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INCI ingredient

Butyrospermum Parkii Shea Butter

Also listed as: Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Shea Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Butyrospermum Parkii(Shea) Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii (Beurre De Karité)

Shea butter, a rich plant butter from the nuts of the shea tree.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Shea butter is pressed from the nuts of a West African tree. It softens, protects and thickens creams and balms.

It is plant-derived and affects none of the six checks.

Functions: emollient, occlusive

Products with Butyrospermum Parkii Shea Butter

in 526 products

Showing 24 of 526 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • skin conditioning
  • viscosity controlling
  • skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.
  • viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.

CAS 194043-92-0 - 91080-23-8 · EC 293-515-7

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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