Butyrospermum Parki Butter ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is a plant-derived emollient and structuring butter that softens skin, reduces transepidermal water loss, and adds body to creams, balms, and sticks.
What does Butyrospermum Parki Butter do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is a plant-derived emollient and structuring butter that softens skin, reduces transepidermal water loss, and adds body to creams, balms, and sticks.
Is Butyrospermum Parki Butter clean?
It is generally well tolerated, not a common sensitizer, and has no major clean-standard restricted-list friction. Quality matters, since residual odor, color, and minor natural impurities vary by refinement level.
Is Butyrospermum Parki Butter sustainable?
This material is renewable, biodegradable, and sourced from tree nuts, with important supply chains in West Africa. Sustainability depends on fair sourcing, traceability, and low-impact processing rather than the chemistry itself.
Is Butyrospermum Parki Butter COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted under COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic when sourced and processed according to the standard. It aligns well with Green Chemistry principles because it is renewable, biodegradable, and typically produced through mechanical and low-chemical processing routes.
How does Butyrospermum Parki Butter work chemically?
This ingredient is a triglyceride-rich semi-solid lipid with high stearic and oleic acid content plus a small unsaponifiable fraction that contributes slip and cushion. It is commonly used around 1 to 20% in emulsions and higher in anhydrous balms, with better oxidative stability than many liquid oils but still benefiting from antioxidants and cool storage.
Last updated 2026-09-06