Unrefined shea butter natural butter for nourishing creams and protective care products
Unrefined shea butter is a natural plant butter widely used in cosmetic manufacturing to create dense cream and balm textures in daily care products. The ingredient preserves natural aroma and color making it suitable for natural cosmetic formulations while providing stable textures across different product types.
Properties and skin appearance outcome
In cosmetic products the butter forms soft rich texture allowing formulations to spread easily across skin while delivering comfortable feeling after application. Products containing this ingredient help maintain well cared skin appearance and support softness during regular use.
Unrefined shea butter works well in nourishing creams and protective care products. Explore other butters and see the section.
In formulations designed for dry and rough skin areas the ingredient helps create denser textures making products feel more comfortable during application.
Application across industries
Unrefined shea butter is widely incorporated in face and body creams, lip balms, hand and foot care products, nourishing hair masks, after bath products and natural cosmetic formulations. The ingredient is broadly adopted in private label and industrial manufacturing due to continued demand for natural oils in modern skin care products.
The butter is incorporated to increase richness of texture, improve spreadability and support formation of stable cream and balm systems. It is compatible with vegetable oils, emulsifiers and cosmetic actives allowing development of diverse care formulations.
Recipe for protective hand cream with popular formulation ingredients
Purified water 54 ml
Vegetable glycerin 6 ml
Unrefined shea butter 15 g
Sweet almond oil 7 ml
Emulsifier Olivem 1000 7 g
Cetyl Alcohol 4 g
Panthenol 4 ml
Preservative Euxyl PE 9010 2 ml
Light cosmetic fragrance 1 ml
Glycerin is dissolved in purified water forming uniform water phase. Oil phase containing shea butter, almond oil, Olivem 1000 and Cetyl Alcohol is heated separately until components melt completely. Both phases are combined forming cream emulsion. After partial cooling panthenol is incorporated followed by preservative and fragrance while mixing continues until stable cream texture is obtained spreading comfortably across skin.
Unrefined shea butter is positioned for B2B cosmetic manufacturing supporting formulation stability, reproducible textures and scalable production processes.
To compare texture and composition, you may also look at Unrefined Shea Butte 50 g.
INCI name for label declarations: Butyrospermum parkii oil. Melting point per specification: 28°C.
FAQ
What is the fatty acid profile of unrefined shea butter and its oxidative stability?
The fatty acid profile and oxidative stability details are provided in the COA or specification available on request for wholesale items after the order ships.
What input percentage and phase of addition apply to unrefined shea butter?
The recommended input percentage is from 5 to 100% in the oil or fatty phase, per the given characteristics.
Are COA and specification documents available for unrefined shea butter?
COA and specification documents can be requested from the supplier.
What is the shelf life of unrefined shea butter and how to detect rancidity?
The indicated shelf life date is 10.2028; signs of rancidity and storage advice are listed on the label or specification.