VEGAN OILS, BUTTERS AND WAXES - NOURISHING, PROTECTIVE MOISTURIZERS FOR THIRSTY SKIN

Cocoa butter

Cocoa butter is a vegetable fat derived from the cocoa bean,. Solid at room temperature, it melts at body temperature...right into dry, itchy skin, where it's one of the best natural moisturizers you'll find in your natural skin care products! Cocoa butter has a lot more to offer than just hydrating and protecting the skin, however. Cocoa butter is:

 

• Packed with antioxidants, which help fight aging

• Shelf stable for 2-5 years, which is really important in natural products that don't use chemical stabilizers and preservatives

• Thought to penetrate skin enough to reduce stretch marks, unlike synthetic humectants like mineral oil which simply sits atop the skin's surface

• Used to treat burns

• High in Vitamin E

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Oh yes, did we mention that unrefined cocoa butter has a velvety smooth texture and smells just like white chocolate? Wow. SaltZ&Co uses cocoa butter as the primary ingredient in our Small Bump Belly Balm, which is formulated for use on growing, itchy bellies but can be used all over your body - and, thanks to the ultra-low allergen risk associated with cocoa butter, all over baby, too.

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Mango Butter

Mango butter is extracted from the seeds, not the flesh, of the tropical mango tree. This might be a disappointment for people expecting a butter with the heavenly smell of fresh, ripe mangoes; but the letdown is bound to be a temporary one, because while mango butter is very similar in texture and composition to shea and cocoa butter, it's actually a more delicate moisturizer that you will love using. Mango butter is:

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• Rich yet light

• White in colour, making it attractive in products

• Hard at room temperature, with a slightly higher melting point than other butters

• Great for hair conditioning

• Ideal for use in handmade soap, producing hard bars that lather well

• Often used for skin that's sustained damage, such as sunburn or insect bites

• Good for treating skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our extra-rich body butter uses mango butter for its intensive moisturizing properties, and is one of the most popular items in our skin care line! It can be used on hands, feet, and everywhere else!

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Shea Butter

Cosmetic product makers love to  wax poetic about shea butter for a reason: it's one of the most trendy ingredients in the natural skin care industry, showing up in everything from lip balms to moisturizing creams and soaps, not to mention hair care products. An excellent emollient for dry skin, shea butter comes from the nut of the African shea (Karite) tree and is edible, but is rarely used as a food product in the West. Instead, shea butter is used for: 

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• Natural sunscreen and skin protection

• Anti-inflammatory agent on irritated skin

• Anti-aging effects due to collagen, vitamins and essential fatty acids that promote

skin elasticity

• Wound care

• Softening skin and cuticles

• In homemade deodorants, lip balms and other solid bars, balms and salves

• Baby care products

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Shea butter is thus one of the most versatile natural moisturizers, and it's also

fairly easy to obtain and relatively inexpensive - no wonder it shows up on the

ingredients list of so many bath and body care products! We love to use it as a

natural lotion base; it's the star of the show in our natural hand and

foot care products, which are meant to be used as overnight treatments to make the

most of this incredible moisturizing butter. Yes, it's greasy...but overnight, that doesn't

matter so much, and your skin will thank you in the morning!

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