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
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.
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
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London,
Greater London,
United Kingdom
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.
Shea butter, also known as karite butter, once refined is a white-to-cream coloured fatty substance made from the nuts of karite nut trees (also called Mangifolia trees) that grow in the savannah regions of West and Central Africa