Shea Butter Natural 250g

Shea Butter is commonly known for skin care, but it is an excellent wood moisturizer and cooking butter?

Shea Butter Natural 250g

shea butter is an off-white or ivory-colored fat extracted from the nut of the african shea tree (vitellaria paradoxa). shea butter is a triglyceride (fat) derived mainly from stearic acid and oleic acid. It is widely used in cosmetics as a moisturizer, salve, or lotion. shea butter is edible and is used in food preparation in Africa. Occasionally the chocolate industry uses shea butter mixed with other oils as a substitute for cocoa butter, although the taste is noticeably different.

the english word ?shea? comes from s?í, the tree?s name in the bambara language of mali. The french name karité comes from ghariti, its equivalent in the wolof language of Senegal. in some parts of west africa, shea butter is referred to as ori.

in some African countries such as benin, shea butter is used for cooking oil, as a waterproofing wax, for hairdressing, for candle-making, and also as an ingredient in medicinal ointments. It is also used by makers of traditional african percussion instruments to increase the durability of wood (such as carved djembe shells), dried calabash gourds, and leather tuning straps.

Shea Butter is sometimes used as a base for medicinal ointments. Some of the isolated chemical constituents are reported to have anti-inflammatory, emollient and humectant properties. shea butter has been used as a sunblocking lotion and has a limited capacity to absorb ultraviolet radiation.

In Ghana, Shea Butter, locally known as nkuto (akan) or nku (ga) is applied as lotion to protect the skin during the dry harmattan season.

In Nigeria Shea Butter is used for the management of sinustis and relief of nasal congestion. it is also massaged into joints and other parts of the body where pain is experienced.