natural butters · natural butter / emollient
shea butter
Rich, creamy butter with a mild, nutty aroma, Shea Butter is a natural butter / emollient that formulators reach for in hair, nail & skin formulations. A versatile staple for the maker's cabinet.
vegan · single-ingredient · palm-free · fair trade · hexane-free
kimiya workshop · at a glance
shea butter
natural butters — natural butter / emollient
- inci
- butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter
- role
- natural butter / emollient
- form
- solid butter; ivory
- aroma
- mild, nutty
- solubility
- oil-miscible (melted); insoluble in water
- use level
- broad — from a few percent of the oil phase up to 100% in anhydrous formats; confirm per tds
- shelf life
- 12 months
origin · ghanafor the maker's bench
01in the workshop
- a the all-rounder butter skin, hair, lip and body care all lean on shea first.
- b whipped & body butters the default choice, alone or as the base of a blend.
- c rich but workable deep emollience that still absorbs without a waxy afterfeel.
- d naturally forgiving generous unsaponifiable fraction gives it its famous skin feel.
- e temper-aware cool it fast and it stays silky; cool slowly and it can go grainy (fixable by re-melting).
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handle with care
Caution: For external use only. Do not ingest. Avoid contact with eyes and the skin around the eyes. Keep out of reach of children.
external use onlynot for ingestion
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complete your formula
everything a formula needs, from one bench
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maker reviews & questions
questions
Qmy shea butter turned grainy — is it bad?
kimiya staffNo — graininess happens when melted shea cools slowly and its fats crystallize unevenly. Re-melt fully and cool quickly (fridge or freezer) to restore a smooth texture.
Qcan i use it on skin as-is?
kimiya staffYes — it's a single-ingredient cosmetic butter for external use; many people use it neat. Patch-test first.