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Nourishing For Skin As Well As Hair, Mango is Having a Beauty Moment
From face mists to detanglers and overnight masks, meet the new star skin- and hair-care ingredient.
By
Ashley Joseph
Date April 16, 2019
Last month, Glossier dropped their newest Balm Dotcom flavour: mango. Coral tinted, this version of their signature “skin salve” arrived at the right moment because the tropical fruit has actually been having a moment, with the moisture-boosting powers of the mango’s butter making its way into hair and skin products.
Like its more ubiquitous cousins, cocoa and shea, mango butter comes not from the sweet flesh or brightly-coloured rind of the fruit but from that precious kernel, which contain fats packed with vitamins A and C, plus an assortment of antioxidants and fatty acids. In its raw form, the nutrient-dense butter is scentless—meaning all those fruity fragrances actually have nothing to do with their star ingredient—and semi-firm, melting into skin on contact and helping to protect from free radicals. It’s also a great natural sunburn healer and one of the best known plant-based emollients.
While Glossier’s new balm doesn’t *actually* contain any mango butter, a few brands have used it in a few different forms. Here’s some to help you get your fill of the mango butter trend.
Klorane has been a go-to for natural-leaning drug store haircare since the 1960s, with largely plant-based, sustainable formulas at accessible prices. Their newest mango butter range is designed to address dryness, with this leave-in conditioner working like a moisture-sealing day cream for your hair.
AG Hair Coco Nut Milk Conditioning Spray
($35, Ulta)
Mango seed butter is one of several natural moisture sources packed into this moisturizing hair spritz, which is 98% derived from natural ingredients.
“Whenever I feel dryness coming on, I slather this on at night on top of my face oil, and honestly, I wake up feeling like a new woman,” Olivia Wilde says of this overnight mask, designed to be layered over other products to seal in moisture while you sleep. Its key skin-shielding ingredient? Mango butter, of course.
Live Clean
Live Clean Mango & Aloe Butter Foaming Wash
($7, Walmart)
While “foaming” and “moisturizing” don’t often go hand-and-hand, Live Clean’s latest range of body washes make it work. Like the rest of their products, the formulas are 98% plant-based and sulfate-free. Designed for sensitive skin, this one moisturizes with mango seed butter.
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Like its more ubiquitous cousins, cocoa and shea, mango butter comes not from the sweet flesh or brightly-coloured rind of the fruit but from that precious kernel, which contain fats packed with vitamins A and C, plus an assortment of antioxidants and fatty acids. In its raw form, the nutrient-dense butter is scentless—meaning all those fruity fragrances actually have nothing to do with their star ingredient—and semi-firm, melting into skin on contact and helping to protect from free radicals. It's also a great natural sunburn healer and one of the best known plant-based emollients.
While Glossier's new balm doesn't *actually* contain any mango butter, a few brands have used it in a few different forms. Here's some to help you get your fill of the mango butter trend.
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