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Crodamazon Cupuacu

CRODAMAZON CUPUAÇÚ is the rain forest’s answer to Shea Butter and one of a series of products developed from sustainable resources growing in the rain forests of Brazil and manufactured by Croda do Brazil, a division of Croda International Plc. The CRODAMAZON Range represent Croda's committment to study, research and develop plant derived products and subproducts with a permanent policy towards preserving the natural resources of the Amazon rain forest while promoting the social and economic development of the regions involved in this venture

 

CRODAMAZON CUPUAÇÚ is a triglyceride butter extracted from the seeds of Theobroma grandiflorum (INCI Name: Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter), a tropical plant that grows wild in riverbank regions of the Amazon. CRODAMAZON CUPUAÇÚ acts as an emollient to confer softness and a conditioned feel on the skin. and confers. CRODAMAZON CUPUAÇÚ has a high capacity for water absorption and offers proven skin moisturization benefits that help restore the skin’s natural humidity and elasticity.

 

The high water absorption of CRODAMAZON CUPUAÇÚ is superior, even to Lanolin. Clinical studies were conducted to evaluate the product’s moisturizing properties using a prototype cream containing 5% CRODAMAZON CUPUAÇÚ and a placebo applied to treat the legs of a panel of 20 volunteers. Moisture at the skin surface was measured with a corneometer before treatment and at scheduled intervals after treatment, as seen here in the graph.

 


Considerably more moisture is present in the skin treated with the cream containing CRODAMAZON Cupuaçú, as compared to the placebo
 

Similar clinical studies were conducted to evaluate the effects of CRODAMAZON Cupuaçú on transepidermal water loss (TEWL). The results show that CRODAMAZON Cupuaçú is able to decrease the amount of TEWL by up to 26% and keep skin hydrated for 360 minutes.

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