BUTTER

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BUTTER

FATTY ACID PROFILE

SHELF LIFE & USAGE

VITAMIN E
(tocopherols and
tocotrienols)
100 to 300 ppm

PHYTOSTEROLS

POLYPHENOLS

OTHER NEAT THINGS ABOUT THIS

BUTTER

Cocoa butter
INCI:
Theobroma
Cacao (Cocoa)
Seed Butter
Mango butter
INCI: Mangifera
Indica ( Mango)
Seed

Palmitic (C16): 25 to 30%

Stearic (C18): 31 to 35%
Oleic (C18:1): 34 to 36%
Linoleic (C18:2): 3%

2 to 5 years
Use at up to 100% in
any creation.

0.3 to 0.4%

Catechins
Tannins

Approved by the FDA as an

occlusive ingredient. It is
considered a 4 on the 1 to 5
comedogenic scale.

Palmitic (C16): 6%
Stearic (C18): 42%
Oleic (C18:1): 46%
Linoleic (C18:2): 3%

2 to 3 years
Use at up to 100% in
any creation.

Quercetin
Caffeic acid
Mangiferin
Tannins

2 years
Use at up to 100% in
any creation

Tocopherol: 100
to 150 ppm
Tocotrienol: 110
to 175 ppm

5 to 10%
Cinnamic acid
esters
Terpenic alcohols

Catechins
Butylated
hydroxytoluene
(anti-oxidant)

Mangiferin is an effective anti-

oxidant, anti-fungal, and anti-
inflammatory ingredient. Caffeic
acid is an effective anti-oxidant
one of the strongest and reduces
redness, and is a possible fungicide
and anti-inflammatory. The tannins
in this butter make it feel drier than
other butters.
Shea butter contains allantoin,
another approved occlusive
ingredient. Cinnamic acid esters
can be irritating to sensitive skin.
Some people may be allergic to
shea butter.

Shea butter
INCI:
Butyrospermum
Parkii

Palmitic (C16): 3 to 7%
Stearic (C18): 35 to 45%
Oleic (C18:1): 40 to 55%
Linoleic (C18:2): 3 to 8%

A bit of information on fatty acids(for more information, please download the PDF fatty acids and other things youll find in oils at http://swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.com

Palmitic acid (C16): Forms an occlusive layer on our skin, a skin protectant.
Stearic acid (C18): Improved moisture retention, increase in flexibility of the skin, and skin damage repair.
Oleic acid (C18:1): Very moisturizing, and helps skin cells regenerate quickly. Very well absorbed by the skin. Acts as an anti-inflammatory.
Linoleic acid (C18:2): Helps to improve skins barrier function, helps soothe itchy and dry skin, acts as an anti-inflammatory, and moisture retainer.

Vitamin E sinks into our skin and behaves as an anti-oxidant. It softens skin, and adding it to our oils can retard rancidity.
Phytosterols behave like cortisone, offering anti-inflammatory and anti-itching benefits, as well as soothing dry skin.
Polpyhenols have many different benefits, but many will help with anti-inflammatory, anti-itching, and anti-oxidizing in your products.