Murumuru Butter

What is murumuru butter?

Murumuru butter is extracted from the seeds of the murumuru palm tree. It is off white in colour, with a sweet nutty scent.

It has a soft, creamy and rich consistency, making it a great base for cosmetic formulations for the skin and hair. Its consistency is similar to the likes of shea butter or mango butter.

Our murumuru is a virgin butter and is sustainably produced as it is wildcrafted. The seeds used to produce the butter have been foraged in their natural wild habitat.

Murumuru butter for skin

Murumuru butter is great for the skin as it is high in essential fatty acids, which moisturise and restore elasticity. It is often used in products like body butters, moisturisers, lotions, creams and soap as it aids with moisture retention.

Murumuru butter is an intense natural moisturiser that protects the skin barrier, making it most suitable for dry, sensitive, damaged and aging skin. It has a medium comedogenic rating, so we recommend patch testing if you have a blemish prone or oily skin type.

In soap making, murumuru butter helps to produce a soothing soap bar. It adds a high amount of cleansing, bubbling and hardness to the soap bar. It also adds some creaminess and conditioning effects.

Make your own skin treatment with murumuru butter

Ingredients:

• Murumuru butter 500g 

• Organic, extra virgin coconut oil 500g 

• Sweet almond oil 350ml 

• Essential oils (optional)

Method

1. Melt the murumuru butter and coconut oil in a bowl over boiling water or a microwave.

2. Once melted, add the sweet almond oil.

3. Allow the mixture to cool and place in the fridge.

4. The mixture should start to look a little slushy once it is cold. Remove from the fridge and whip the mixture using an electric whisk.

5. It should form a light whipped consistency.

6. Pour the mixture into a container and your murumuru butter treatment is ready to use!

Murumuru butter for hair

Murumuru butter can help nourish and hydrate hair, it is used in hair care products like conditioners, shampoos and hair masks.

It has excellent emollient properties making it ideal for dry hair, damaged hair or brittle hair. Murumuru butter also reduces moisture loss in the hair and scalp. It improves the appearance and adds a natural sheen to the hair.

FAQ's

What is the INCI name for murumuru butter?

The INCI name for murumuru butter is astrocaryum murumuru seed butter.

Where does our murumuru butter originate from?

Our murumuru butter originates from the Amazon Rainforest, where it is wild harvested.