Refined vs Unrefined Shea Butter

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Hi All,

I live in New York and you know you can get anything in

New York. Recently I have seen vendors selling

unrefined Shea Butter. I usually buy Refined butter

from online companies for my products. But I read

somewhere that shea that is refined can (or does) lose

a lot of it's beneficial properties. I've never used

unrefined shea before. Does it have an odor? Can I

prepare it the same way I do with refined shea butter?

Does anyone know or use unrefined shea butter for body

butters or soaps? TIA

Nikki

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I have only ever used unrefined shea butter and I love it. I think the smell is

lovely. I recently read that some of the nutrients in shea butter are lost

during the refining process. I just whip it up with essential oils. Pure and

simple.

Nikki@... wrote:

Hi All,

I live in New York and you know you can get anything in

New York. Recently I have seen vendors selling

unrefined Shea Butter. I usually buy Refined butter

from online companies for my products. But I read

somewhere that shea that is refined can (or does) lose

a lot of it's beneficial properties. I've never used

unrefined shea before. Does it have an odor? Can I

prepare it the same way I do with refined shea butter?

Does anyone know or use unrefined shea butter for body

butters or soaps? TIA

Nikki

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[Guest guest]

I always use unrefined in soap. Sometimes I use refined, but only for

the " pretty " toiletries: lotions etc.

B

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> Any thoughts on which kind I should use in a batch of CP soap?

[Guest guest]

La Shonda,

My shea butter looks a bit grey is that normal??? Do you know what its

shelf life is??? I just began using Shea butter myself........Sense I

won a certificate for it last year.

Gabby

> If I were you I would go with the unrefined shea butter. When it is

refined

> I lot of the good stuff is taken out and that is why you want to use

shea

> butter. A good unrefined shea butter will have a nice yellow color

to it.

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> HTH,

> La Shonda

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