1.our product:
Shea butter (karité) is a fat extracted from the nut of the African shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa or Butyrospermum parkii) which is native in the dry savannah belt of West and Central Africa. The oil-rich Shea nuts are surrounded by thin, nutritious pulp. Shea tree is a traditional African food plant bearing fruit from the age of 10 up to 200 years. The average dry seed yield per tree is 8 kg. Our shea butter are being made into creams, lotions, soaps and other products at our factory. It is also known as “women’s gold,” which has been used for ages as a natural beauty balm because it moisturizes, soothes and protects the skin.
2. specfication
Item | Standard | Test method | Results |
Assay % | 98.5-101.5 | HPLC | 99.7 |
Identification A | Conform | IR | Conform |
Identification B (Ratio:A245/A262) | 0.63-0.67 | UV | 0.67 |
Melting range,°C | 128-131 | Melting point apparatus | 129.3-129.9 |
Loss on drying ,% | ≤0.5 | Silicagel drier | 0.04 |
Residue on ignition,% | ≤0.1 | High temperature ignition | 0.03 |
Heavy metals, % | ≤0.003 | Colorimetry | <0.003 |
Readily carbonizable substances |
3.application:
1. Shea butter is Applied in food field, senna tea is widely used to treat constipation;
2. Shea butter is Applied in health product field, to be added into health products to relaxe the bowels;
3. Shea butter is Applied in pharmaceutical field, for the treatment of acute pancreatitis, bacillary dysentery and cholecystitis.
4 .Function
(1)Revitalizing the skin : A rot of butter on all exposed parts : forearms and legs to eliminate squamas. It is an ideal for softening dry skins.
(2)Essentials for baby’s daily care : Africans have been using sheabutter daily for centuries as a unique link between mother and child to prevent delicate baby skin irritations.
(3)Cold and winter, shea butter in the morning to protect your face: All of your body parts that are exposed, are attacked by the cold weather. The film that sheabutter leaves on your skin will screen and protect it for hours. Never forget that the fight against ageing begins with protection.
(4)Sun & summer, butter in the evening to regain freshness:Refer to the treatment mentionned for your hair which gets dry in the summer. Do not hesitate to oil hair before swimming and to maintain this treatment after the season is over.Your skin suffers during the whole summer. Regular use of shea butter in addition to sun screen products, before and after sun exposition, leaves you with tanned skin and avoids peeling.
(5)Men and athletes prefer the body butter: It is no longer popular for men to have lined skin. Use shea butter after shaving for a healtly and younger feeling skin. Gentlemen, at least once a week, apply a generous amount from head to foot. With special care for joint (elbows and knees), toes, heels and nails.
(6)Sport and shea butter: Shea butter is particularly recommended for sportsmen. It has been used by African for centuries to relieve muscles tension and stress.Before an effort: shea butter accelerates warm-ups. Afterwards Sheabutter helps drain toxins from sore muscles for a faster recovery.