Discover the Benefits of Allanblackia Butter
If you're searching for a natural butter with a subtle, soft vanilla aroma, Allanblackia butter is the perfect choice.
Our wild-harvested, unrefined Allanblackia butter is an excellent alternative to cocoa or kokum butter. It is ideal for:
- Moisturising the skin: Keeps your skin smooth and hydrated without a greasy feel.
- Conditioning hair: Provides nourishment and softness to hair, making it easier to manage.
This low-protein, solid vegetable butter is sustainably extracted from the seeds of Allanblackia trees, which thrive in the rainforest.
At Sheabutter Cottage, we are proud to support the hardworking producers of this exceptional butter. Choose Allanblackia butter for your skincare and haircare needs while contributing to ethical and sustainable sourcing.
The seeds yield ~ 50% of oil which due to its high stearic acid content, quickly solidifies into butter. It has a melting point of 42°C.
Low in protein, allanblackia butter is an excellent substitute for cocoa butter or kokum butter - it helps to moisturise the skin and condition the hair without a greasy feel. It has a high percentage of stearic making it most stable and one of the hardest exotic butter.
Allanblackia has an oleic acid [moisturiser] content of 40%. It is however a “non-greasy/dry” butter and can be used in soaps, lip balms, hair products etc.
- Organic
- Low in protein
- Food grade
- Plant based
- Conditioning
- Non greasy
- No artificial colours
- No additives
INCI : Allanblackia floribunda
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: TANZANIA
Unless otherwise stated, our exotic butters are natural and unrefined.
NATURAL + UNREFINED: We work directly with cooperatives and artisanal producers who process our range of pure natural raw butters without the use of chemicals. Some of these are organic in nature and filtered for use retaining the natural characteristic scent and quality.
We sell our range of exotic butters by weight. Since most of these butters are not re-melted for sale, we use slightly bigger jars.
UNDERSTANDING BUTTERS: Most butters and oils are made up of two components - olein (liquid) and stearin (stearic). This is why some butters easily melt depending on the amount of olein and some solidify under colder temperatures depending on the amount of stearin. This does not affect the product in anyway.
Butters are mainly naturally occurring. However, there are new butters emerging within the cosmetic industry due to market trends. These butters are vegetable oils which are hydrogenated. Hydrogenation yields a saturated butter and these include but not limited to Almond butter, Avocado butter, Coffee butter, Hemp butter, Macadamia butter, Olive butter, Ricebran butter, ..... the list goes on
Naturally occurring butter on the other hand are normally pressed from seeds and do not go through any hydrogenation:
Cocoa, Cupuaçu, Kombo, Mango, Murumuru, Shea, etc.
These are all solid at room temperature depending on both the palmitic and stearic acid content and need heat to melt.
Cocoa butter has 33% stearic and 25% palmitic acid compared to shea butter with 40% stearic and 4% palmitic acid. Looking at these two profiles, cocoa butter is more of a solid butter than shea which makes the latter more easy to apply. However, due to the high stearic content of shea, the butter becomes quite solid in very cold temperatures.
Unlike most butters, the texture of shea changes during the year. Much softer in summer and much harder in winter. This does not affect the natural properties of the butter.
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COMPOSITION / INFORMATION |
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Trade Name: |
Allanblackia butter |
Inci Name: |
Allanblackia floribunda |
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Status |
Solid |
Application: |
Skincare/Cosmetics |
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CAS N°: |
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Not restricted in the Cosmetics Directive |
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PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL PROPERTIES |
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APPEARANCE: |
Off white - solid. Melts at 42°C |
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ODOUR: |
Characteristic |
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SAPONIFICATION VALUES: |
.140 (NaOH) .197 (KOH) |
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PEROXIDE VALUE |
<5 Meq/kg |
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FREE FATTY ACIDS |
<1 mgKOH/gr |
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