SHOREA STENOPTERA SEED BUTTER
SHOREA STENOPTERA SEED BUTTER is the vegetable butter obtained from the seeds of Shorea stenoptera, a tree in the Dipterocarpaceae family. In publications about the raw material, it is also called tengkawang butter or illipe butter, names that can help identify it beyond the INCI wording on a label.
SHOREA STENOPTERA SEED BUTTER: what it is
SHOREA STENOPTERA SEED BUTTER is the vegetable butter obtained from the seeds of Shorea stenoptera, a tree in the Dipterocarpaceae family. In publications about the raw material, it is also called tengkawang butter or illipe butter, names that can help identify it beyond the INCI wording on a label.
The butter comes from the fatty portion of the seeds, rather than from the tree's leaves, bark, or resin. In studied samples from this species, stearic, oleic, and palmitic acids were the main fatty acids. The profile can vary with the source material and extraction, so the label name alone does not specify the exact composition of every batch.
SHOREA STENOPTERA SEED BUTTER: what it does in cosmetics
In cosmetics, SHOREA STENOPTERA SEED BUTTER is used as an emollient and skin-conditioning ingredient. In everyday terms, this kind of vegetable butter can give a formula more body and contribute to a softer, smoother, less rough feel on the skin after application.
The published work on tengkawang butter examined physicochemical characteristics and fatty-acid composition, not topical results in people. It helps explain why the material can be useful as a vegetable fat in a formula, but it does not show that the isolated ingredient treats acne, wrinkles, dark spots, wounds, or any skin disease.
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