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\ ˈshē- 
, ˈshā- \
, ˈshā- \Definition of shea butter
: a pale solid fat from the seeds of the shea tree used in food, soap, and candles
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Recent Examples on the Web This formula contains plant oils, shea butter, and mineral SPF.
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Erica Metzger, Better Homes & Gardens, "2020 Beauty Awards: Our Favorite Makeup Products of the Year," 11 Sep. 2020 Founded by a mother-daughter team, Eu’Genia Shea donates 15% of the profits from sales of its pure shea butter balms for skin and hair to the female workers in Ghana who produce the ingredient.
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Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping, "50+ Black-Owned Businesses to Shop Now and Forever," 13 Aug. 2020 So, why are those ingredients copper and shea butter?
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Marci Robin, Allure, "I Tried Soliscia, a Face Covering Made With Shea Butter-Infused Fabric to Moisturize and Protect Skin," 20 Aug. 2020 This bestselling Target fave soothes dry hands using shea butter and macadamia oil.
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Tanya Edwards, CNN Underscored, "The best hand creams, according to dermatologists," 20 Aug. 2020 One of the top calming ingredients in cleansing milks is shea butter.
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Sian Babish, chicagotribune.com, "The best cleansing milk," 15 Aug. 2020 The company's products contain high-quality ingredients like shea butter and coconut oil, and its Authentic African Black Soap even won a Good Housekeeping Sustainable Packaging Award in 2019.
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Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping, "50+ Black-Owned Businesses to Shop Now and Forever," 13 Aug. 2020 Natural Shea Care currently sells African black soap, as well as shea butter, in four different scents: original, lavender, kiwi and vanilla.
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Keely Brown, The Enquirer, "Entrepreneur Manny Addo: Meet the man changing lives around the world through all-natural skincare," 6 Aug. 2020 And ori in Yoruba language, which is my native tongue, means shea butter.
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Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, "Chef Simileoluwa Adebajo on fire that burned down San Francisco's first Nigerian restaurant," 3 Aug. 2020
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The first known use of shea butter was in 1847
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