0
It is edible in the sense that it is not poisonous, however it has no culinary uses. It would be essentially the same as eating moisturiser - shea butter's primary use is in "body butters" or other moisturisers.
Wiki User
โ 12y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is butter used for?
Body butter is a type of thick moisturiser (a beauty product, not an 'edible' butter), either with cocoa butter and/or shea butter as a main component. Although this question appears in the "food and cooking" catagory, body butter is NOT edible.
Is Shea Butter a nut?
Yes, shea butter is the oil of the shea nut.
How is shea butter made?
Shea butter is extracted from the nut of the shea tree.
What is shea butter called in hindi?
Shea butter is called "เคถเฅ เคฌเคเคฐ" (shee butter) in Hindi.
Who is shea peoples?
The Shea Butter People is a company in which manufactures and sells all sorts of shea butter products. Shea butter is said to be beneficial to one's skin and hair.
Can you be allergic to shea butter?
Shea butter is a slightly yellowish or ivory colored natural fat extracted from the seed of the shea tree by crushing and boiling. Shea butter is widely used in cosmetics as a moisturizer and salve. Shea butter is also grade edible; used in food preparation as well as sometimes in the chocolate industry substituting for cocoa butter. It is an acclaimed natural butter derived from the Shea tree growing across Africa. The shea tree produces its first fruit (which resemble large plums) when it is about 20 years old and reaches its full production when the tree is about 45 years old. It produces nuts for up to 200 years after reaching maturity.
Is lanolin in shea butter?
No, Shea butter is made from Shea nuts that have been processed into a hard butter and Lanolin is the oil extracted from Sheep wool.
What is the consistensy of raw shea butter?
Shea butter has a thick butter like consistency but it's very pliable.
Scientific name for shea butter?
Shea butter is made from the seed of the shea tree. The scientific name for the shea tree is butyrospernum parkiiand 'B. paradoxa'.
What is shea butter in Arabic?
The Arabic name of the shea tree is 'lulu'.
What is the purpose of bulk shea butter?
There are health benfits to bulk shea butter including improved skin elasticity and defense against UV rays. Bulk shea butter can be purchased from websites such as Bulk Apothecary.
How do you get rid of shea butter smell?
I wish I knew, i have added tons of essential oil, and i can still smell the shea butter :(
