Kokum nuts (Garnicia Indica) a plant in the Mangosteen Family (Clusiaceae), are the primary source of Kokum fat in India. Kokum nuts have a fat content of about 32% to 35%. Kokum trees are found in huge numbers in western India. The tree has been a source of culinary and pharmaceutical use to locals for centuries.
The property of Kokum fat to stay hard at room temperature is responsible for its importance in manufacturing chocolates as it increases the hardness of chocolates. Owing to its fatty acid composition, Kokum fat is a product of choice in manufacturing soaps, cosmetics, candles and
ointments. Kokum fat has an acid composition of C16 (3.4%), C18 (67.4%), C18:1 (28.1%), C18:2 (0.6%) and C20 (0.3%). It has very high symmetrical SOS content (83.4%). A mixture of Madhuca fat with Kokum fat is an industry standard as a Cocoa Butter Equivalent (CBE). A mixture of Kokum fat with palm oil is also used as a CBE.
Kokum Butter has been used traditionally to soften skin and restore elasticity and as a balm for dry, craced, rough and calloused skin.
It is rich in essential fatty acids, and antioxidant vitamin E
It helps prevent dry skin and wrinkles and helps regenerate tired and worn skin cells. It supports skin elasticity and general flexibility of the skin.
It’s commonly used in skin healing lotions, creams and body butters, as well as soaps, cosmetics and toiletries.
Benefits:
Kokum Butter is rich in essential fatty acids, which aid in cell oxygenation and make nutrients more readily available for use by skin tissues. Kokum Butter also contains antioxidant vitamin E. Kokum Butter is a non-comodegenic (non pore-clogging) material that aids quick absorption and adds a premium texture to your cream emulsions. Kokum Butter helps regenerate tired and worn skin cells and supports skin elasticity and general flexibility of the skin wall. It has been used traditionally in India to soften skin and restore elasticity and as a balm for dry, cracked, rough and calloused skin. It is also beneficial for the treatment of many different conditions, such as:
Helps prevent dry skin and wrinkles
Helps regenerate skin cells
Using Kokum Butter:
With its relatively higher melt point, it melts slightly at skin temperatures making it ideal for lipsticks and balms; it‘s also a great addition to bar soaps and skin lotions and may be easily incorporated into Lotions, Creams, and Body Butters. It is also wonderful to use in the summer as a moisturizer before and after sun exposure to reduce possibility of the skin peeling or becoming dried out. Use as an addition to:
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