Kokum butter / comodegenic

[Guest]

Anybody ever used Kokum butter? I started using it last night and heated it up but it didn't really turn to what i'd consider an oil. There was alot of stuff floating on the top. Is this normal? It was liquid though.

One other thing about Kokum butter is that it is non-comodegenic, which means that it does not clog pores in the skin and it's great for people with acne. I was thinking that's all very nice, but what about the other oils in my soap? If they are comodegenic then does it really matter what the 10% kokum butter is doing?

If I was going to try and make a bar that would be better for acne, i'd like to know about the way the other oils interacted with pores in the skin. Does anybody know about this subject? I've researched different oils for general reasons, but the first time I heard the words acne and comodegenic was when I looked at Kokum butter.

Anybody know more about this? Wikipedia wasn't much help. lol.

 

[tryanything]

On swift craft monkey's blog there is a comparison of carrior and exotic oils. You have to scroll down on the right to "free download" and you'll find the files. Lots of good info, including which oils are comodegenic. I never knew about that until I was using the comparison chart looking for something else.

http://swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.com/

 

[Genny]

Anybody ever used Kokum butter? I started using it last night and heated it up but it didn't really turn to what i'd consider an oil. There was alot of stuff floating on the top. Is this normal? It was liquid though.

Was it just pieces of unmelted butter floating on top?

I was thinking that's all very nice, but what about the other oils in my soap? If they are comodegenic then does it really matter what the 10% kokum butter is doing?

If all the other oils are comodegenic than that 10% of kokum butter would be useless and a waste of material.

I have to ditto the link to Susan's blog. But I do have to warn you and say that it's way too easy to get lost in the wealth of information that she has

 

[sudbubblez]

I did some research on this topc and am still tweaking my acne recipe. from my own notes, these are some oils appropriate for acne in one way or another: coconut, olive, neem, jojoba, babassu, kokum butter, argan, tea tree

 

[IrishLass]

I use kokum butter quite often- in lip balms, soap, lotion and body butter. That's weird that you had a lot of stuff floating on top. Did you use refined or unrefined kokum butter? For what it's worth, I use the refined kind and it always melts clear for me.

I third Susan's (swiftcraftymonkey) blog. She knows her stuff inside and out and is so generous with her knowlege.

IrishLass

 

[Guest]

Thanks everyone!

 

[Guest]

Hey IrishLass, I just looked into it and I am using unrefined kokum butter. If you would like I would be glad to post a photo of "melted" unrefined kokum butter to illustrate the difference. thanks again.

 

[sabon]

Anybody ever used Kokum butter? I started using it last night and heated it up but it didn't really turn to what i'd consider an oil. There was alot of stuff floating on the top. Is this normal? It was liquid though.

I have extracted Kokum butter and used it in crude form in my soaps and balms. Just like you mentioned, I had a lot of floating stuff, so I generally melt, strain the liquid before use.
Just for your information,one other use of Kokum butter is to heal burns.