Shea Butter

Scientific name: Butyrospermum Parkii

Origin: herbal
Family: Sapotaceae, Sapotenaceae
Category: Butter tree

Origin, effect and extraction

Shea butter is extracted from the fruits of the shea tree, which grows exclusively in the "Shea belt" West Africa, a 300-kilometre-long area between Uganda and Senegal.

Native shea butter is very nourishing and intensively moisturises the skin. It has soothing properties and is very well tolerated, so it can also be used for skin conditions such as neurodermatitis or psoriasis.

To obtain shea butter from the fruits of the shea tree, the fruits are crushed in a mortar and the pulp is kneaded with the addition of water until the fat settles and can be skimmed off.

Ingredients according to INCI

BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER - Butter from fruits
BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII OIL - Fat from plant
BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER EXTRACT - Butter and fruit extract

Shea butter in cosmetics

Shea butter is suitable for practically every part of the body because it is very rich. It can be used in various forms for body care, such as body butter, face cream, hand and nail care, lip balm, hair care or bath additive.

Shea butter is particularly suitable for making body butter or care cream for very dry skin. A hand cream with shea butter can care for hands, nails and cuticles, which can quickly dry out and become chapped after washing hands or removing nail polish. Shea butter is an effective and natural supplement for nail care.

Thanks to the care from the shea fruit, dry and brittle hair shines in new splendour, rough lips become soft and supple again. Shea butter face cream is also used in anti-ageing cosmetics because it is effective against dryness wrinkles. When shea butter is dissolved in bath water, the nourishing ingredients have a particularly intensive effect, as the pores open up due to the warmth.