Mangifera Indica Seed Butter

Mangifera Indica (mango) seed butter is a lipid-rich emollient used at moderate-to-high levels in creams/balms to reduce transepidermal water loss and improve barrier comfort. Clinically it is generally well tolerated, but as a botanical-derived butter it can contain trace proteins/unsaponifiables and (less commonly) refining residues that can trigger irritant or allergy-like reactions in a small subset of highly reactive or eczematous patients. Given real-world variability in raw material purity and the need to protect severely sensitive skin populations, I rate it as gentle but not inert. Safety Notes: In commercial formulations, mango seed butter is often used at very low levels (~0.1–1%) as a secondary emollient/texture modifier in lotions, serums, and hair products, including both leave-on and rinse-off formats. Many body butters, balms, and rich creams use it as a primary structuring lipid in the ~5–30% range, while consumer-available anhydrous butters and “single-ingredient” cosmetic butters are sold at 95–100% (sometimes listed as 100% Mangifera Indica Seed Butter). There is no specific EU/FDA maximum limit for mango seed butter in cosmetics; practical limits are driven by sensorial properties, melt profile, and product hardness rather than regulation.