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Ucuuba Butter
Virola Surinamensis Seed Butter
A dense Amazonian seed butter — deep nourishment with a velvety, non-greasy touch.
| INCI name | Virola Surinamensis Seed Butter |
|---|---|
| Type | Seed butter — nourishing & replenishing |
| Origin | Amazon Rainforest, Brazil |
| Key benefit | Deeply nourished, denser-feeling skin |
| Suits | Dry, very dry and mature skin |
What is this
Ucuuba Butter
Ucuuba butter is a rich plant butter pressed from the seeds of Virola surinamensis, a tree of the Amazon's floodplain forests. Naturally abundant in lauric, myristic and palmitic fatty acids, it deeply nourishes, helps replenish dry or mature skin and lends creams a dense, velvety texture with a non-greasy finish.
Where is it found
Amazon Rainforest, Brazil
Ucuuba trees grow along the flooded forests of the Amazon, dropping their seeds into the water each season. Gathering those seeds — rather than felling the tree for timber — has become a quiet act of preservation: a standing ucuuba can be worth more, year after year, than a fallen one.
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Formulas with ucuuba butter
Noctis Longevity Night Cream
68.00 $
Powerful anti-aging cream overnight with argan oil, babassu, and Brazil nut for deep nourishment and elasticity.
Renova The Eye Cream
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Profunda The Treatment Mask
48.00 $
Kaolin + Japanese yuzu + rosehip brightening mask • 64 refined ingredients for detox, clarity & glow
Lucis Nurturing Day Cream
58.00 $
Açaí + seabuckthorn + camellia antioxidant day cream for daily protection
Noctis Longevity Night Cream
68.00 $
Powerful anti-aging cream overnight with argan oil, babassu, and Brazil nut for deep nourishment and elasticity.
Renova The Eye Cream
69.00 $
Açaí + vitamin E brightening eye cream • 61 refined ingredients for dark circles, radiance & firmness
Profunda The Treatment Mask
48.00 $
Kaolin + Japanese yuzu + rosehip brightening mask • 64 refined ingredients for detox, clarity & glow
Lucis Nurturing Day Cream
58.00 $
Açaí + seabuckthorn + camellia antioxidant day cream for daily protection
Every ingredient in our library serves one measure of success — skin longevity — the years skin keeps its strength, moisture and evenness.
Questions about ucuuba butter
What is ucuuba butter?
Ucuuba butter is a natural plant butter cold-pressed from the seeds of Virola surinamensis, a tree of the Amazon rainforest's flooded margins. Firm and deeply nourishing, it is one of South America's most prized cosmetic butters, traditionally gathered and worked by local communities.
What does ucuuba butter do for skin?
It replenishes. Exceptionally rich in lauric, myristic and palmitic fatty acids, ucuuba butter nourishes dry and mature skin, helps restore a feeling of density and comfort, and leaves a soft, matte, velvety finish rather than an oily film.
Is ucuuba butter better than shea butter?
Different rather than better. Ucuuba is firmer and richer in myristic acid, absorbs with a drier, more velvety touch, and suits dense night textures especially well — one reason it anchors The Nine Aurora's night cream and mask rather than lighter daytime formulas.
Is ucuuba harvesting sustainable?
When done responsibly, yes — the seeds are gathered rather than the tree felled. Because ucuuba wood is sought for timber, valuing the seeds gives the living tree lasting worth, supporting forest preservation and the traditional practices of Amazonian communities.
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