{"id":4872,"date":"2020-09-09T15:26:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T15:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e9k1paaxhk.onrocket.site\/ingredientes\/karite-butyrospermum-parkii\/"},"modified":"2021-08-29T20:19:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T20:19:03","slug":"she-butyrospermum-parkii","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/abilia.eu\/en\/ingredientes\/she-butyrospermum-parkii\/","title":{"rendered":"Shea (Butyrospermum parkii)"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_images_carousel images=”4430″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_no” speed=”3000″ autoplay=”yes” hide_pagination_control=”yes” wrap=”yes” css_animation=”none”][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text]Shea (Vitellaria paradoxa or Butyrospermum parkii) is a tree found in the center of the African continent. It belongs to the family of the Sapotaceae. It can reach 15 meters high and live for three centuries. The diameter of its trunk can reach up to two meters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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From its almond-shaped fruit is extracted vegetal fat denominated \u201cShea butter\u201d. Its elaboration starts with the picking and the washing of the almond. Then, almonds are triturated and toasted (depending on the process, the toasting phase does not necessarily get all the way through, which helps to conserve better the properties of the butter) and go through a mill in order to obtain a brown and liquid paste.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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This paste has to be beaten by hand to separate the butter from the rest of the components on the surface of the liquid. The resulting butter is brought to a boil and filtered several times, separating the impurities, until a clean, honey-colored product is obtained (depending on the roasting stage).<\/span><\/p>\n

The butter commonly used for cosmetic products is ivory white in color and has a relatively strong odor. Refined shea butter can be found, less odorous and with a more whitish tone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Traditional properties<\/h3>\n