: a pale solid fat from the seeds of the shea tree used in food, soap, and candles
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Further buffering the effects of the retinoid are the brand’s signature thermal water (rich in soothing minerals) as well as shea butter and squalane to moisturize and protect.
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Deanna Pai, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Some manufacturers are also re-formulating products to keep costs down, including replacing cocoa with shea butter or palm oil and incorporating peanut butter, caramel, and wafers to reduce cocoa content.
—Liz Regalia, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025
Not nearly as greasy as a true balm, but richer than your typical face cream, this drugstore darling instantly soothes dry, chapped skin with the help of emollient shea butter, moisturizing vitamin B5, and calming madecassoside (a derivative of our fave, Centella asiastica, or cica for short).
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
Its formula, which has hydrating shea butter, brightens your complexion and evens out skin tone.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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Deanna Pai, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Some manufacturers are also re-formulating products to keep costs down, including replacing cocoa with shea butter or palm oil and incorporating peanut butter, caramel, and wafers to reduce cocoa content.
—Liz Regalia, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025
Not nearly as greasy as a true balm, but richer than your typical face cream, this drugstore darling instantly soothes dry, chapped skin with the help of emollient shea butter, moisturizing vitamin B5, and calming madecassoside (a derivative of our fave, Centella asiastica, or cica for short).
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
Its formula, which has hydrating shea butter, brightens your complexion and evens out skin tone.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Shea butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shea%20butter. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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