Organic Almond Butter

Uses for skincare

As a nourishing, softening and protective active ingredient in your cosmetic blends to formulate:

• Nourishing, soothing and protective butters and balms

• Massage balms

• Lip balms and sticks

• Rich creams for mature skin

• Gentle body creams and lotions

• Restorative creams or balms for damaged hands (outdoor workers, intensive hand washing, cold)

• Cold saponification, to create your own superfatted soaps rich in active ingredients (the unsaponifiables add their properties to the soap)

Discover our info sheet "Cold Process Soap Making" to learn how to create your own soap formulas and make them using the cold process method.

Uses

For use as an ingredient in the following blends:

• Hair masks and balms

• Styling products for frizzy hair

• Nourishing and restorative hair care for dry or Afro-type hair

In practice

• This butter can be added as an ingredient in the oil phase of your cosmetic blends for nourishing creams, balms and sticks.

• In cold saponification: in synergy with other oils and butters, almond butter makes soap hard and its unsaponifiables soften the formula.

Instant recipe by Aroma-Zone

Step 1

Heat the water and oil phase (Sweet Olive Wax and butter) to around 70°C in 2 separate bowls.

Step 2

Mix the phases and shake vigorously for at least 3 mins to form the emulsion, then for a further 3 mins, cooling the bowl in a cold water bath.

Step 3

Add the preservative and, if necessary, the fragrance and colouring.

In practice

• This butter is incorporated into the oil phase of your cosmetic hair blends, such as creams, conditioners, masks, and balms. Apply your preparation to the hair, focusing on the ends. Massage gently, then wrap the hair in a warm towel. Leave on overnight if possible, then shampoo.

• It may also be added to the oil phase of your repairing hair blends, ideal for use after exposure to damaging factors such as sun, sea salt, or frequent washing.

Synergies

• To coat and protect the hair while leaving it shiny: ceramides, phytokeratin, silk proteins in emulsion

• To improve hair condition and enhance shine: castor oil, ylang-ylang essential oil

• For hair care products for blonde hair or highlights: German chamomile essential oil or hydrosol, turmeric powder in emulsion

• For hair care products for brown hair: walnut husk, chestnut henna in emulsion

Zero waste promotion: minimum use-by date June 2026

Cultivation

Organic, certified by Ecocert Greenlife in accordance with the Ecocert standard available at http://cosmetiques.ecocert.com

Quality

100% plant-based butter, cosmetic grade

Production process

A blend of cold-pressed sweet almond oil and organic shea stearin, guaranteed hydrogen-free and formulated without palm oil derivatives.

Function

Cosmetic ingredients

Botanical name

Prunus amygdalus dulcis / Butyrospermum parkii

Oxidative potential

Not very sensitive

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Organoleptic properties

• Appearance: soft to semi-hard butter at room temperature, liquid oil above 35°C

• Colour: off-white to yellow

• Odour: neutral to slightly botanical

• Feel: rich but penetrates fairly easily, velvety effect on the skin

Density

0.90 (density corresponds to density at 20°C)

Melting point

35°C

Saponification index

185-200

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.

Supplier documentation

"Huiles végétales : Teneurs en matières insaponifiables" by Didier Fontanel, Editions Tec&Doc, 2011.