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About Organic Butters

Make our 100% organic bath and body butters the centrepiece of your next creation. Whether you’re crafting up a soapy storm or experimenting with your next batch of all-natural cosmetics, our online collection - from mango, coca, and shea, to coconut and sustainable palm - has the perfect organic butter for you. Shop with The Soapery today for honest prices and free, fast delivery!

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Organic butters are the ultimate skincare staple.

Smooth, spreadable, and filled to the brim with skin-loving goodness, The Soapery's hand-selected collection of solid butters for soap and cosmetics make the perfect base or moisturising addition to everything from body lotions to bar soaps. 

Sustainably grown and harvested in line with The Soil Association’s strict regulations, our organic butters start life naturally - whether in the form of seeds, nuts, or fruit. The end product? A beautifully creamy range of all-natural fats.

From melt-on-touch coconut oil to firm cocoa, cosmetic butters are used in everything from cold process soap to body butters, lotions, lip balms, and more by creators across the globe. Why not get started and discover what you could make today?

What are Organic Butters?

Butters are a rich ingredient used in cosmetics and soap making. Harvested from natural sources including beans, nuts, and trees, these skin-soothing additions to creams, lotions, and more are made up of - among other natural elements - fats and fatty acids. 

Organic butters in particular come with a whole host of added bonuses. Grown, harvested, and distributed in line with The Soil Association’s highest environmental and ethical standards, our certified butters help protect and sustain the environment (including soils, ecosystems, animals, and people). 

Thanks to their solid nature - varying from soft and spreadable to smooth and firm - butters give makers like you full control over consistency. Whether you’re looking for a melt-on-the-skin lotion ingredient or a dependable base for your cold process soap, you’ll find it here. 

How to Use Organic Butters?

Each of our organic butters is perfectly unique - with textures, colours, and natural properties galore!

With popular uses across the board including everything from body butters, lip balms, and lotions to both cold and hot process soap, there’s almost no end to the list of butter-friendly soap and cosmetics recipes! For example, our sustainably sourced palm oil is often used in soap making thanks to its easy saponification and high palmitic acid content - adding hardness to bars of soap and longevity to lather, whilst our vitamin-packed unrefined shea butter makes a great addition to body butter, hair treatments, lip balms, and more! 

Our butters are generally skin safe - with the softest melting on contact. Some are a little more firm and will require melting beforehand. Be sure to find out more about the individual uses of our organic butters in their product descriptions. 

The Benefits of Organic Butters

Organic butters are essentially natural solid fats. Their water-free composition keeps them firm at room temperature - but ensures they’re able to melt into the skin, making some a perfect fat (or superfat) for bar soap, and others a great addition to whipped body butters, lotions, and lip balms.

Rich in fatty acids, each butter type boasts a range of benefits - from moisture-locking abilities to anti-inflammatory properties. On the whole, these natural ingredients are key to keeping skin in good shape. 

Our butters’ organic certifications also guarantee that your soap and cosmetics creations are kind to both people and the planet. In making the switch, you’re ensuring your ingredients are grown and harvested in the most sustainable way possible - with no GMO or pesticides used in the process! 

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We’re committed to offering a vast range of all-natural, organic products certified by The Soil Association, and we take pride in doing our part for the world around us.

Like most ingredients, the oils, butters, powders, and decorations in your handmade products are farmed or extracted from the natural world. Those certified as organic by the Soil Association were grown, produced, and harvested in line with strict regulations designed to protect and sustain the environment, including soils, ecosystems, animals, and people.

Buying Organic Butters: FAQs

Can’t find the answers you’re looking for? Be sure to reach out to our friendly team using our contact form, or over social media. We’ll be happy to help.

What is the difference between solid oils and butters?

Solid oils, like coconut oil or palm kernel oil, are typically derived from fruits or seeds and remain solid at room temperature. They melt upon contact with the skin, providing moisture and nourishment. These oils are known for their ability to penetrate the skin easily, offering deep hydration.

Butters, on the other hand, such as shea butter or cocoa butter, have a thicker consistency and are richer in nutrients. They provide a more intensive moisturising effect and create a protective barrier on the skin, helping to retain moisture for longer periods. Butters are ideal for very dry or rough skin, as they deliver more substantial hydration and protection compared to solid oils.

Which types of butter are best for soap making?

Fat is one of the most key ingredients in soap making. Saturated fats and butters in particular are a few of the best possible sources of skin benefits and structure - but which one is best? Well - that depends on your desired result!

One of the most popular and renowned ‘butters’ for use in soap making is coconut oil. Its ability to produce a firm bar of soap and plenty of foamy lather are its most notable benefits, however, coconut oil also packs a serious cleaning punch. Other top features on our list of butters for soap making include palm oil (which saponifies easily, adds firmness, and improves the longevity of lather), and shea butter (a skin-conditioning ingredient full of vitamins). 

What does shea butter smell like?

Unrefined African shea butter has a unique scent only found in its non-deodorised form. According to our team, it’s best described as nutty, fruity, or smokey - and the fresher the butter, the stronger the scent. 

Our shea butter is 100% natural, meaning its strong smell can vary between batches. This is simply a ‘side-effect’ of its fresh, unrefined state. Whilst most people love it, some find it a tad overpowering. If the scent of your shea butter is a little too much, our advice is to change its container and leave it uncovered for a few days. When used within a recipe, fragrance and essential oils can soften or mask the smell of the butter if desired. 

Where to buy butters for soap making?

Looking to stock up on organic butters for your next soap or cosmetics crafting session? Here’s our top list of things to seek in a supplier:

Does the supplier offer the type of butter your recipe calls for?

Different butters work best for different applications. Whether you’re looking for palm oil to harden up your soap or shea butter for a skin lotion, ensure your supplier has just what you’re looking for!

Is the butter high-quality?

Your final product is only as good as your ingredients. Make sure your supplier offers the best quality for your recipe!

How is the butter sourced? 

Ethical and organic sourcing are important to consider when shopping around! If you want to ensure your butter is good for the environment it's sourced from and the people harvesting it, be sure to go organic! 

What shipment costs are incurred?

Buying in bulk? Butters are a heavy item to ship. Avoid unexpected costs - ask your supplier about their delivery policies. 

Does the supplier have a strong reputation?

Whilst suppliers can shout from the rooftops about their brilliant products, customer reviews are a great way to discover the very best. 

Are you paying the right price?

Fancy packaging and marketing can add huge unnecessary costs to your otherwise simple butters. Ensure you’re paying a reasonable price for your order. 

What's the difference between refined and unrefined cosmetic butters?

Cosmetic butters, whether sourced from nuts, seeds, or fruits, come in two primary forms: refined and unrefined. Unrefined butters are minimally processed, preserving their natural colours, aromas, and beneficial properties. For example, unrefined cocoa butter retains a slightly chocolatey scent and can be anywhere from pale yellow to white in colour. 

Refined butters, on the other hand, undergo more rigorous processing to remove impurities and their natural scent. This results in a butter that's smoother, lighter in colour, and almost neutral in aroma. While refining might provide a consistent texture, it can sometimes strip away some of the butter's natural nutrients. So, when deciding between the two, consider whether you're aiming for a wholly natural product with a characteristic aroma or one with a more neutral scent and even texture.

Does cocoa butter smell like chocolate?

Unrefined cocoa butter isn’t deodorised, meaning it retains its natural smell - which just so happens to be very reminiscent of high-quality chocolate! Of course, how noticeable this smell is once you’ve mixed your cocoa butter into your finished product varies. 

This chocolatey scent makes cocoa butter a brilliant standalone addition to everything from lotions and body butter to lip balms. With this being said, if you’d like to add to the scent or find it cloying and want to mask it slightly, essential or fragrance oils are a great option.

What is The Soil Association?

The Soil Association is a UK-based charity campaigning for ‘planet-friendly food and farming’.

Their work, amongst a long list of efforts, involves the certification of organic products - promoting strict EU standards within the farming industry. 

Products and ingredients certified as organic by the Soil Association were grown, produced, and harvested in line with regulations designed to protect and sustain the environment (including soils, ecosystems, animals, and people). 

In practicality, your ingredients’ organic certification most likely means that they were produced using fewer pesticides, no artificial fertilisers, and without genetic modification. 

The Soapery is proud to offer a wide range of products fully certified by the Soil Association. Keep an eye out for their seal on our site!

How can I tell if a butter has gone off?

Most butters for soap making and cosmetics have very long shelf lives thanks to their low water content! With this being said, like all fats, they can ‘go off’, or, more accurately, go rancid.  

In essence, rancid fats have deteriorated, meaning they may look and smell different. Telltale signs include changes in colour (e.g. coconut oil can change from white or clear to a yellow or tan shade), a bitter or unusual smell, or changes in texture - although oftentimes grittiness can be a result of temperature changes rather than rancidity. 

Please note that colour variation on the arrival of your product isn’t necessarily a sign of it being ‘off’ either! For example, unrefined shea butter can be anything from pale white to yellow and still be okay to use!  

Is mango butter better than cocoa butter?

Mango and cocoa butter each have their own benefits. 

Whilst both work to nourish the skin, their varied textures and properties can produce different end products. For example, cocoa butter is firmer at room temperature than mango butter, meaning butters, soaps, and lotions made with it tend to be slightly harder. 

Still struggling to make a choice? Why not visit our product pages for full descriptions, or our blog for full cocoa and mango butter recipes!

What is RSPO Palm Oil?

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (also known as the RSPO) is a worldwide charity ‘working to transform the palm oil industry to make it sustainable’.

Their measures, standards, and accreditation are designed to push those involved in the palm oil farming and production processes towards sustainable environmental and social practices, helping ‘minimise the negative impact of palm oil production on the local environment, wildlife and communities’.

The Soapery’s palm oil is certified as sustainable by the RSPO.