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Product Description
Illipe Butter, a rich and restorative natural butter wild-harvested from the nuts of the Illipe tree, native to Malaysia and Indonesia. Extracted through gentle expeller pressing, this nutrient-dense butter is packed with essential fatty acids like oleic and stearic acids.
Renowned for its deep moisturising and skin-conditioning properties, Illipe Butter helps restore the skin's natural barrier, lock in hydration, and improve suppleness—making it ideal for dry, mature, or damaged skin. With a naturally soft scent and a luxurious texture, it’s a superb ingredient for lip balms, body butters, creams, and intensive moisturisers.
INCI Listing: Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butter
Frequently asked questions
What is illipe butter?
Illipe butter is a firm natural butter expeller pressed from the nuts of the illipe tree, Shorea stenoptera. It is rich in oleic and stearic acids and has a soft, mild scent.
How does illipe butter compare with cocoa or shea butter?
It is harder than shea and similar in firmness to cocoa butter, but with little scent. That makes it useful for adding structure to balms and bars without a chocolate aroma.
What is illipe butter used for?
It is used in lip balms, body butters, lotion bars, soap and hair butters, where it softens and conditions dry skin and gives a rich texture.
What pack sizes is illipe butter available in?
From 1 kg up to 20 kg, all priced online. For regular volumes, ask us for a bulk quote.
Specifications
| INCI Name | Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butter |
|---|---|
| Country of Origin | Indonesia, Malaysia |
| Function | Emollient, Skin conditioning |
| Applications | Lip balms, Body butters, Solid lotion bars, Soap, Hair butters, Creams and lotions |
Full specification & documents
Specification, batch CoA, SDS and compliance statements for your QA files, sent by our technical team.
Delivery & Returns
Free UK delivery on orders over £100 (ex VAT). Orders are dispatched from our UK stock.
Bulk waxes and butters (17kg packs and larger) are £6.95 delivery per box to England, Scotland and Wales, or free on orders of £2,000 or more (ex VAT).
For delivery options, timings and charges, see our delivery and shipping information.
For returns, see our refund policy. Buying in drums or pallets? Ask us for a bulk quote.
Product Description
Illipe Butter, a rich and restorative natural butter wild-harvested from the nuts of the Illipe tree, native to Malaysia and Indonesia. Extracted through gentle expeller pressing, this nutrient-dense butter is packed with essential fatty acids like oleic and stearic acids.
Renowned for its deep moisturising and skin-conditioning properties, Illipe Butter helps restore the skin's natural barrier, lock in hydration, and improve suppleness—making it ideal for dry, mature, or damaged skin. With a naturally soft scent and a luxurious texture, it’s a superb ingredient for lip balms, body butters, creams, and intensive moisturisers.
INCI Listing: Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butter
Frequently asked questions
What is illipe butter?
Illipe butter is a firm natural butter expeller pressed from the nuts of the illipe tree, Shorea stenoptera. It is rich in oleic and stearic acids and has a soft, mild scent.
How does illipe butter compare with cocoa or shea butter?
It is harder than shea and similar in firmness to cocoa butter, but with little scent. That makes it useful for adding structure to balms and bars without a chocolate aroma.
What is illipe butter used for?
It is used in lip balms, body butters, lotion bars, soap and hair butters, where it softens and conditions dry skin and gives a rich texture.
What pack sizes is illipe butter available in?
From 1 kg up to 20 kg, all priced online. For regular volumes, ask us for a bulk quote.
Specifications
| INCI Name | Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butter |
|---|---|
| Country of Origin | Indonesia, Malaysia |
| Function | Emollient, Skin conditioning |
| Applications | Lip balms, Body butters, Solid lotion bars, Soap, Hair butters, Creams and lotions |
Full specification & documents
Specification, batch CoA, SDS and compliance statements for your QA files, sent by our technical team.
Delivery & Returns
Free UK delivery on orders over £100 (ex VAT). Orders are dispatched from our UK stock.
Bulk waxes and butters (17kg packs and larger) are £6.95 delivery per box to England, Scotland and Wales, or free on orders of £2,000 or more (ex VAT).
For delivery options, timings and charges, see our delivery and shipping information.
For returns, see our refund policy. Buying in drums or pallets? Ask us for a bulk quote.
