Ingredients and what they are

Since I am doing comparisons about the ingredients that are used commercially vs. the ingredients that small businesses such as myself use, I thought an ingredient dictionary might be helpful. (even if only for me, LOL)

• Butters - are the essential fats and minerals that are extracted from natural ingredients (mango, kokum, cupuacu, etc.) Each butter will vary in its unique texture, rigidity, and absorbency

  • My favorite butters so far are Mango butter, Cupuacu butter and Kokum butter.

  • I have some Sal (shorea) butter on the way and am excited to try it out. This website has a lot of information on this new butter and is just one of the resources I looked at when deciding to purchase this one. https://www.theplantguru.com/page/what-you-need-to-know-about-sal-seed-butter/ I have already discussed the other three butters on my blog, so I can give this new butter a little attention here. You can check out my other blog posts if you want to learn more about the other butters mentioned here.

  • Shorea Butter or Sal Butter comes from the "sal tree" which originates in India. This butter is good for skin and hair, and works in a number of different ways. I am excited to put it in my solid lotion bars, my whipped soaps, sugar scrubs and even in my shampoo bars!

I will come back again and add to this installment of ingredients to give you an idea of the types of natural ingredients I am using in my products.

Talk soon.

Grandma Heather