: a pale solid fat from the seeds of the shea tree used in food, soap, and candles
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Peptides, shea butter, and meadowfoam oil add hydration and bounce.
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 23 Jan. 2026
That'll be the shea butter and plant oils.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 22 Jan. 2026
Keep their hands moisturized, unbothered, and thriving through the rest of winter with Nonfiction's hand cream, which features shea butter, sweet almond, and vitamin E, and comes laced with pleasant cardamom and bergamot scent.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, shea butter softens roughness and delivers a youthful glow.
—Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 17 Jan. 2026
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 23 Jan. 2026
That'll be the shea butter and plant oils.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 22 Jan. 2026
Keep their hands moisturized, unbothered, and thriving through the rest of winter with Nonfiction's hand cream, which features shea butter, sweet almond, and vitamin E, and comes laced with pleasant cardamom and bergamot scent.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, shea butter softens roughness and delivers a youthful glow.
—Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Shea butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shea%20butter. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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