Fall in Love with Butters: The Heart of Our Formulations

If oils are the supporting cast in skincare, butters are the main characters. They’re the ones you remember. The ones your skin talks about later. The ones that make you pause mid-application and think, oh… this is nice. 

At Sealed by Nature, our formulations lean heavily (and lovingly) on four powerhouse butters: cocoa butter, mango butter, kokum butter, and shea butter. Each one has its own personality, texture, and quiet superpower—and together, they create skincare that feels indulgent, comforting, and deeply nourishing. 

This is not a technical paper. This is a love letter. 

Cocoa Butter: The Warm Hug 

Cocoa butter is the butter most people think they know—but until you’ve held it, melted it between your palms, and felt how it lingers, you haven’t really met it. 

It’s firm at room temperature, almost stubborn. But the moment it meets skin, it softens, melts, and wraps you up like a cozy sweater you didn’t know you needed. Cocoa butter is rich in fatty acids that help reinforce the skin barrier, making it especially beloved by dry, thirsty skin. 

And yes, it smells faintly of chocolate—not dessert chocolate, but that deep, comforting cocoa note that feels grounding rather than sweet. It’s nostalgic. It’s familiar. It’s the butter that says, relax, I’ve got this. 

If cocoa butter were a person, it would insist you sit down, hand you tea, and fix your cracked elbows without asking questions. 

Mango Butter: The Silky Surprise 

Mango butter is the plot twist. 

It looks solid and unassuming, but once you touch it, it’s all silk and glide. Lighter than cocoa butter, smoother than you expect, mango butter sinks into the skin with an elegant ease that makes people do a double take. 

This butter is rich in skin-loving nutrients and is especially appreciated for how it softens without feeling heavy. It gives skin that polished feeling—like you just upgraded your routine without changing anything else. 

Mango butter doesn’t shout. It whispers. And then suddenly your skin feels incredible and you’re not entirely sure how it happened. 

This is often the butter that converts skeptics. 

Kokum Butter: The Quiet Overachiever 

Kokum butter doesn’t get nearly enough attention—and frankly, it’s fine with that. It’s too busy being excellent. 

Exceptionally firm and remarkably stable, kokum butter melts cleanly into the skin without leaving a greasy residue. It’s known for its ability to support skin elasticity and is often loved by those who want deep nourishment without that “I just buttered toast” feeling. 

Touch kokum butter and you’ll notice something different right away: it feels dry, smooth, and purposeful. It absorbs with confidence. 

Kokum butter is the friend who shows up early, gets things done, and never makes a fuss about it. 

Shea Butter: The Comfort Classic 

Shea butter is the butter that feels like home. 

Creamy, pliable, and endlessly comforting, shea butter has been cherished for generations for good reason. It’s rich, protective, and incredibly soothing to the skin. When you work with it—really work with it—you feel its generosity. 

Shea butter has a way of making skin feel cared for. Not just moisturized, but understood. It softens rough spots, cushions the skin, and brings balance to formulations that need a little extra heart. 

It’s also wonderfully tactile. This is the butter people can’t stop touching once it’s in front of them.  

Why We Teach with Butters 

Reading about butters is one thing. Touching them is another entirely. 

In our lip balm and lotion bar classes, we don’t just talk about butters—we pass them around. We let you melt them, blend them, and feel how each one behaves on your own skin. You’ll notice how cocoa butter melts slowly, how mango butter glides, how kokum butter disappears, how shea butter comforts. 

This is where formulation stops being abstract and starts being intuitive. 

You don’t just learn what butters do. You learn why they feel the way they feel—and how to choose them intentionally, whether you’re making a balm, a body butter, or something entirely your own. 

Also, there is something deeply satisfying about a room full of adults quietly rubbing butter on their hands and nodding in appreciation. Science? Art? A little bit of both. 

Come Touch the Butters 

If this post made you want to reach through the screen and feel these butters for yourself - good. That’s exactly the point. 

Our workshops are designed to slow things down, awaken your senses, and reconnect you with skincare as an experience, not just a product. You’ll learn, laugh, experiment, and leave with creations that feel personal because they are. 

But fair warning: once you really meet these butters, there’s no going back. Your skin has been waiting.