Murumuru butter, extracted from the fat of murumuru nuts, is a natural butter known for its moisturizing, emollient, nourishing, antioxidant, conditioning, anti-inflammatory, and antibiotic properties. It creates a protective film on the skin, retaining moisture and providing softness and elasticity. Murumuru butter can minimize signs of premature aging and is commonly used in lotions, soaps, hair conditioners, facial masks, shampoo, oils, emulsions, skin moisturizers, depilatory waxes, lipsticks, and deodorants.
Highly moisturizing: Murumuru butter's high fat content helps strengthen the skin's natural lipid barrier, preventing moisture loss. Emollient and nourishing: Murumuru butter helps the skin recover its natural moisture and elasticity. Antioxidant: Murumuru butter helps protect the skin from free radical damage. Conditioning: Murumuru butter helps soften and detangle hair, making it more manageable. Anti-inflammatory: Murumuru butter's anti-inflammatory properties may help soothe and nourish damaged and irritated skin. Antibiotic: Murumuru butter has antibacterial and antifungal properties that may help protect the skin from infection.
All skin types, including sensitive skin
In general, murumuru is a very gentle ingredient that doesn't come with added concern. That said, it's important to be mindful of the other ingredients that murumuru butter is mixed within products, as the other ingredients—such as fragrance or exfoliating acids—could be irritating. Beyond that, if you have a nut allergy, you may want to test a small area of your skin before using it all over. Murumuru butter contains a high level of thrombogenicity (TI), with a 6.69 value, and atherogenicity (AI), with a value of 14.60. This makes murumuru butter a high risk for cardiovascular disease.
If you have oily skin, murumuru butter may be too heavy for your face, as it can clog pores and cause breakouts. Murumuru butter shouldn't be mixed with sunscreen. “The chemicals in sunscreen may not be as effective when layered over murumuru butter,” says Patel.
Fat of murumuru nuts, which grow on a type of palm tree in the Brazilian Amazon Forest
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Murumuru butter has a low acidity value (4% to 5%) when made from fresh seeds, which reduces the cost of refinement. Murumuru butter is a highly nourishing emollient and moisturizer for hair and helps the skin recover to its natural moisture and elasticity. Murumuru butter is 100% organic and natural. Murumuru butter contains fatty acids and sodium salt. These properties make it a popular choice for skincare products, including eye makeup, lipstick, and skin cleansing products. When mixed with Acai berry extract and Inca Inchi oil, murumuru butter can improve hair shine. Murumuru butter has wound healing properties when mixed with buriti oil in a crystalline form. Murumuru butter is also used in the Murumuru Butter Glow Face Palette, which is an ultra-luxurious bronzer trio infused with Murumuru Butter to deliver a radiant Brazilian goddess glow. Murumuru butter can decrease frizz and split ends, hydrate a dry scalp, add shine to hair strands, and help achieve stronger strands. Murumuru butter is not recommended for those with oily skin or acne-prone skin, as it can clog pores and cause breakouts. It is important to do a patch test before using murumuru butter, especially if you have sensitive skin or known allergies.