Shea butter

Shea butter (CAS 194043-92-0), derived from the nuts of the African shea tree, is a natural fat used in personal care, food, and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Where is Shea butter used?

• Personal care: moisturizer, emollient, and texture modifier in skin creams, lip balms, hair conditioners, and body lotions
• Food: cocoa butter equivalent in chocolate and confectionery coatings
• Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical: base for topical ointments and suppositories
• Coatings and adhesives: bio-based rheology modifier and plasticizer
• Its triglyceride profile delivers compatible melting behavior for high-end food production.

Good to know: Refined grades are generally preferred for pharmaceutical and food applications to ensure consistency and purity across production batches.

Commercial specifications

• Ivory to off-white solid
• Refined and unrefined grades
• Bulk supply in drums or flexi-tanks