Liquid fraction · dry-fractionated from Garcinia indica
The liquid fraction that complements our stearin. Light, high-oleic, with the faint sweetness of the parent butter and none of its structural weight. A practical alternative to expensive South American oils in hair and massage formats.
Kokum olein is the liquid that runs off the cooling filter during stearin production. We capture, filter, and refine it as a standalone product — a high-oleic emollient that stays liquid below 22°C and integrates cleanly into water-free hair oils and body mists.
Oleic content climbs to 55 to 65 percent. Stearic drops to 20 to 30 percent. The lipid retains kokum's characteristic low polar fraction, which translates into low oxidation and a shelf life of 18 months in amber glass.
Cosmetic buyers use it as a lighter alternative to argan, camellia, and jojoba in premium hair formulas; as a dry-skin facial serum carrier; and as a co-emollient in whipped body butters that need body without tack.
The elegance of kokum, in a pourable format.
| Fatty acid | Notation | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Oleic | C18:1 | 55–65% |
| Stearic | C18:0 | 20–30% |
| Palmitic | C16:0 | 3–6% |
| Linoleic | C18:2 | 2–4% |
| Other | — | <3% |
Recommended applications by our technical desk. For co-development, we dispatch a formulator onto site for the first production batch.
Lighter than argan, higher oleic than camellia. Non-greasy afterfeel.
Excellent for dry and mature skin. Occlusive without pore-clogging.
Tolerates essential oil loading; warms cleanly; absorbs in 3 to 5 minutes.
Stable at 20°C; disperses cleanly in aqueous systems.
Long residence on coarse hair; faint sweetness replaces synthetic fragrance.
5 to 10 percent inclusion softens a stearin-heavy system.
Replaces argan, camellia, and jojoba in most hair and facial applications at 1:1. Pair with 5 to 15 percent kokum stearin to lift body back up in anhydrous systems. Not suitable for cold-process soap without 40 percent saturated supplement.
Liquid samples ship in amber glass with CoA and inclusion guidance for hair, massage, and facial systems.
Hero
CBE grade
The hard fraction. Chocolate CBE, body butter structure, hardest-melt application in our line.
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Liquid
Liquid fraction of Mangifera indica
Silky, high-oleic. Light hair care, body mists, and lip gloss carriers.
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Anchor
Garcinia indica
The parent butter. The fraction's starting point.
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