Comments on: Whipped Shea Butter

By: Jules

Jules — Thu, 26 May 2011 20:43:20 +0000

Amy, this is just brill! I really need some more info from you on the shea butter…I’m a bit of a novice in this… Where do I beginning?… I have a parchment-like skin (that dry!) and it recently developed into this wretched dermatitis, from either stress or some sort of allergy. I used the several creams prescribed by dermatologists, but they just don’t provide as much hydration as needed. Now I read loads on the raw bio shea butter. I intend to make my own cream with jojoba oil too, a couple of pure essential oils to give fragrance and to alleviate the itching, and vitamin A (I understood the shea butter already has vitamins E, F and D). Your method of giving it a bit of creaminess is just fantastic! I would really appreciate it if you could let me know what type of essential oils to use with the shea apart from vanilla and coffee, sth for the itching as well, as it inevitably comes with dermatitis. They say myrtle and frankincense should do… sounds heavy as sin… Looking for sth a bit more cheerful and fresh. Then, I read it is recommended to melt the shea butter at a temperature of 35 to 50 degrees Celsius (95 to 120 Fahrenheit), otherwise when it cools, it tends to crystalize… is this.. BS? Finally, to obtain 250-300g of cream, how much shea butter and how much Jojoba oil should I use? Thanks a mill!

By: Amy Warden

Amy Warden — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:00:51 +0000

@Joe – You will need to add a bit of liquid oil to the shea in order for it to whip. I recommend something light such as jojoba, almond oil, apricot kernel, avocado, etc. You won’t need much fragrance. I would add several drops at a time until you like how it smells. And I would NOT add tea tree, unless you want the shea butter to smell like tea tree. Just a few drops of vitamin E will help keep it from oxidizing. Oh, and you will have to heat the shea butter that long to keep it from developing grains. No other way around it. Have fun!

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:36:19 +0000

I’m going to try whipping some shea butter pretty soon. I’ve never done it before. I’m thinking of leaving it plain or adding sandalwood oil to it. How much should I add to a pound of shea butter?
Also, how much tea tree oil should I add as a preservative?
Will heating the shea butter for that long at that temp degenerate the nutrition?

(Any other sent suggestions for us dudes?)
Thanks!

By: Amy Warden

Amy Warden — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:31:02 +0000

That’s a tough one, Izze. Vanilla Hazelnut is the only fragrance I use because it smells somewhat similar to this shea butter and seems to work well with it. I tried to add lavender to some shea butter from a different supplier to improve the scent, and it wasn’t good either! Perhaps a good coffee scent would do the trick? The stronger the better!

By: Izze

Izze — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:21:00 +0000

That’s so funny….I got the same idea to use the cake tips to put them in jars and it looks so fluffy I just giggled.

I bought great quality shea butter from shea butter hut. It really fluffed up when I whipped it but no matter how much EO I put in it… it, still smells like shea butter not my fragrance….any suggestions?

By: Muthering Heights

Muthering Heights — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:58:04 +0000

That looks just beautiful!!!

I once used straight shea butter to rub on my baby bump…it was BAD. I didn’t know any better!
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By: Lynn L

Lynn L — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:06:39 +0000

I have to say that the whipped shea butter here actually looks creamy. I have tried two different batches of your whipped shea butter in the past and was disappointed that it was so hard and nearly impossible to use. “Whipped” shea butter should be like a whipped cream or a rich, creamy consistency and not hard like they have been in the past. Glad to see the texture has changed.

By: Staci Marquez-Nichols

Staci Marquez-Nichols — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:58:19 +0000

Looks good enough to eat…and as beautiful as all your other products.
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By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:40:16 +0000

This looks awesome! I should add this to my list of things I want to try!

By: tiggy fiander

tiggy fiander — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:27:56 +0000

oh my word! i’ve been meaning to make some of this since anne-marie put it up.
my shea butter is on its way this week, so i’m gonna give it a whirl.
yours looks absolutely stunning…and edible!