The Ingredients Store supplies around 25 natural butters in the UK, including shea, cocoa, mango, kokum, cupuacu, murumuru, illipe and ucuuba, in refined, unrefined and organic grades. Pack sizes run from 500g to 25kg, with 100kg and 1,000kg quantities on selected butters. Each butter lists its INCI name and origin, with a specification and safety data sheet available.
Our range of natural butters comes in two versatile formats to cater to your diverse needs. Firstly, we offer butters that are expeller pressed, occasionally refined to ensure the preservation of their intrinsic qualities and benefits. Alternatively, we provide them in a hydrogenated form, a process that involves the addition of hydrogen to liquid oil, resulting in a solid, buttery texture. Hydrogenation is often the more cost-effective choice when selecting butters.
Most of our butters boast a low melting point of 38°C, ensuring effortless skin absorption. This characteristic makes them an ideal ingredient for body butter formulations. When you choose our natural butters, you're opting for ingredients that not only nourish and hydrate the skin but also offer versatility and flexibility in your cosmetic formulations.
Experience the richness and quality of our natural butters, whether you prefer the pure, unrefined goodness or the cost-effective hydrogenated option. Elevate your formulations with the inherent benefits of these butters and delight your customers with luxurious body butter creations that are a joy to use and experience.
Refined Sheanut Butter is extracted and refined from the nuts of Shea trees sourced from Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin and Kenya. Over the past decade...
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Our Unrefined Organic Sheanut Butter is a cherished Ghanaian treasure, handcrafted by skilled artisans from the nuts of the Shea tree, which flouri...
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Our Deodorised Organic Cocoa Butter is a premium, multi-purpose ingredient ideal for both personal care and culinary applications. Renowned for its...
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Our Mango Butter, cold pressed and then refined, is a skincare essential, prized for its lightweight texture, deep moisturising benefits, and versa...
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Sheanut Butter, Refined Organic, is extracted and refined from the nuts of Shea trees sourced from Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin and Kenya. Over the ...
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Unrefined Sheanut Butter, a beloved Ghanaian product, is skillfully handcrafted by local artisans from Shea tree nuts found across Africa. It's gai...
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Our Deodorised Cocoa Butter is a versatile, cosmetic-grade butter derived from premium cocoa beans. Specially processed to remove its natural choco...
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Featuring a luxuriously soft texture and effortless absorption, Cupuacu Butter is a prized ingredient derived from the nutrient-rich seeds of the A...
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Sheanut Nilotica Butter, unrefined, has a long tradition in Kenya and Uganda, cold pressed from the nuts of the East African shea tree and crafted ...
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Our Kokum Butter is a firm, creamy, highly stable butter, making it one of the most resilient natural butters available on the market. Semi-solid a...
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Experience the luxurious fusion of Tahitian Gardenia flowers and pure Coconut Oil, a time-honoured beauty secret from French Polynesia. This exquis...
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Crafted from pure Avocado Oil, hydrogenated vegetable oil, and Tocopherol, our Avocado Butter delivers an ultra-rich yet lightweight texture that d...
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Refined Babassu Oil (Butter) from The Ingredients Store. The Babassu palm fruit is harvested after falling from heights of up to 25m. Our oil is pr...
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Crafted from the finest hemp seed oil, our Hemp Butter combines the nourishing properties of pure hemp oil with the richness of essential fatty aci...
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Murumuru Butter has become a preferred option in the cosmetics industry due to its versatility and sustainable sourcing. Obtained from the seeds of...
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Crafted from pure Aloe Vera Extract, hydrogenated vegetable oil, and Tocopherol, our Aloe Vera Butter offers a rich yet airy texture that soothes, ...
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Our exclusive Batana Butter is a luxurious blend of pure Batana Oil and hydrogenated vegetable oil, infused with Tocopherol to provide a boost of v...
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Harness the power of Bakuchi Butter (HVO), a luxurious, plant-based skincare ingredient valued for its anti-ageing, soothing, and skin-renewing pro...
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Discover the natural wonders of Ucuuba Virgin Butter, celebrated for its deeply nourishing properties and abundance of essential fatty acids. Perfe...
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Illipe Butter, a rich and restorative natural butter wild-harvested from the nuts of the Illipe tree, native to Malaysia and Indonesia. Extracted t...
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Experience the purity of organic Babassu oil from the Babassu palm. The fruit is harvested after falling from heights of up to 25m, and our oil is ...
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Our Olive Butter is a rich, deeply moisturising blend crafted from pure Olive Oil, combined with the fatty acids and unsaponifiables of hydrogenate...
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Apricot Kernel Butter, a versatile and nourishing ingredient perfect for personal care products, available at The Ingredients Store. This butter is...
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Our Almond Butter is a luxurious blend of pure Almond Oil and hydrogenated vegetable oil, enriched with Tocopherol (Vitamin E) to enhance skin nour...
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Jojoba Butter is a rich, conditioning blend of pure Jojoba Oil and the fatty acids of hydrogenated vegetable oil, offering deep hydration and effor...
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Our Macadamia Butter is a luxurious blend of hydrogenated vegetable oil (approx. 70-80%) and pure Macadamia Oil (approx. 20-30%), with added Tocoph...
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A simple first step into whipped body butter: soft refined shea and smooth mango butter, sweet almond oil to make it spreadable, and lavender essen...
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The Melt & Pour Crystal Shea Butter Soap Base is a vegetable derived melt and pour soap base, made using natural ingredients and free from synt...
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The Crystal OPC Foaming Bath Butter is a unique and innovative product base. Designed for whipping, users can create simple wash-off products inclu...
View full detailsNatural butters are plant fats that are solid or soft-solid at room temperature. They add body, richness and slip to body butters, balms, lip care, creams, soap and hair masks, and they help set the hardness of a bar or stick. Shea and cocoa are the classic choices; Amazonian butters such as cupuacu, murumuru and ucuuba, and Asian butters such as kokum and illipe, give formulators different melt points and skin feel.
| Type | What to expect |
|---|---|
| Unrefined / virgin | Natural colour and characteristic scent; the least processed option |
| Refined / deodorised | Paler and close to odourless, so it will not compete with your fragrance |
| Organic | Sold as organic and named so in the product title |
| Blended butters | An oil, such as almond, hemp or macadamia, blended with hydrogenated vegetable oil to make a soft, spreadable butter |
Always check the INCI on the product page: a blended butter lists every component, so you know exactly what goes into your formula. Harder butters (cocoa, kokum, illipe) firm up bars and sticks; softer ones (shea, mango, murumuru) give a creamier, more spreadable result.
Handling tip: shea and mango butters can turn grainy if they cool slowly after melting. Melt gently, hold just long enough to liquefy, then cool quickly, for example in a fridge, for a smooth texture. Store butters cool, dry and away from light; supplier specifications advise checking quality before use after 24 months of storage.
Combine butters with carrier oils for whipped butters, and with cosmetic waxes for balms and sticks. Soap makers should also see our melt and pour soap bases.
Most butters are sold in 1kg, 5kg and 25kg (some 20kg) packs, with 500g for many. Refined deodorised cocoa butter is listed up to 100kg and refined organic shea up to 1,000kg (40 x 25kg). For pallets, regular contracts and mixed loads, see our cosmetic ingredients supply page or email support@theingredientsstore.com.
For most butters we hold a specification, safety data sheet, supplier product statement and manufacturing flow chart, and several also have a food allergen declaration. Origin is shown on each page, from Ghanaian shea to Brazilian cupuacu. Certificates of analysis are available on request. Kosher status is shown as certified only where the supplier holds that certification, for example on unrefined shea.
Manufacturers making body butters, balms and bars at volume can find butters, oils and waxes together on our cosmetic and personal care manufacturers page. Spas and massage therapists should see wellness, aromatherapy and spa ingredients.
| Products in range | Around 25 butters, plus butter-based soap bases |
|---|---|
| Grades | Unrefined, refined, deodorised, organic and blended |
| Pack sizes | 500g to 25kg; up to 1,000kg on selected butters |
| Origins | West and East Africa, Brazil, India, Southeast Asia and Europe |
| Documents | Specification, SDS, product statement, flow chart; CoA on request |
| Typical uses | Body butters, balms, lip care, creams, soap, hair masks |
Unrefined shea keeps its natural ivory colour and nutty scent and is the least processed. Refined shea is paler and close to odourless, so it suits fragranced or coloured products and gives a more consistent result batch to batch.
They are blends of the named oil with hydrogenated vegetable oil, made to give a soft, spreadable butter. The full INCI is listed on each product page.
Yes. Shea and cocoa butters are available in 25kg, refined deodorised cocoa butter up to 100kg and refined organic shea up to 1,000kg (40 x 25kg). Contact us for pallet quantities and regular supply.
Firmer butters such as cocoa, kokum and illipe help a balm hold its shape, often combined with shea or mango for softness and a wax such as beeswax or candelilla for structure.
For most butters we hold a specification, safety data sheet, supplier product statement and manufacturing flow chart, and can send them before you order. Certificates of analysis are available on request.
