Cupuaçu Butter

In practice

• Incorporate as a fat in an emulsion.

• Mix with other butters and oils to make balms (from 1 to 80% depending on the desired texture).

Instant recipe by Aroma-Zone

Step 1

Melt the butter and the essential oil, then mix. Leave to cool before adding the essential oils.

Step 2

Pour into an ice cube tray and place in the freezer.

Tip: keep the bar in the freezer for an 'ice cube' effect when you use it.

Synergies

• For luxury fragrances: coconut carrier oil and cocoa and tucuma butters.

• For mature skin: argan, rosehip, borage, evening primrose and prickly pear carrier oils, frankincense, damask rose, rosewood and ho wood essential oils.

• For very dry skin: wheat germ, avocado, olive and sweet almond carrier oils.

• For sensitive skin: calendula macerated oil, avocado phytosterol concentrate, calendula, chamomile and pomegranate CO2 extracts, spike lavender, Roman chamomile, German chamomile and blue cypress essential oils.

In practice

Can be incorporated as a fatty phase to make a hair balm, mask, shampoo or conditioner.

Instant recipe by Aroma-Zone

Emulsify with a mixer or mini whisk and you're ready to go!

Synergies

• Hair care products for curly hair: coconut, yangu and sapote carrier oils.

• To make your hair colour last longer: shea butter, buriti oil.

• To improve hair condition and make it shiny: ceramides, castor oil, ylang-ylang essential oil.

• To nourish hair: Silk and Rice Proteins, phytokeratin, provitamin B5 emulsion.

Culture

• Conventional (lot 23BEU0001)

• Wild harvested

Quality

100% pure, natural, unrefined butter

Production process

First cold-pressed. Raw, unrefined butter

Part of the plant used

Beans

Botanical name

Theobroma grandiflorum

Botanical family

Sterculiaceae

Function

Cosmetic ingredients

Other names

Cupuassu, copoasu

Oxidative potential

Not very sensitive

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Organoleptic properties

• Appearance: hard, waxy butter at room temperature, oily above 32°C

• Colour: off-white to yellow-beige

• Smell: reminiscent of praline chocolate, sweet and indulgent

• Feel: very creamy, does not leave a greasy film on the skin

Density

0.89 (density corresponds to density at 20°C)

Density at 40°C

0.88 (measured by the Aroma-Zone quality laboratory)

Melting point

32°C (measured by the Aroma-Zone quality laboratory)

Saponification index

188-198

Store in a dry place away from heat and light.

Warning

The properties, information and methods of use below are quotes from reference books or websites on aromatherapy, hydrolatherapy and phytotherapy. This general information is provided for informative purposes only and in no way constitutes medical guidance. Under no circumstances can this information be used as a substitute for a medical diagnosis, consultation or follow-up, nor can it incur our liability. We recommend that you consult the guide to essential oils before using them, so that you are aware of any precautions that need to be taken. If in doubt, consult a doctor before using essential oils.

Responsible Person

• EU responsible person: Aroma-Zone FR-84220 Cabrières d’Avignon

• UK responsible person: Obelis UK Ltd, Sandford Gate, Oxford, OX4 6LB, UK

Supplier documentation

Hui Yang, Petr Protiva, Baoliang Cui, Cuiying Ma, Scott Baggett, Vanessa Hequet, Scott Mori, I. Bernard Weinstein, and Edward J. Kennelly. New Bioactive Polyphenols from Theobroma grandiflorum ("Cupuaçu"). J. Nat. Prod. 2003, 66 (11), 1501-1504

Alvaro B.A. de Azevedo, Uiram Kopcak and Rahoma S. Mohamed. Extraction of fat from fermented Cupuaçu seeds with supercritical solvents. J. of Supercritical Fluids, 2003, 27(2), 223-237

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