Growing in the rainforest belt of East + West Africa, allanblackia is a solid edible vegetable butter extracted from seeds.
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 the 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.
Allanblackia butter has a lovely natural scent with a very soft vanilla undertone.
Low in protein, our wild-harvested 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