Description
- The Illipe tree (Shorea Stenoptera) is a magnificent tree which grows in the forests of Borneo. The tree grows from 5 to 15 meters in height, with 5 centimeter seeds. The seeds are enclosed in a thin shell with wing-like attachments that enable the seed to fall away from the mother tree. The seeds are collected from the ground and dried in the sun until the shells are sufficiently brittle to be separated from the seeds by pounding in rice mortars. The first inhabitants of Borneo (the Dayaks) have been making a "butter" from Illipe nuts for many centuries for therapeutic and cosmetic purposes. Illipe butter has long-lasting moisturizing attributes. It is most reknown for its skin softening quality.
- Suggested uses: Lip sticks, lip and body balms, creams, lotions, make-up foundations, hair conditioners and bar soaps. Use from 3% to 100% pure (as a butter-like balm). Efficacy: Illipe is a harder butter with higher melting point than most other exotic butters, yet still melts on contact with the skin. Prevents drying of the skin which leads to the development of wrinkles. Reduces degeneration of skin cells and restores skin flexibility and elasticity.
- Recommended Usage: Lotions & Creams: 2 - 20 % Balms: 5 – 100 % Bar Soaps: 5 - 20 % Hair Conditioners: 1 – 10 %
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