Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butter
Illipe butter, a firm plant fat pressed from Shorea stenoptera seeds native to Borneo, used as a rich emollient with a high melting point.
Also known as: illipe butter, illipe seed butter
Benefits
- ✓Rich, high-melting-point butter that softens and forms a protective barrier
- ✓High in stearic, oleic, and palmitic fatty acids for nourishment
No known watch-fors.
In depth
What it does
Illipe butter, a firm plant fat pressed from Shorea stenoptera seeds native to Borneo, used as a rich emollient with a high melting point. As an emollient ingredient, it is particularly valued for rich, high-melting-point butter that softens and forms a protective barrier and high in stearic, oleic, and palmitic fatty acids for nourishment.
Skin type guide
Best suited to normal, dry, or combination skin. Lightweight emollients work for oily skin too — richer ones are best reserved for dry and very dry skin types.
How to use it
Works best as a later step in your routine, after water-based serums and treatments. Emollients help seal in earlier layers, so their placement matters — put lighter textures on first.