As the demand for natural ingredients in personal care products grows stronger, ingredients like shea butter are becoming more popular with formulators. Why is shea butter such an attractive ingredient for skin and hair moisturization? Learn about shea butter’s composition, benefits and applications in this infographic.
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Highlights from the infographic:
- Shea butter is a fat extracted from the nut of the shea tree found predominantly in Western Africa.
- Traditional uses in African countries include food, medicine and skin care.
- In recent years, it has been widely adopted by international manufacturers for use in food and personal care applications, resulting in increased economic opportunities for many African women.
- Global search data from UL’s Industry Analytics illustrates the search trends of personal care formulators in the Prospector ingredient search engine. The rising interest on the part of product developers in shea butter and natural alternatives reflects consumer demand for more “natural” products.
- Shea butter is rich in fatty acids – predominantly stearic and oleic acids. Also contains palmitic, linoleum and arachidic acids.
- Some reported benefits include anti-aging and anti-inflammatory properties.
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Priscilla,
I’m happy to see the spotlight on shea butter. I grew up using and continue to use shea and cocoa butters as skin/hair moisturizers; they are wonderful emollients so I not surprised by their popularity.
Dear madame
I would like to know what is expiration time od products with Shea butter, conservated by Cosgard (1%).
I produce natural creams and need at least 18 months expiration time.
Is Cacao butter longlasting? -Expiration time longer than Shea butter?
Thank You very much for Your time…