: a pale solid fat from the seeds of the shea tree used in food, soap, and candles
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To keep lips hydrated, Kapoor also recommended shea butter and ceramide, a type of fat found in skin cells.
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Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
Today, the brand keeps Tucker's spirit alive by using shea butter handcrafted by women in Africa in all of their formulas.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 3 Apr. 2024
Unicorn Fruit After Shave Moisturizer taps shea butter, antioxidant-rich matcha and antibacterial rosewater for their hydrating, antioxidant and antibacterial properties, respectively, leaving skin smooth and radiant.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
The topical cream is infused with ingredients like hyaluronic acid, squalane, and organic shea butter.
—Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 28 Feb. 2024
This after-sun body butter from Hawaiian Tropic is made with coconut oil, shea butter, and avocado oil — a trifecta of moisturizers that offers 12 hours of hydration for your skin.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2024
If a body lotion is more your thing, Shea Moisture combines its hero ingredient (shea butter) with 100% tamanu oil and aloe vera for a formula that leaves even the driest skin feeling soft, coddled, and soothed.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 29 Feb. 2024
It’s packed with good-for-the-skin ingredients that immediately hydrate and smooth even the driest skin — like alpha hydroxy acid (AHA), which helps freshen texture, and nourishing shea butter.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
This balm includes chamomile and calendula to soothe skin, while sunflower seed, olive, and coconut oils work with shea butter to nourish and moisturize skin.
—Tanya Edwards, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
Today, the brand keeps Tucker's spirit alive by using shea butter handcrafted by women in Africa in all of their formulas.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 3 Apr. 2024
Unicorn Fruit After Shave Moisturizer taps shea butter, antioxidant-rich matcha and antibacterial rosewater for their hydrating, antioxidant and antibacterial properties, respectively, leaving skin smooth and radiant.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
The topical cream is infused with ingredients like hyaluronic acid, squalane, and organic shea butter.
—Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 28 Feb. 2024
This after-sun body butter from Hawaiian Tropic is made with coconut oil, shea butter, and avocado oil — a trifecta of moisturizers that offers 12 hours of hydration for your skin.
—Barbara Bellesi Zito, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2024
If a body lotion is more your thing, Shea Moisture combines its hero ingredient (shea butter) with 100% tamanu oil and aloe vera for a formula that leaves even the driest skin feeling soft, coddled, and soothed.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 29 Feb. 2024
It’s packed with good-for-the-skin ingredients that immediately hydrate and smooth even the driest skin — like alpha hydroxy acid (AHA), which helps freshen texture, and nourishing shea butter.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
This balm includes chamomile and calendula to soothe skin, while sunflower seed, olive, and coconut oils work with shea butter to nourish and moisturize skin.
—Tanya Edwards, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Shea butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shea%20butter. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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