Difference b/w Ivory & Yellow Shea Butter
Posted by Shanitra on Tuesday, December 6, 2011. Filed under: about shea butter, about yellow shea butter, african butter, difference between yellow and white shea butter, different shea butters
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| Shea Butter |
Natural Shea Butter is collected by extracting it from the
nut of the Shea tree. It has many uses in cosmetics as it is very moisturizing.
You may have noticed Shea butter being sold in a bright yellow or soft ivory
color and wondered; what’s the difference? There is a slight misconception
concerning the two butters. In fact, yellow and ivory butter are not both from
the Shea tree and are similar but different.
The butter which is a bright yellow color is actually called
African butter, and grows from a completely different tree in a different
climate. African butter comes from a tree from dense forest that requires moist
and shaded conditions, while Shea butter comes from a tree in the open savannah
and is drought tolerant. This alone goes to show there are differences between
the butters.
Although the butters are different they do contain similar
properties. Confusion erupted between the two butters when one began to be
marketed as “yellow Shea butter” in America and Europe. Some companies will
even dye Shea butter to look like the African butter, because of consumer demand.
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| Yellow African Butter |
Depending on whom you are asking the ivory or the yellow butter
is the best. Some may prefer the ivory Shea butter because it is creamier and
has a light smell. The African butter has a strong earthly smell that some may
not like, but it’s easy to get used to. Both have great moisturizing properties
for your hair and skin.
So if you happened to purchase a yellow tub of “African shea
butter”, you really have African butter. But it’s ok, because it’s just as
beneficial. Both can help you on the road to healthy strands.
Quick Fact: Coco Butter can be substituted for Shea butter as well. They are basically the same thing.
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June 30, 2015 at 2:31 AM
Thanks for sharing .If shea butter has been "ultra-refined", it has gone through at least two filtering systems that change its composition. Ultra-refined shea butter is typically used for mass-produced cosmetics. It will almost always be very white in color. The consistency can vary, depending on how the manufacturer wants to use the shea butter in a product, such as it having a firm consistency for alip balm or being more liquid-like for a hair conditioner. Find here Yellow Shea Butter | Beauty Blender Dubai