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Garcinia Indica Seed Butter

Butter CG-friendly Heavy

A hard, non-greasy butter from kokum seeds that softens when warmed. Used in balms and pomades.

How our checker rates it

ModeRatingWhy
Curly Girl OK No concerns for this mode.
Relaxed hair Good Softens and helps seal in moisture.
Low porosity Caution Heavy ingredient near the top of the list — can sit on low-porosity hair and build up.
Protein-sensitive OK No concerns for this mode.

Ratings assume it is listed near the top of the label. After the first preservative or fragrance (likely 1% or less) most cautions soften.

What butter ingredients do

Solid plant fats such as shea and mango butter. Rich and sealing — great for dry ends, but heavy for fine or low-porosity hair.

This one is on the heavy side, so it can weigh down fine or low-porosity hair if it sits near the top of a product’s list.

Also listed as

  • kokum butter
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Sources

Last data update:

  1. Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR). Ingredient safety assessments. Safety assessments for cosmetic ingredients cited on ingredient pages.

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