UNREFINED SHEA BUTTER

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. shea butter 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:

* Shea butter is Applied in food field, senna tea is widely used to treat constipation;

* Shea butter is Applied in health product field, shea butter is to be added into health products to relaxe the bowels;

* Shea butter is Applied in pharmaceutical field, shea butter is for the treatment of acute pancreatitis, bacillary dysentery and cholecystitis.