Kokum Butter - Wild Harvested & Unrefined

Kokum, "Kokam," or Goa butter is obtained from the kernels of mangosteen, the fruit of the Kokum (Garcinia Indica) or "Kokam" tree. Our raw, Unrefined Kokum Butter comes from Western Ghat, the region in India where Kokum trees are most abundant. There, Kokum trees grow wild in the forests and wild-lands where no chemical fertilizers or pesticides can reach. Those of us who make these gorgeous, wholesome skin and bath products sometimes feel restricted by the limited variety of butters, as well as the difficulty of finding the unrefined butters we love. We here at Celebratio Vitae are always searching for new butters from which we can create new whole products.We have been searching for a supplier of raw, unrefined Kokum butter for a long time, and we have finally found it. And, I have to tell you, we are so in love with this butter!The Kokum fruits are bought from collection centers organized by tribal people and villagers, and the butter is extracted by a small familial company using