Product Rating: 4.9/5 (As per 56 Customer Reviews)
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This butter is extracted from the Shea nut. After refinement, the butter has an off-white color and almost no odor, but the applications remain the same. It is solid at room temperature and creamier than the crude counterpart.
Common Uses: Used predominantly for skin care, Shea Butter is known for its moisturizing and emollient properties. Rich in vitamins and fatty acids, it penetrates deeply and leaves a smooth, satiny finish. Shea Butter can be used to make massage butters, body butters, lip balms, and as a moisturizing agent in soaps and shaving creams.
When adding butters to creams and lotions, it might be necessary to gently warm them until the texture can be incorporated into the final product. The melting point can range from 32°C to 35°C. Using a hand blender, create a vortex with your cream or lotion and drizzle your melted butter to fully incorporate. For addition in soaps, the general rule of thumb is 1 tablespoon per pound. As with most raw materials, results may vary, so we strongly recommend small, lab scale batches prior to any commercial manufacturing.
Shelf Life: This butter should be stored in a cool dark place and has a shelf-life of 1 year when stored properly.
For more information on different varieties of Shea Butter please click on the following link: About Our Shea Butters
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Rating: Odourless, perfect when used in my products and mix with either FOs or EO's. I've purchased some from elsewhere that was definitely not as good quality as this one.
By:Kerrie, Stittsville, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 23-Apr-2018
Rating: I recommend this product totally to maintain good nourishment of the skin (without no scent like the crude shea does).
Rating: I usually use the "crude" version of this butter on my skin where there is eczema. I just rub it on the area and my skin calms down almost right away. But when I ran out of the "crude" SB, I tried this refined version that I usually use only in my soaps. Well, the eczema calmed down right away. This made me feel confident that I was purchasing a good quality SB - even in it's refined state. I recommend this product if you are aiming for no scent and no color yet continuing to maintain good nourishment.
By:Louise, Montreal, Quebec Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 25-Feb-2006
Rating: Almost completely odourless so it won't interfere with the natural fragrance of essential oils. It's really well packaged in a solid container, which makes storage and opening much easier. I have bought from other suppliers in the past and they ship it in bags, which can tear and can be difficult to open while working. Great product! Excellent quality product!
By:Elliott, Etobicoke, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 04-Nov-2018
Rating: Great product, quick delivery, will buy again. Thanks
By:Irina, Vernon, British Columbia
Date: Loyal Customer Since: 31-Mar-2014
Rating: This shea butter is just great. Practically no smell and is perfect to use in lotions with other essential oils. Leaves a nice sensation on the skin. Will definitely buy again.
By:Luc, Gatineau, Quebec Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 19-Aug-2017
Rating: quality and price is good . before come to know NDA, I purchased at ethnic store which comes in chunk of shea butter in zip lock bag, I don't feel like to use it. Im glad to and able to make quality soap. i will buy again
Rating: I needed an odorless shea butter, and this delivered. There is a VERY slight smell, but it does not smell like shea.
By:Nzingha, London, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 01-Jan-2015
Rating: I started incorporating this butter into my soap recipes and the bars feel SO much more luxurious.
By:Sandra, Vaughan, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 20-Oct-2014
Rating: This is a staple in my product line now. It makes fantastic lip balms! It makes me wonder why I ever shelled out money for premium products like Burt's. I can say with confidence that mine are better. Best of all, the shelf life has been proving to be quite good. I'm still using a lip balm I made last summer made with this shea butter.
By:Darlene, Wasaga Beach, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 15-Aug-2014
Rating: Lovely shea butter. Not quite as easy to melt/spread on skin directly as the Burkina Faso refined organic (my favourite), but still creamy and rich. It doesn't leave the skin feeling tacky or sticky, like some other heavier shea butters. I also like that it has almost no smell at all.
By:A., Dawson Creek, British Columbia Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 20-Jul-2013
Rating: Très beau produit : blanc, absolument sans odeur. Prix incroyable.
Very wonderful product : very white and without any smell. The price is incredible too.
By:Louise, Montreal, Quebec Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 25-Feb-2006
Rating: I used this for the first time and mixed it 3:1 with coconut oil to make a whipped body butter. It works very well and I am very happy with the results.
Rating: It is a very creamy product. I would purchase again.
By:Merlinda, Scarborough, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 04-Sep-2014
Rating: A rich and creamy butter that I used with cocoa butter and grapeseed oil in a cream I whipped up in my blender and it was very lotion-like. The refined version is good in blends when I want it to smell like a particular EO that has a lighter and more delicate fragrance such as jasmine. Fabulous product. I will be back for more.
Rating: Chunky yet creamier and much more absorbent than the Burkina Faso SB.
By:Rava, Toronto, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 29-Apr-2011
Rating: This butter is great! the texture looks grainy, but it melted down easily. I made chapbutter and anti-acne body butter from it, it turns out with just right texture, very soft and minimal. I needed a long lasting cream for my back acne, it blends beautifully with essential oils. An excellent product, A++
Rating: Nice, versatile butter that goes with everything!
By:Xiaoji, Edmonton, Alberta
Date: Loyal Customer Since: 10-Jan-2013
Rating: This is a very nice, creamy butter. And it makes your skin so soft! It has a low melting point - you can even just put it directly on your skin and it melts right in. So happy I bought this!
By:John, London, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 07-Aug-2012
Rating: This shea butter is fantastic! I use it to make body butters and it makes the richest, most luxurious butters for deep skin hydration.
By:Madison, Hamilton, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 11-Mar-2012
Rating: Great product! No odor compared to the unrefined one. Good quality.
By:Kyla, Espanola, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 13-Jan-2012
Rating: Great price ... great product ... do many uses.
By:Lisa, Winnipeg, Manitoba Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 23-Mar-2011
Rating: Texture: slightly grainy, but melted down and whipped beautifully! Slightly oily residue left on skin
Sent: very minimal, dissipates in a few hours if using raw, easily covered up with EO's
Overall an excellent moisturizer! I purchased the refined shea butter just in case i found the raw unrefined shea butters scent too strong. However the unrefined shea butter was not very strong smelling, and was actually creamier and not grainy at all!
Rating: Great quality for a great price. I love the fact that it's basically scent free, means you don't have to add a lot of FO.
By:Debra, Edmonton, Alberta Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 12-Jan-2012
Rating: Way too grainy to be used in my body butter! Even after I whipped it a lot!I had such high hopes for this refined Shea butter, but I think I'll stick to using the Hemp seed butter instead. The Hemp seed butter is so smooth and wonderful!
Rating: This butter really spreads really nicely on the skin straight from the jar. This butter will go a loooonnnggg way! What NDA mentioned is very true to their description.
Rating: I love this shea butter, it has such a neutral scent with all the benefits of shea. It takes scents wonderfully and its great for my daughter's eczema.
By:Stephanie, London, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 03-Oct-2008
Rating: Love this shea in my cp soaps, but I recently tried whipping it up with some grapeseed oil, a little cornstarch and fragrance - and it is amazing!
By:Brenda, Winnipeg, Manitoba Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 15-Aug-2010
Rating: Great product. This batch has almost no scent at all. Light yellow in color. Performs just as expected and you can't beat the price!
By:Amy, Sept-Iles, Quebec Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 02-Nov-2010
Rating: I love the creamy property of this butter. I love that the scent has been removed from it. I am not a fan of the natural aroma of raw Shea Butter. It is very moisturing and lovely!
By:Susan, Whitby, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 17-Feb-2010
Rating: Great price....Great product. Will definitely be ordering again as soon as i run out.
By:Karen, Strathmore, Alberta
Date: Loyal Customer Since: 02-Nov-2010
Rating: This is a wonderful butter! I had first used L'Occitane shea butter and a small tin was $10 (for 0.26 oz). I purchased the smallest sized jar of this available for $2.74 (for 0.22 lbs!!). I will NEVER go back to L'Occitane, it boggles my mind how much of a rip-off that is. This butter is affordable, and quality. Just taking a piece as-is and rubbing it on my skin, I know that I will be a customer of New Directions Aromatics for years to come.
Keep in mind this butter has a stronger scent than that of L'Occitane, and it is a different scent. I can say that I prefer the scent to this! The other one smelled kind of off to me (but that is my opinion, everyone is different).
At the very least I suggest trying the sample size, you really can't go wrong with this quality and the price. :D
Rating: A good batch. Almost no scent at all, wonderful texture. Thank you very much.
Presque pas d'odeur et bonne texture. Je suis super sastisfaite de cette "batch".
By:Louise, Montreal, Quebec Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 25-Feb-2006
Rating: Beautiful creamy product at a great price. There is a subtle scent when its melted down, but holds a fragrance beautifully. Ive made some unscented products with this butter and the comments have been "earthy", "pleasant", "warm". I add a bit of beeswax to it for color. This has been a Must Have product on my shopping list!
By:Betsy, Brockville, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 23-Apr-2010
Rating: Love this! Very white and no scent that I can smell, Used in both a scented and unscented body butter. Containers packed to the top. Had to open it and take just a bit out to melt into my skin. Love that NDA has sourced out Fair Trade products!
By:Terry, Toronto, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 31-Oct-2008
Rating: Wonderful quality shea butter. Very little scent and smooth consistency, perfect for CP soap and body butters!
Rating: Now that's what I'm talking about! If you don't like the smell of unrefined shea, don't hesitate to spend a bit more to get this stuff!
By:Jackie, Porter's Lake, Nova Scotia Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 21-Jan-2009
Rating: Used this amazing shea butter in my first batch of massage bars and WOW!! I impressed myself with how amazing they turned out again. Can't wait to place another order of ND's top notch products.
Rating: NDA's Shea Butter has a lovely and creamy texture! Although I can't tell the extent to which it has been deodorized (due to a cold) I can tell that this will make a wonderful whipped body butter! I had a hard time choosing all of the different butters that NDA offers, and I plan to purchase Cocoa Butter for my Body Balm next. Thank you NDA!
By:Christine, Burnaby, British Columbia Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 30-Nov-2008
Rating: This shea has no scent, and is divine for making body butter! I mixed it with cocoa butter and sweet almond oil. I am very happy with it and will probably purchase more.
Rating: looks way better in reality than in the picture - no smell, not as oily as other shea butters, and behaves perfectly. the ultimate natural moisturizer!
By:Lucie, Calgary, Alberta Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Nov-2008
Rating: I recently purchased the Refined version of Shea and I am absolutely in love with it.
It's so soft and supple and nourishes the skin on contact. Extremely easy to work with.
I chose refined because I don't like strong scents and wasn't sure about Shea, so tried the cleaned
version - and what can I say - I am a fan.
By:Yulia, Newmarket, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 17-May-2006
Rating: I love this butter, its great for body butters
Mix it with fruity scents and the Body Shop has nothing on you!
By:Stephanie, London, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 03-Oct-2008
Rating: Love this product! The smooth, creamy texture and subtle scent makes it the perfect butter for creamy concoctions. Other scents can be added and will not be overpowered as they would normally be when unrefined shea butter is used. And the price! Can't go wrong there! I got a kilo for the same price I usually shell out to get 100g of shea butter at department stores. Great value!
Rating: I always have been using the 100% natural shea butter before. This time, I ordered the refined one. I liked its creamy texture. I must say I miss the smell of fresh shea butter, but this refined butter is really worth the value (and the price !) I made soaps with this shea butter and as ever, the results are apetizing ! Thanks to New Directions.
By:Louise, Montreal, Quebec Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 25-Feb-2006
Rating: A wonderful way to get the benefits of Shea butter without the strong smell of the natural butter. I will only use this one in my blended formulas! Can't go wrong for the price.
By:Stephanie, Burlington, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 21-Nov-2006
Rating: This is more than a bargain! I used to pay $12 for 50g (1.75 Oz) Can't go wrong here! For an extra $1.12 I got 1 Kg WOW and I can't wait to make my own body lotion, BTW. I did not find it was smelly at all. it really says what it say 'deodorized'
Rating: I first ordered shea ( natural ) from another company and the smell was so awfull I trew it away. But since I liked the effects, I wanted to give it another try, with you deodorized version.
It was a great move ! Althought it still smells a little bit ( like it's supposed to ! ), I like it a lot. Mixed with other butters it is fine. I guess I will get used to the smell eventually.
Thank you for this good product, and for the affordable prices.
By:Edith, Mirabel, Quebec Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 22-Sep-2007
Rating: I love this shea...soft and creamy, beautiful to work with!
By:Beth, North Bay, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 22-Nov-2005
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