You may have heard of shea and cocoa butter for natural beauty ingredients, but you should consider looking into mango butter. This moisturizer is great for natural skin and hair treatments that can also be used for cooking in some cases.
Natural beauty products are growing in popularity such as cocoa and shea butter, but mango butter is becoming more popular to use as a natural beauty product. Mango butter is a luxurious alternative to the more common butter beauty products that is soothing and moisturizing from head to toe.
Mango butter is the butter extracted from the pit (or seed)of the mango that can be used for body care products as an emollient base making a great moisturizer without being greasy. Mango butter has a very light odor, but you can customize this natural beauty product with your favorite fragrances using essential oils.
Ayurvedic medicine has used mango for thousands of years believed to have rejuvenating properties such as strengthening the heart, boosting brain activity, and improves the body’s immune system. Mango butter is rich in nutrients to replenish skin and hair health for smooth, soft locks containing vitamins A, C, and E.
Mango butter also contains antioxidants with essential fatty acids such as palmitic, arachidic, linoleic, oleic, and stearic acid. The best benefit of mango butter is it’s a good emollient that helps to rebuild the natural skin barrier.
With the moisturizing properties, many people use it for skin conditions such as psoriasis and eczema to help reduce the appearance of scars, stretch marks, and fine lines. Mango butter also as anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties that reduce the production of bacteria which is great for skin issues with eczema and scalp issues with dandruff. Most moisturizers clog pore but not mango butter that can be used on acne-prone or sensitive skin as it is less greasy than other moisturizers.
Here are some helpful uses for mango butter:
· Sunburn
· Frostbite
· Lotions and body butter
· Men’s lotion
· Anti-itch balms
· Lip balm
· Haircare
· Facial Moisturizer
Another interesting fact is that mango butter is edible, but you’ll have to find edible-grade mango butter as most are meant for skincare. You can use food-grade mango butter as an healthy alternative similar to use cocoa butter in food.
To find quality mango butter, try checking out your local natural store or check natural stores online. When looking for mango butter, make sure to get a mango butter that hasn’t incorporated other ingredients making the quality less pure.