Indulge in this tropical butter from Brazil - popularly known as the "Amazon's answer to shea butter." Cupuacu Butter is super hydrating imparting smoothness and softness to the skin and hair.
What is Cupuacu Butter?
Cupuacu (pronounced coo-poo-ah-sue), latin name theobroma grandiflorum, is a luscious, nutrient rich fruit that grows in the Amazon Rainforest. It is a nearby relative to the cacoa tree - the same plant that yields chocolate and cocoa butter. The pressed seed of the Cupuacu fruit yields a moisture rich creamy butter that has an earthy aroma - similar to cocoa and sweet vanilla. Cupuacu butter is smoother and creamier than cocoa butter and absorbs better into the skin - leaving no greasy residue or shine. Cupuacu is also very rich in vitamins (particulary A and C), minerals, amino acids, fatty acids and flavanoids.
Cupuacu Benefits:
This creamy, emollient butter is excellent for dry, mature and aging skin. It restores the skin's natural moisture level and elasticity, is anti inflammatory making it useful against eczema and dermatitis and reduces water loss in the skin. Its level of water absorption is significantly higher than lanolin anhydrous. Studies have also shown that cupuacu protects the skin from damaging UV-A and UV-B rays offering natural broad spectrum sun protection.
For the hair, cupuacu butter's high essential fatty acid content benefits dry, damaged hair by protecting the hair's moisture level, promoting long lasting hydration- leaving the hair soft and smooth. Cupuacu Butter is an effective ingredient for use in hair care products intended to add shine and replenish moisture in the hair.
Our cupuacu butter is :
•100% Wild harvested, cold-pressed and unrefined.
•Sustainably harvested from the Brazilian rainforest.
•Excellent as a substitute for shea butter - lighter in consistency and immediately absorbs into the skin and hair.
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