02Dec
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...
01Nov
Stearic Acid
Naturally present in many vegetable oils and butters, stearic acid benefits the hair and skin as well as product formulation. Where do we get it? Lush uses a vegetable-based stearic acid, derived from palm oil. It is produced in Malaysia. Because completely palm-free stearic acid is so...
01Nov
Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Butter
Why do we love to use cocoa butter? Because it’s a wonderful multi-tasking material! Not only does it moisturise the skin and hair, but it also helps with preservation and packaging. Where do we get it? Lush UK sources Fair Trade and organic cocoa butter from the...
25Oct
Sandalwood Oil
A reassuring and grounding scent, that creates the base of many beautiful perfumes. Where do we get it? Lush purchases this oil from New Caledonia, where the local government grants quotas for harvesting every year and where sandalwood saplings are regularly replanted. The oil producer only uses...
25Oct
Tonka Absolute
From the ground of the Amazon rainforest to fragrant extraction rooms in France, sweet tonka beans gently take us on an aromatic and reassuring journey. Where do we get it? Lush purchases tonka beans directly from Kayapo communities of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. They pick up...
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