# Pure Tucuma Butter – 1 KG

- Link: https://aunaturalorganics.com/shop/tucuma-butter/
- Published: 2018-04-12T06:16:45+00:00
- Author: Au Natural Organics Team

Tucuma is a spiny palm of the northern Brazilian Amazon and the Guianas, with trunks
covered in black spines up to 12cm long. Riverside communities collect the fallen
orange fruits from under wild palms, remove the pulp and dry the hard stones before
cracking them for their kernels. Tucuma butter is the firm, off-white fat pressed
from those kernels. It is high in lauric and myristic acids and melts on contact
with skin.

## Details

  |  Botanical name |  _Astrocaryum vulgare_ (tucuma palm) |  
 |  Origin |  Brazilian Amazon, Guianas |  
 |  Part used |  Kernel |  
 |  Extraction |  Pressed from the kernel |  
 |  Texture |  Firm butter, melts on skin |  
 |  Size |  1kg |  
 |  Ingredients |  100% _Astrocaryum vulgare_ kernel butter |

**Why it is wild-gathered:** the palm is almost entirely wild, and its spines make
collecting fruit slow.

## How to use

 1. **Lip balms:** use as a firm base with a softer oil.
 2. **Soap:** add to the oil phase for hardness and lather.
 3. **Hair masks:** melt a small amount into a hair oil blend.

Store below 25°C (77°F), sealed.

## FAQs

### Is tucuma butter the same as tucuma oil?

No. The butter is pressed from the kernel. Tucuma oil comes from the orange fruit
pulp.

### Is it hard or soft?

Firm at room temperature, but it melts on contact with skin.

### Do you sell larger quantities?

Yes. Apply for a [wholesale account](https://aunaturalorganics.com/retail-wholesale-distributor-requirements-application-form/)
for volume pricing.

[Read where tucuma butter comes from and how it is made](https://aunaturalorganics.com/ingredient/tucuma/).