What are butters for cosmetics or cosmetic butters?
Butters are natural thickeners that can be used in the formulation of cosmetic products or emulsions and care products such as skin balms and hair masks.
Butters usually have wonderful moisturising and nourishing properties.
What is a refined butter?
The extraction method determines if butters are classified as refined or unrefined. Butters can be refined to ensure a better preservation of the product and avoid oxidation that can cause rancidity. The refining process also helps remove colour and odours that can affect product consistency.
What are waxes for cosmetics or cosmetic waxes?
Waxes are esters (chemical compounds) of acids and alcohols. Waxes are insoluble in water (which means that they cannot be dissolved in water).
What effects do waxes have, when included in cosmetic products?
Waxes are harder and less fatty than oils and fats, and they are relatively stable to oxidation; and can be more resilient to moisture, and microbial breakdown. Waxes can be used to thicken formulations, with emollient and protective qualities. They are also highly utilised in product formulation because of their contribution to the final products, such as- improving the product’s consistency and stability.
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INCI name Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter What is Shea Butter? Shea Butter is an emollient and an excellent moisturiser, due to its extremel...
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INCI name Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter What is Cocoa Butter? Cocoa Butter is packed with vitamin E and fatty acids such as Oleic, Palmitic and ...
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INCI name Mangifera indica. What is Mango Butter? As an emollient, Mango Butter has a texture which is softer than Cocoa Butter yet has the same m...
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INCI name Euphorbia Cerifera. What is Candelilla Wax? It is an emollient and known to be an effective, natural thickener, excellent at hardeni...
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INCI name Cera Alba What is Beeswax? A high quality, unbleached and unrefined product, it is also a natural wax which is made by honeybees. Used a...
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INCI name Rhus Verniciflua Peel Cera. What is Berry Wax? It is a soft wax that acts as an emollient. An easily emulsifiable wax, it helps with ski...
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INCI name Hydrogenated vegetable oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed oil, Tocopherol What is Jojoba Wax? Jojoba Wax is considered to contain wax ester ...
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INCI name Cera Alba What is Beeswax? A high quality, certified organic, natural wax which is made by honeybees. Used as an emollient and for skin ...
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INCI Name Aloe Barbadensis in Cocos nucifera What is Aloe Butter? Rich in Vitamins A, C, E, B, Choline, B12, Folic Acid, highly antioxidant an...
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INCI name Cetearyl alcohol, Ceteareth-20 What is Emulsifying Wax? It is a vegetable-based emulsifier derived from plant-based alcohols and deriva...
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INCI name Cocos nucifera (Coconut Oil) and Gardenia tahitensis (Tiare flower extract) What is Monoi de Tahiti? Containing vitamin-rich Tiare (Gard...
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INCI name Cera Alba What is Beeswax? A high quality, unbleached and unrefined product, it is also a natural wax which is made by honeybees...
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