Mango Butter: Skincare Benefits & How to Use

Mango butter is a rich, creamy fat extracted from the kernel inside the mango seed. It is an excellent natural moisturizer with properties similar to shea butter and cocoa butter.

What Is Mango Butter?

Mango butter is extracted from the large, flat seed inside every mango. The process:

1. Mango seeds are collected (usually from juice processing waste)
2. The outer husk is cracked open to reveal the kernel
3. The kernel is cold-pressed or solvent-extracted
4. The resulting fat is refined and filtered

Nutritional Profile

Skincare Benefits

1. **Deep moisturizing**: Rich in oleic acid, penetrates skin deeply
2. **Anti-aging**: Vitamin A and E combat free radicals and promote cell renewal
3. **Healing**: Soothes dry, cracked skin, eczema, and dermatitis
4. **Sun protection**: Contains compounds that absorb UV radiation (not a sunscreen replacement)
5. **Non-comedogenic**: Less likely to clog pores than some other butters
6. **Hair conditioning**: Tames frizz, adds shine, conditions dry scalp

DIY Mango Butter Recipes

Simple Body Butter

• 1/2 cup mango butter
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon jojoba oil
• 5 drops lavender essential oil

Melt mango butter and coconut oil together, cool slightly, add jojoba and essential oil, whip with a mixer until fluffy. Store in a jar.

Lip Balm

• 1 tablespoon mango butter
• 1 tablespoon beeswax
• 1 teaspoon sweet almond oil

Melt together, pour into lip balm tubes, let cool.

Mango Butter vs Shea Butter vs Cocoa Butter

At MMA Farms, the thousands of mango seeds from our production are a potential source for mango butter extraction — turning waste into a valuable skincare ingredient. Zero-waste mango farming is our goal.