Shea Butter
The fat that comes from the oily kernels of the seeds is called shea butter. It comes in a cream, off-white colour and is very rich in cosmetic properties.
We have in stock shea butter with:
Low fatty acid (
No mineral oils or any chemical in the shea butter
Fatty acid composition (in %) : Norms
C16:0 palmitic 4.0 - 8.0
C18:0 stearic 36.0 - 50.0
C18:1 oleic 40.0 - 50.0
C18:2 linoleic 4.0 - 8.0
BOTANICAL NAME : Vitellaria Paradoxa
The fruit consists of a thin, tart, nutritous pulp that surrounds a relatively large, oil-rich seed from shea butter is extracted. Its a deciduous tree therefore itâ??s about 7-15 metre tall, but has reached 25 metre and a trunk diameter of 2 metre.
QUALITY SPECIFICATION
Oil Content ------------------ 45%
FFA -----------------------------3%
Moisture --------------------------8%
Impurity -------------------------- 2%
BOTANICAL NAME : Vitellaria paradoxa
We sell 100% organic shea butter.Our product is unrefined and well packaged to prevent
contamination and tampering. This butter is always fresh and made from the most recent
harvests of shea nuts to ensure you get the best quality shea butter. We supply in bulk both locally
and internationally.
FFA -----------------------------
Our Shea butter unrefined grade from Nigeria was hand made by local trained village community.
The Shea nut was the natural wild Shea trees in the forest at Niger state of central Nigeria.
It has tree color varieties, yellow, off-white and dark color used in soap making.
Unsaponifiable Matter - 19% by wt. max
Free Fatty Acids - 8% maximum
Peroxide Value - 10% max
Moisture - 0.1% max
No mineral oils or any chemical in the shea butter
Fatty acid composition (in %) : Norms
C16:0 palmitic 4.0 - 8.0
C18:0 stearic 36.0 - 50.0
C18:1 oleic 40.0 - 50.0
C18:2 linoleic 4.0 - 8.0
Shea butter is a fat extracted from the nut of the African shea tree. It is ivory in color when raw and commonly dyed yellow with borututu root or palm oil.
It is widely used in cosmetics as a moisturizer, salve or lotion. Shea butter is edible and is used in food preparation in some African countries.
In every month we can export first grade of this product in 1000-2000MT quantity.