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Shea butter, certified organic, fair trade, REFINED

NZ $10.00

00975

Butters & Waxes

Description

Shea butter, certified organic, fair trade, refined

INCI

Butyrospermum parkii seed butter

Certification

Certified organic, BioGro
Certified Fair Trade, Ecocert - Fair for Life

Appearance

Soft, creamy, off-white butter
Solid at room temperature, will melt on contact with skin.

Refinement

Refined

Purity

100%

Origin

Ghana

Solubility

Oil

Melting point

30 - 37°C

Usage rate

Up to 100% - Depending on desired consistency of final product.

Typical fatty acid profile

Stearic: 39 - 47%
Oleic: 42 - 51%
Linoleic: 4 - 9%
Palmitic: 3 - 7%

Absorption rate

Slow

Comedogenic rating

1

Skin type recommended

Most skin types, particularly dry skin

Vegan

Yes

Palm oil

No

Animal tested

No

This certified organic, fair-trade shea butter is refined, making it just off-white and odourless.

Refined shea butter comes from seeds of wild shea trees scattered throughout the fields and forests of the wooded savanna. The moisturising and healing properties of shea butter have recently been discovered by the western cosmetic industry, but shea butter has been a mainstay of African pharmacology for centuries.

Refined shea butter contains an abundance of protective ingredients, including vitamins, minerals, proteins and a unique fatty acid profile, and is a superior active moisturiser, helping to restore the skin's natural elasticity. Shea butter enables your skin to absorb moisture from the air, and as a result, it becomes softer and stays moisturised for longer. Thanks to these properties, shea butter is an excellent ingredient for soaps, lotions and creams. Though perhaps it is most effective when applied to the skin in its pure state. Regular users of pure, unrefined shea butter generally notice softer, smoother, healthier skin.

To use raw, just squish it between your fingers and it will melt, then massage it into your skin.

Supporting Women in Ghana
Our shea butter is certified Fair trade by Ecocert under the Fair for Life Program. Shea butter comes from Gumo – Kumbungu district in Tamale located in the Northern part of Ghana where our supplier works with women co-operative groups for the processing of organic and fair-trade Shea butter.

Vegan & Cruelty Free
Our shea butter is 100% vegan with no animal-derived ingredients and not tested on animals.

Packaging - Read our commitment to sustainable packaging blog HERE
Butters are packed in ziplock bags. We encourage you to transfer the butter to clean, dry, airtight containers upon receiving your butter and store in a cool dry location out of direct sunlight for the best shelf life for your butter.

All our products are for external use only.

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