14Dec

Maple Syrup

The high sugar content of the delicious maple syrup gives it humectant properties, which keeps the skin and hair hydrated while conditioning and softening. The sap of the maple tree, called maple water, starts flowing from the roots to the branches in early spring and is collected...
14Dec

Organic Agave Syrup

Often compared to honey, agave syrup shares similar properties. In addition to being soothing, it helps retain moisture in the hair and skin, improving their elasticity and strength. Its antimicrobial properties also help preserve products longer. Agave belongs to the Asparagaceae family, mostly native to the...
14Dec

Organic Date Syrup

Sugary and sticky date syrup is a sweet-scented delight for the skin and hair. Where do we get it? Lush UK purchases this ingredient from two different syrup manufacturers who transform dates grown organically in North Africa. With seven manufacturing sites across the globe, this information may vary...
14Dec

Syrup

There are many different syrups: ones you drink, ones you glaze on your pancakes, ones you pour in your batter. At Lush, we love them all. Sweeter than sugar What is common to every kind of syrup? A very high sugar content. Dates, maple, agave, sugarcane, corn…...
02Dec

Kokum Butter

Also called ‘Goa butter’, rich kokum butter brings us a bit of India. Get to know this moisturising delight from the forest. What is kokum butter? Kokums look like reddish-purple tomatoes topped with a green star-shaped tail. The fruit's tender white pulp, protected by a hard outer...
02Dec

Cupuaçu Butter

The cupuaçu tree (pronounced coo-poo-assoo) is native to the Amazon rainforest. It produces oil-rich seeds that can be transformed into a luxurious butter. Where do we get it? The cupuaçu fruits used to make the butter in Lush products are farmed by a cooperative in the Amazon...
02Dec

Murumuru Butter

Highly moisturising, murumuru butter coats the skin and hair with a light and protective film. It helps retain moisture and provides a smooth and shiny appearance. Found in the Amazon rainforest, Astrocaryum murumuru is a tall and spiny evergreen palm with a thick trunk and a shuttlecock-shaped crown....
02Dec

Cold Pressed Murumuru Butter

Highly moisturising, murumuru butter coats the skin and hair with a light and protective film. It helps retain moisture and provides a smooth and shiny appearance. Found in the Amazon rainforest, Astrocaryum murumuru is a tall and spiny evergreen palm with a thick trunk and a shuttlecock-shaped crown....
02Dec

Organic Illipe Butter

Regarded by some as the richest of all vegetable butters, illipe is extracted from the nuts of the Shorea Hymenoptera, a tropical tree native to Indonesia. Where do we get it? The butter is sourced from Borneo and then refined in the Netherlands. What are the benefits for...
01Nov

Triethanolamine

Triethanolamine is a synthetic compound that reacts with stearic acid to create an effective emulsifier. Most often, cosmetics products need to be extremely stable to have a long shelf life in order to be stored, handled, shipped etc. This is why emulsifiers, stabilisers and preservatives are...
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