Mango Butter in Cosmetic Formulations
By: Kaustuv Bhattacharya and Vijai K. S. Shukla, International Cosmetic Science Centre A/S
Posted: May 6, 2003, from the June 2002 issue of Cosmetics & Toiletries.
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Article Keywords:
- mango butter
- mango kernel fat
- tocopherol
- phytosterol
- triterpene
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Mango butter is one of several exotic fats that were evaluated starting in the 1930s as alternatives to cocoa butter in confectionary products. Later research shows that its appreciable content of tocopherol, phytosterols and triterpenes makes mango butter and functional cosmetic ingredient with great potential as a natural supplement in cosmetic formulations.
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