Shea butter ideas

[Guest guest]

ok...not sure what I was thinking .. but now I have about 5 lbs of

unrefined shea butter - I love shea butter as a body lotion - but this

last batch that I bought (3lbs) from ghana on a prebuy is really an

ugly color - its not the whitish color I'm used to (even though the

other was unrefined too) - it is more like a yellowish and a horrible

greyish color ... which after googling ..seems to be a normal color.

However, when I melt it down and then mix it (usually with a bit of

grapeseed oil, and frac. coconut oil, and then let it set up again,

its a yucky grey color - it still has the great benefits, but its

really a nasty color... anyone know how I could improve the color of

this stuff? LOL

 

Pam

[Guest guest]

Hi Pam,

 

Either whip your shea with your other oils to a light fluffly texture or add

some calendula co2 to it.

 

The whipping will make it almost white and the calendula if you have it will

make it yellow. Could use seabuckthorn berry co2 as well for a nice orange

color.

 

And yes, that greyish color is quite normal.

 

Margaret

Mohea Natural Beauty LLC

 

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" Pam Staley " <pam

ok...not sure what I was thinking .. but now I have about 5 lbs of

unrefined shea butter - I love shea butter as a body lotion - but this

last batch that I bought (3lbs) from ghana on a prebuy is really an

ugly color - its not the whitish color I'm used to (even though the

other was unrefined too) - it is more like a yellowish and a horrible

greyish color ... which after googling ..seems to be a normal color.

However, when I melt it down and then mix it (usually with a bit of

grapeseed oil, and frac. coconut oil, and then let it set up again,

its a yucky grey color - it still has the great benefits, but its

really a nasty color... anyone know how I could improve the color of

this stuff? LOL

 

Pam

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Got the same shea, Pam. And was thinking the same thing. If I come up with

anything, I will share.

 

 

 

Phaedra Stockstill

 

@ The Boutique

 

http://attheboutique.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Well, I went to 'work' yesterday...I found a nice little recipe on

google and heated up my shea butter to about 170deg., let it simmer

for 10mins then stuck it in the freezer, after 10mins, whipped it -

not much action, back in freezer for 10 mins - whipped to nice frothy

texture....added about 1 oz of jojoba and 1/2 oz of grapeseed oil ...

then for color I didn't have much on hand so just put in >2< drops of

green food coloring (in 20oz of oils) and it turned out a beautiful

light minty green color ... and after pouring it into little jars -

and letting it set ... its wonderful!! now if I could only sell my

products!! I'm not good at going out and knocking doors...so I usually

give them away as gifts! LOL

 

Pam

 

> Hi Pam,

>

> Either whip your shea with your other oils to a light fluffly

texture or add some calendula co2 to it.

>

> The whipping will make it almost white and the calendula if you have

it will make it yellow. Could use seabuckthorn berry co2 as well for

a nice orange color.

>

> And yes, that greyish color is quite normal.

>

> Margaret

> Mohea Natural Beauty LLC

>

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> " Pam Staley " <pam

> ok...not sure what I was thinking .. but now I have about 5 lbs of

> unrefined shea butter - I love shea butter as a body lotion - but

this