic acid (C08:0) 2%
• Capric acid (C10:0) 1%
• Lauric acid (C12:0) 16%
• Myristic acid (C14:0) 68%
• Palmitic acid (C16:0) 2%
• Stearic acid (C18:0) 4%
• Oleic acid (C18:1) 5%
• Linoleic acid (C18:2) 2%

USE RECOMMENDATIONS 

• can be applied as such to skin and hair
• mixed with other vegetable oils and butters, essential oils and liposoluble actives
• can be used for a wide range of cosmetic formulations
• quite hard, must be mixed with a softer butter or a carrier oil to facilitate application
• as ingredient for the preparation of creams, balms, serums, conditioners, hair creams, body butters, salves, shampoo bars, exotic soaps

SAFETY DATA

• cosmetic use only