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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A yellowish fat extracted from the nuts of the shea tree, ''Butyrospermum parkii'', native to Africa. Shea butter contains primarily [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=oleic%20acid oleic] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=stearic%20acid stearic acids] with some [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lauric%20acid lauric acid]. It was used for oiling and stuffing [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=leather leather]. Shea butter is also used as a butter substitute and as an ingredient in [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=soap soap] and candles.
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A yellowish fat extracted from the nuts of the shea tree, ''Butyrospermum parkii'', native to Africa. Shea butter contains primarily [[oleic%20acid|oleic]] and [[stearic%20acid|stearic acids]] with some [[lauric%20acid|lauric acid]]. It was used for oiling and stuffing [[leather|leather]]. Shea butter is also used as a butter substitute and as an ingredient in [[soap|soap]] and candles.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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''Butyrospermum parkii''; manteca de karité (Esp.); Bambuk butter; Galam butter; karité; kade; Shebu [R.I.T.A]
 
''Butyrospermum parkii''; manteca de karité (Esp.); Bambuk butter; Galam butter; karité; kade; Shebu [R.I.T.A]
  
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== Risks ==
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! scope="row"| Melting Point
 
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== Authority ==
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* Bulk Apothercary: [https://www.bulkapothecary.com/content/SDS/Shea%20butter%20SDS%20-%20BA19.pdf SDS]
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==Physical and Chemical Properties==
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* Melting Point = 33-42 C
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p.844
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p.844

Latest revision as of 15:26, 30 May 2022

Description

A yellowish fat extracted from the nuts of the shea tree, Butyrospermum parkii, native to Africa. Shea butter contains primarily oleic and stearic acids with some Lauric acid. It was used for oiling and stuffing Leather. Shea butter is also used as a butter substitute and as an ingredient in Soap and candles.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Butyrospermum parkii; manteca de karité (Esp.); Bambuk butter; Galam butter; karité; kade; Shebu [R.I.T.A]

Risks

  • Bulk Apothercary: SDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Melting Point = 33-42 C

Resources and Citations

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p.844
  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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