Nourishing butters are extremely rich and moisturising and help rejuvenate the skin in the most natural way possible. As moisturisers they are known to make an adult skin look and feel more resilient and are completely non-toxic for babies or people with sensitive skin.

Natural butters will not aggravate skin conditions like skin cracks and ulcers, small wounds, dry skin, eczema and dermatitis and are effective for soothing aching muscles, help diminish the appearance of stretch marks and are wonderful as an anti aging formula.

Due to the way butters restructure the skin, they can be used daily either in bath products or in your daily soap.

		Apricot Butter (Prunus Armeniaca) This butter possess all of the same natural properties of Apricot Kernel Oil and is known for its skin nourishing benefits. A moisturising butter high in both Vitamins A and E, Apricot Butter is a great emollient for aging skin. It nourishes and helps to revitalise and soothe your skin. Absorbing quickly into the skin it provides a smooth, non-greasy feeling. Off-white to light beige in color this butter has a softness rating of 5. Return to the previous page.
		Avocado Butter (Persea Gratissima) Created through a unique hydrogenation process, this is a butter that is creamy in texture and has excellent moisturising properties. Noted for its spreadability, avocado butter is easily penetrated into the skin and also contains some natural sunscreen properties along with Vitamins A, B, G and E making it an all around great ingredient for a wide variety of products. A soft butter this is a great ingredient for creams, soaps and balms. Return to the previous page.
		Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Cacao) Solid fat expressed from the seed of the cocoa plant, cocoa butter is a moisturising emollient not easily absorbed by the skin and provides a protective layer that melts at body temperature. Good quality cocoa butter has the distinctive scent of cocoa. Ideal in bath bombs, crumble or soap and suitable for daily use. Return to the previous page.
		Macadamia Butter (Macadamia Ternifolia) Macadamia Butter is obtained by cold pressing of the seeds of the Macadamia ternifolia tree followed by a full refining process to render an oil which is light in colour and mild in odour. During the pressing, the natural oil contains essential fatty acids, but also contains unsaponifiables as natural waxes/paraffins, which are collected during the refining and deodorization process and are blended with hydrogenated macadamia seed oil to render a butter-like consistency suitable for personal care products. Macadamia Butter offers an exceptionally good emolliency and lubricity, while at the same time exhibiting good dermal penetration. Return to the previous page.
		Mango Butter (Mangifera Indica) The Mango is an evergreen tree of the Anacardiaceae (sumac family), native to tropical Asia and is now grown in both hemispheres. The chief species, Mangifera indica, is believed to have been cultivated for about 6,000 years. Mango Butter is a solid oil which is great as a main ingredient in creams and soaps. Another use is to make bath bombs or crumble and enjoy it in your bath. Mango Butter is known as one of the richest oils on the planet. Return to the previous page.
		Olive Butter (Olea Europa) Cold pressed from selected fruits, this butter has excellent emollient and antioxidant properties making it a natural moisturiser. For those people who have found they have a sensitivity to shea butter, olive butter is a good substitute as this butter exhibits many of the same characteristics. Containing natural essential fatty acids and unsaponifiables this butter is an essential ingredient for anti-aging products. Due to its spreadability properties, this butter makes a wonderful massage butter. This butter is off white in colour and has a softness rating of 5. Return to the previous page.
		Shea Butter (Butyrospermum Parkii) Yellowish cream coloured natural fat expressed from the fruit pits of the karite tree, Butyrosperum parkii. Also known as African karite butter. Softening, nourishing and rich in vitamins shea butter is a very mild, rich textured emollient also being used for wrinkle reduction. Research is also being conducted in England to look at its anti-inflammatory potential for rheumatism and nasal congestion. It is rumoured that this ingredient could move from an emollient to an "active ingredient" status in the future. Becoming more popular, look for more products that will be containing this ingredient. Can be melted with small amounts of natural oils to create "butters" of various consistencies which are suitable as both hair and body butters. Provides a stable conditioning lather and hardness to bar soaps. Return to the previous page.
		Sunflower Butter (Helianthus Annuus) Sunflower Butter is a product that combines all the attributes of Sunflower Oil with Beeswax and Soy Oil to form a creamy luxurious butter for use in soaps, lip balms, bath products, creams and lotions. It is an excellent moisturiser suited for a variety of skin care applications. Return to the previous page.