SHEA (BUTYROSPERMUM PARADOXUM, VITELLARIA PARADOXA)

SHEA (BUTYROSPERMUM PARADOXUM, VITELLARIA PARADOXA)

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Source: Africa

Description
Natural shea butter is extracted from the pit of a fruit that grows only on the magnifolia tree in Central and Western Africa. Shea butter has been used for centuries in Africa for its unsurpassed ability to maintain and protect the skin from environmental damage and for cosmetic and food purposes. It is used externally to protect the skin from sunburn, eczema, as skin rejuvenator, and for its exceptional healing qualities in scalp and hair care.

The main constituents are
Essential fatty acids, such as triglycerides, unsaponifiables and waxy esters. The seed kernels contain about 50% of a fat consisting mainly of stearic (36-47%) , oleic (33-50%) acids and cinnamic acid. The unsaponifiable fraction (2-11%) is composed of phenols: tocopherols, triterpenes (a-amyrin, lupeol, butyrospermol, parkeol), steroids (campesterol, stigmasterol, -sitosterol, aspinasterol, delta-7-avenasterol) and the polyisoprenic hydrocarbon kariten (up to 2%).

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