Butyrospermum Parkil Butter ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is an emollient and occlusive lipid that softens skin, reduces water loss, and gives creams, balms, and body products a richer texture. It also helps structure anhydrous sticks and solid formats.
What does Butyrospermum Parkil Butter do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is an emollient and occlusive lipid that softens skin, reduces water loss, and gives creams, balms, and body products a richer texture. It also helps structure anhydrous sticks and solid formats.
Is Butyrospermum Parkil Butter clean?
Clean-beauty frameworks generally treat it as a low-concern plant lipid with good skin compatibility. Sensitivity is uncommon, though highly nut-sensitive users may want label awareness because it is kernel-derived.
Is Butyrospermum Parkil Butter sustainable?
This material comes from renewable tree kernels and is readily biodegradable. The main sustainability questions are traceable sourcing, fair compensation for harvesting communities, and the processing footprint of refined versus less-refined grades.
Is Butyrospermum Parkil Butter COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted under COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic when sourced and processed according to the standard. It fits Green Chemistry well because it is plant-derived, biodegradable, and typically processed with low-complexity physical refining methods.
How does Butyrospermum Parkil Butter work chemically?
It is a semi-solid mixture of triglycerides rich in stearic and oleic fatty acids, with a smaller unsaponifiable fraction that includes phytosterols and triterpene esters. Typical use levels range from about 1 to 10% in emulsions and higher in balms or sticks, and it is broadly pH-stable because it sits in the oil phase rather than the water phase.
Last updated 2026-05-15