Caribpure Shea Butter - west africa
A grey, tallow-like substance, which is extracted from the kernels of the fruit of the tree Butyrospermum parkii by hydraulic pressing or by using specially adjusted screw expellers. The greenish crude fat is usually more or less contaminated with the latex from the fruit, rendering the shea butter rather difficult to refine. Most qualities offered are rather grey in color, but if proper care is taken in the selection of the nuts, and if adequately refined an attractive white fat can be obtained which is very suitable for cosmetic applications.
