Kokum Butter

Kokum comes from the Indian Tree/Garcinia Indica & is a hard, yet highly emollient butter with a light non-greasy texture. It melts just above body temperature, absorbing readily to provide a light texture to skin and hair while restoring softness and elasticity. Pure kokum butter is up to 80% stearic-oleic-stearic (SOS) triglycerides which makes it a perfect choice for dry, cracked, rough, damaged, and calloused skin. This is a highly prized and healing butter that can help revitalize skin cells while supporting elasticity and flexibility. It is rich in essential fatty acids and Vitamin E, and it won’t clog your pores. Like cocoa butter, it has a uniform triglyceride composition, so one can be easily substituted for the other in skin care recipes. Kokum is naturally a very dry and hard butter; it will appear flaky and cracked, although it will melt upon contact with skin. It is best to use this butter in combination with other oils and/or butter to make it more pliable and easy to