INCI Name

The Shea tree grows wild on the savannah in several of the West African countries like Ghana, Nigeria and Mali. The tree can grow to be 20-25 metres high and has deep roots (20 metres), enabling it to withstand long periods of drought.

The first fruits appear after 8-12 years and peak productivity is reached when the tree is about 40 years old although it can continue to bear fruit for up to 150 years.

Each tree produces approximately 50kg of fruit every year. The shea tree’s fruit (and its stone, or nut) is an important raw material for West Africa and for hundreds of years the local people have used it for food, medicinal, decorative and cosmetic purposes and as a protection against the sun and bad weather.

Reducing the amount of stearic acid in the shea butter produces shea butter oil. The shea butter cools down so they can remove the stearic acid. The shea butter contains 5-10% phytosterols, which stimulate cell growth.

Shelf Life

Keeps for 2 years.

Skin Care

A very fatty oil used in creams, sun creams, body butters, lotions and massage oils. Good for moisturising, protecting and healing the skin, especially dry and damaged skin. It has mildly antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, good moisture-retaining properties and protects the skin from the sun and from drying out.

Shea butter oil is especially good for dry, sensitive, baby, and black skin care. It seems to be a particularly good skin emollient and moisturiser for people from Africa or the West Indies as their skin needs the type of fattiness that
shea butter products offer.

It is suitable for preventing or treating stretch marks during and after pregnancy. Women in West Africa use the solid shea butter on their stomachs during pregnancy to avoid stretch marks and this is very effective because of the phytosterol content. I consider shea butter more healing than the oil but quite often it is more convenient to use the oil.

It has excellent softening properties making the skin soft and supple.

In the Kitchen

You can use Shea Butter Oil in cooking.

Related products

1. Dry and Sensitive Skin
2. Blend with Apricot and Peach Kernel oils. To reduce the fattiness of Shea Butter Oil combines with thinner and drier oils such as Thistle, Rosehip and Chia Seed oils.  For sensitive skin add Rosehip and the Chia Seed oil.
   Stretchmarks
3. Combine with Rosehip, Evening Primrose and extra large doses of E-Vitamin oil.
   Baby Products
4. Combine with Shea Butter, Apricot Kernel, Peach Kernel and Rosehip Oils.
   Black Skin Products
5. Combine with Avocado Oil, Avocado Butter and Coconut Butter.

Shea Butter Oil Recipes

Stretch Mark Treatment Oil
50ml Shea Butter Oil
20ml Thistle Oil
15ml Borage Oil
14g Vitamin E Oil (undiluted)
8 drops Rosemary Antioxidant (CO2 Extract)
10-12 drops Essential Oils

Rejuvenating Skin Oil for Black Skin
25ml Shea Butter Oil
20ml Avocado Oil
20ml Kiwi Seed Oil
20ml Thistle Oil
14g Vitamin E Oil (undiluted)
8 drops Rosemary Antioxidant (CO2 Extract)
10-12 drops Essential Oils

NOTE: For further recipes please refer to Kolbjorn’s book The Aromantic Guide to Unlocking the Powerful Health & Rejuvenation Benefits of Vegetable Oils

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