Kokum Butter’s Healthy Fatty Acids

Kokum butter is a wonderful solution to be used for skin care. The butter is a little dry in nature but that does not deter the wonderful butter’s performance in skin regeneration.

Kokum Butter is rich in essential fatty acids, which aid in cell oxygenation and make nutrients more readily available for use by skin tissues, and also contains antioxidant vitamin E. And, yes, Kokum Butter is non-comedogenic (non pore-clogging) so it it helps with quick absorption. I find that the addition of Kokum Butter adds a more lush and silky texture to lotions and creams and makes my skin feel super smooth and soft for much of the day. Because Kokum Butter helps regenerate tired and worn skin cells and supports skin elasticity it is used in health and beauty products that advertise the ability to prevent dry skin and wrinkles. This is a great ingredient to look for if you have mature or dry skin.

Kokum butter:   is a relatively undiscovered secret. Obtained from the Indian tree Garcinia indica, kokum butter is often used in cosmetic formulations due to its ability to soften skin and its healing effects on ulcerations and fissures in lips, hands and feet.

You will find Kokum Butter in lotions, creams and body butters that advertise skin healing properties because Kokum Butter is composed of many compounds that help to regenerate skin cells.

Kokum butter is wonderful for lip balms. It is even an essential part of many –

  • Lip sticks
  • Foundations
  • Skin creams
  • Lotions
  • Conditioners

Kokum butter is rich in fatty acids and vitamin e and helps to regenerate tired skin cells by supporting skin elasticity and flexibility of the skin wall.   It has been used for centuries in India for dry, cracked, rough skin and can be used to treat wrinkles, prevent dry skin and regenerate skin cells.

Kokum butter is non-comedogenic meaning it won’t clog pores so is fantastic for skin preparations.

Kokum butter is a very dry, flaky butter and cannot be used as a standalone application.   It is best used in cosmetic applications with other ingredients to make it more pliable and easier to apply.

Go through our reference links now –

  1. Butters For Skin by Clutch
  2. Tangy’ble Kokum by Complete Wellbeing
  3. Kokum Butter Benefits by Livestrong

Kokum Butter ‘s Benefits – Sweeter Than The Fruit’s

Kokum butter is something that my aunt (she’s a Chemistry teacher in a renowned Science college) used to use to quite a great extent. When I asked her “Why Kokum butter?”, she used to say nothing but “Use it to know it”.

Produced from the seeds of the Kokum tree’s (Garcinia Indica) fruit, Kokum Butter is refined resulting in a white butter with a mild to nonexistent odor. Kokum Butter has a smooth dense texture suitable for cosmetic, confectionary and toiletry applications. Kokum Butter is highly resistant to oxidation and often used as a Cocoa Butter substitute.

Kokum butter is non greasy and gets absorbed into the skin once you apply. It is often use as a substitute for Cocoa Butter due to its triglyceride composition. Kokum butter also contains antioxidant vitamin E.

Kokum Butter has been obtained from the fruit of the Kokum (Garcinia Indica) or “Kokam” tree grown in the central east region of India. From its fruit kernels the butter is extracted and further processed and refined to obtain a very white butter which has a fairly mild odor, suitable for cosmetics and toiletries. Kokum Butter exhibits excellent emollient properties and high oxidative stability, which can assist emulsion integrity. With its relatively higher melt point, it melts slightly at skin temperatures making it ideal for –

  • Lipsticks
  • Balms

It‘s also a great addition to bar soaps and skin lotions.

Like I mentioned in the previous paragraph, produced from the seeds of the Kokum tree’s (Garcinia Indica) fruit, Kokum Butter is refined resulting in a white butter with a mild to nonexistent odor.  Kokum Butter has a smooth dense texture suitable for cosmetic, confectionary and toiletry applications.  Kokum Butter is highly resistant to oxidation and often used as a Cocoa Butter substitute.  Kokum Butter is believed to promote skin elasticity, prevention of skin dryness, and restoration of damaged skin.

Kokum Butter exhibits excellent emollient properties and high oxidative stability, which can assist emulsion integrity. Because Kokum Butter has a relatively higher melt point, it melts slightly at skin temperature. However, the butter is solid at room temperature, but melts readily on contact with the skin. It is one of the most stable and hardest vegetable butters known.

Now check out these reference links –

  1. Butters For Skin by Clutch
  2. Tangy’ble Kokum by Complete Wellbeing
  3. Kokum Butter Benefits by Livestrong