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Shea butter Organic

Unt de Shea BIO*, nerafinat, Ghana, 100 ml

Organic Certificate

Food grade

Data sheet

INCI: Butyrospermum Parkii Butter

Status: Ecocert Organic

Classification: cosmetic grade, food grade

Method of production: pressed, unrefined

Plant part: kernels

Processing: no ethoxylation, no irradiation, no sulphonation, no hydrogenation

Natural index: ISO 16128: Natural 1.0

Additives: no

Preservatives: no

Appearance: beige cream, yellowish cream, soft solid, granular

Texture: rich/heavy

Scent, aroma: characteristic, earthy, vegetable

Use level: 1 - 100 %

Melting point: 34 - 44 C

Key benefits: emollient, moisturizing, nourishing, regenerative, soothing

Suitable for: cosmetics, soaps, treatments

SKIN CARE: Balms, Face creams

BODY CARE: Balms, Body butters, Creams, Lotions, Foot creams, Hand creams, Lotion bars, Nail oils/creams, Ointments/Salves

HAIR CARE: Conditioners, Shampoo bars

KIDS: Balms, Creams

MAKE-UP: Foundations, Concealers, Lip balms

SKIN TYPE: Dry, Sensitive

HAIR TYPE: Coloured, Curly, Damaged, Dry

TRENDS IT SUPPORTS: At-Home, Clean Beauty, Customised, Skinimalism, Waterless

STORAGE: in a cool, dry place protected from sunlight

It is widely used in numerous cosmetic applications due to its outstanding properties. Its fatty acid profile and richness in unsaponifiables support the unquestionable benefits of this butter: promoting epithelialisation, encouraging epidermal regeneration and skin elasticity, skin nourishing, protection of the skin against environmental factors, relief of skin discomfort, hair beautifying.

BENEFITS

anti-inflammatory (oleic acid, cinnamic acid esters)
helps soothe irritated skin, reduces redness
deeply nourishes the skin and maintains optimal moisture levels (polyphenols, stearic and oleic acid)
skin regenerator, epithelialising, facilitates wound healing
contains antibacterial compounds (more than 7 catechin compounds)
protects the skin from external factors (allantoin by occlusion, cinnamic acid)
prolongs skin tan
helps smooth wrinkles and reduce signs of skin ageing
restores shine and beauty to the hair, nourishes the hair fibre
protects hair strands, helps maintain colour

KEY FATTY ACID PROFILE

Lauric acid (C12:0) 1%
Myristic acid (C14:0) 1%
Palmitic acid (C16:0) 5%
Palmitoleic acid (C16:1) 1%
Stearic acid (C18:0) 38%
Oleic acid (C18:1) 42%
Linoleic acid (C18:2) 6%
alpha-Linolenic acid (C18:3) 1%
Eicosanoic acid (C20:0) 2%
Eicosenoic acid (C20:1) 1%
Docosanoic acid (C22:0) 1%
Lignoceric acid (C24:0) 1%

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USE RECOMMENDATIONS

can be applied as such to skin and hair
mixed with other vegetable oils and butters, essential oils and liposoluble actives
can be used for a wide range of cosmetic formulations
highly versatile and nourishing butter, it can be used in a wide array of hair care, skin care, lip care as well as in sun care applications
as ingredient in products for care of dry and cracked skin
good addition to dry hair, dehydrated skin, dry skin, sensitive skin, baby products, lip care soaps, after sun, hand care formulations

SAFETY DATA

no specific measures required

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Product Details

Reference M-1373

Data sheet

INCI: Butyrospermum Parkii Butter

Status: Ecocert Organic

Classification: cosmetic grade, food grade

Method of production: pressed, unrefined

Plant part: kernels

Processing: no ethoxylation, no irradiation, no sulphonation, no hydrogenation

Natural index: ISO 16128: Natural 1.0

Additives: no

Preservatives: no

Appearance: beige cream, yellowish cream, soft solid, granular

Texture: rich/heavy

Scent, aroma: characteristic, earthy, vegetable

Use level: 1 - 100 %

Melting point: 34 - 44 C

Key benefits: emollient, moisturizing, nourishing, regenerative, soothing

Suitable for: cosmetics, soaps, treatments

SKIN CARE: Balms, Face creams

BODY CARE: Balms, Body butters, Creams, Lotions, Foot creams, Hand creams, Lotion bars, Nail oils/creams, Ointments/Salves

HAIR CARE: Conditioners, Shampoo bars

KIDS: Balms, Creams

MAKE-UP: Foundations, Concealers, Lip balms

SKIN TYPE: Dry, Sensitive

HAIR TYPE: Coloured, Curly, Damaged, Dry

TRENDS IT SUPPORTS: At-Home, Clean Beauty, Customised, Skinimalism, Waterless

STORAGE: in a cool, dry place protected from sunlight

Specific References

ean13: 6424414010723

upc: A017-3.G04

mpn: 33079000

Attachments

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