- SHEA BUTTER
- Characteristics
- Applications and properties
- Contraindications & other details
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Shea BUTTER
Latin name: Butyrospermum parkii
Raw material: Sorted nuts
Extraction: Cold pressing
Certification: USDA Organic
Origin: Ghana
INCI Name: BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER
Function: Cosmetic ingredient
Fragrance: Characteristic seed fragrance with hints of almond
Colour: Light yellow to beige
Storage: Store dry, dark, and cool
Content: approx. 90 grams
Brand: j'Olie et Co Aromatherapy
Latin name: Butyrospermum parkii
Raw material: Sorted nuts
Extraction: Cold pressing
Certification: USDA Organic
Origin: Ghana
INCI Name: BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER
Function: Cosmetic ingredient
Fragrance: Characteristic seed fragrance with hints of almond
Colour: Light yellow to beige
Storage: Store dry, dark, and cool
Content: approx. 90 grams
Brand: j'Olie et Co Aromatherapy
Shea butter, which is very rich in unsaponifiable ingredients and vitamins, is indispensable in your grooming products: it protects, softens, and restructures damaged skin. Processed in your hair preparations, it nourishes and adds shine and beauty to hair.
This Shea butter is of raw, non-deodorized, non-refined and non-bleached quality. The appearance and smell may therefore vary from batch to batch. The latest batch currently being processed looks very raw, with a rather beige colour, darker than our usual batches, and a distinctive fragrance, more pronounced than usual batches, with notes of slightly roasted seeds.
The fleshy fruit resembles a small avocado. The sweet, edible flesh contains a nut in the middle, which, when pressed, yields Shea butter. This butter has been widely used in certain regions of Africa for centuries for its many virtues. And is particularly recommended to soothe sprains, pain, and rheumatism.
It is deodorized by simply drying it in the sun, following a traditional and ancestral technique mastered by the women of the village, without the use of solvents or water vapor. Organic shea butter is thus naturally stripped of its acidic fragrance, without any temperature increase, and retains all its benefits.
Shea butter is extracted from the fruit of the Shea tree, which only grows wild in the savannahs of West Africa. The tree can grow more than 12 metres tall, and the stem can be up to 2 metres wide.
It is yellow in colour and has a relatively light fragrance with a hint of almond. It has a rich texture and feels melty to the touch.
This Shea butter is of raw, non-deodorized, non-refined and non-bleached quality. The appearance and smell may therefore vary from batch to batch. The latest batch currently being processed looks very raw, with a rather beige colour, darker than our usual batches, and a distinctive fragrance, more pronounced than usual batches, with notes of slightly roasted seeds.
The fleshy fruit resembles a small avocado. The sweet, edible flesh contains a nut in the middle, which, when pressed, yields Shea butter. This butter has been widely used in certain regions of Africa for centuries for its many virtues. And is particularly recommended to soothe sprains, pain, and rheumatism.
It is deodorized by simply drying it in the sun, following a traditional and ancestral technique mastered by the women of the village, without the use of solvents or water vapor. Organic shea butter is thus naturally stripped of its acidic fragrance, without any temperature increase, and retains all its benefits.
Shea butter is extracted from the fruit of the Shea tree, which only grows wild in the savannahs of West Africa. The tree can grow more than 12 metres tall, and the stem can be up to 2 metres wide.
It is yellow in colour and has a relatively light fragrance with a hint of almond. It has a rich texture and feels melty to the touch.
Shea butter helps treat various skin problems, including arthritis, inflamed skin, sinus infection, acne, stretch marks, wrinkled skin, skin breakouts, flaky and itchy skin (psoriasis), insect bites, acne and many more. It is used in making various types of cosmetic products.
Shea butter known for its luxurious moisturizing properties and also exhibits natural sun-protective properties.
It is a waxy solid butter at room temperature; oily above 34°C.
Shea butter known for its luxurious moisturizing properties and also exhibits natural sun-protective properties.
It is a waxy solid butter at room temperature; oily above 34°C.
Contraindications: Shea butter naturally contains latex and should therefore be avoided if you have a latex allergy.
Main constituents:
Fatty acid composition:
Essential polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA or EFA) or vitamin F: linoleic acid (omega 6) (4-8%), Monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA): oleic acid (40-50%) Saturated fatty acids (SFA): stearic acid (36-50%), palmitic acid (3-8%)
Other active ingredients:
Unsaponifiable constituents (about 7% of total composition) including:
Terpene alcohols (in the form of cinnamic acid esters or fatty acid esters: alpha- and beta-amyrin, pareol, lupeol, butyrospermol): anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, help maintain skin elasticity and absorb UV rays.
Phytosterols (karisterols including alpha-spinasterol, delta-7-stigmasterol): improve skin barrier function and microcirculation, delay skin ageing, anti-inflammatory, protect against UV rays.
Latex (source of kariteen (isoprenic hydrocarbon)): absorbs UV rays, anti-allergenic. Vitamins A, E (tocopherols): natural antioxidants
Allergens: None (Annex III, EU Cosmetics Regulation, 1223/2009)
Loyalty points: With every order you can collect loyalty points. Look here for our loyalty points conditions.
Main constituents:
Fatty acid composition:
Essential polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA or EFA) or vitamin F: linoleic acid (omega 6) (4-8%), Monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA): oleic acid (40-50%) Saturated fatty acids (SFA): stearic acid (36-50%), palmitic acid (3-8%)
Other active ingredients:
Unsaponifiable constituents (about 7% of total composition) including:
Terpene alcohols (in the form of cinnamic acid esters or fatty acid esters: alpha- and beta-amyrin, pareol, lupeol, butyrospermol): anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, help maintain skin elasticity and absorb UV rays.
Phytosterols (karisterols including alpha-spinasterol, delta-7-stigmasterol): improve skin barrier function and microcirculation, delay skin ageing, anti-inflammatory, protect against UV rays.
Latex (source of kariteen (isoprenic hydrocarbon)): absorbs UV rays, anti-allergenic. Vitamins A, E (tocopherols): natural antioxidants
Allergens: None (Annex III, EU Cosmetics Regulation, 1223/2009)
Loyalty points: With every order you can collect loyalty points. Look here for our loyalty points conditions.
In accordance with the legislation, j'Olie et Co Aromatherapy cannot provide (complete) information about all properties and the application of products. If you have specific product questions, please email us at info@jolieetco.com
The European Union obliges all suppliers of essential oils to mention these warnings. Look here for more information.
The European Union obliges all suppliers of essential oils to mention these warnings. Look here for more information.
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