DIFFERENT SHEABUTTERS

USES AND CHOICE

SOLVENT OR CRUSHING

Mechanical crushing is an important marketing argument. The word "NATURAL" will have all his meaning. Main "Natural Health Food " chains are insisting on the "CRUSHING" method.

Although there are no scientific studies proving the superiority of the crushing sheabutter, local population in Africa are not using the solvent one for their skin and hair, even when the price is very attractive. Anyhow, there is no reason to maintain the terms of virgen, crude or crushed for all the oils except for the sheabutter.

Budget will be the key thing for the choice.

REFINED OR UNREFINED

Depending upon the formulation, laboratories will need and ingredient without odor, without color and with no acidity. In this case there is only one choice : REFINED SHEABUTTER.

Niches and specific markets are more and more using new concept :

• Green market will have more arguments with UNREFINED, mainly if the buyyer is use "as it is" (Body butter, Ethnic market willing to use the pure sheabutter, etc...)
• when it is possible, the vitamin environment of the UNREFINED butter will increase the anti-inflammatory effect.