About Shea Butter
Shea Butter Catalog
Order Shea Butter
 Customer Reviews on Shea Butter Shea Butter FAQ Tour of Togo Shea Butter 1-866-PUR-SHEA
Heal and Moisturize with Shea Butter
 
Agbanga Karité is happy to assist in gathering recipes from around the world for natural cosmetic products that are specifically developed for unrefined shea butter, virgin palm kernel oil, virgin red palm oil, virgin coconut oil, and African black soap. The goal of this page is to share ideas with others to increase our knowledge about the use of pure unrefined shea butter and virgin oils in shea butter body butters, soaps, creams, and hair care products. Please submit your recipes and we will be happy to add them to the site. Feel free to use and alter these recipes.* We only ask that you do not sell them for personal financial gain and that you contribute your own recipes to share...

Body Butters with Unrefined Shea Butter

Shea Body Butter
Exotica Body Butter
Coco-Mango Body Butter
Shea Butter Emu Body Butter
Post a Recipe
Name:
Email address:
Company:
State & Country:
Recipe:
 

Unrefined Shea Butter Soaps

Body Butters with Unrefined Shea Butter

Shea Body Butter

80% Unrefined Shea Butter
19% Oil of choice
1% Vit E
Fragrance of choice

Weigh your butter and oils into a plastic bowl. Place in the microwave and heat in 30 second intervals. You do not want it melted, only softened. I have found that using a whisk type blender is best. When your butter is soft, you may begin mixing with your blender of choice, starting on low to incorporate your butter and oils together. When that is completed you may now pick up speed and let it whip. When using unrefined shea butter, you will notice that it will turn a dark green in color, as it whips and gets airy.. it will turn a very light cream color. When your butter has the look of whipped egg whites and is starting to peak, add your fragrance of choice. I have found it is best to stop your mixer to do this, mix it by hand for a minute.. then turn your mixer on high and whip it up real good to mix in the fragrance. Contributed by Mary - Leonard, MI
printable version

 

Exotica Body Butter

40% Unrefined Shea Butter
10% Virgin Coconut Oil
10% Mango Butter
10% Avocado Butter
10% Hemp Butter
19% Oil of choice
1 % Vit E
Fragrance of choice

Weight mango & hemp butter in a plastic bowl and place in the micro and heat until liquid, be sure to not over heat this, do this in 30 second intervals until complete liquid. When this is completed, add the shea butter, virgin coconut oil, avocado butter and oils to the melted oils. Place in the microwave to soften, but not melt all the way. I have found that using a whisk type mixer produces the best results. Place all your butters & oils in your mixing bowl. Start on low to incorporate all your butters & oils together. Once that is done, you can then turn your mixer on high and let it whip. Once it reaches the look of whipped egg whites, stop your mixer and add your fragrance, mix it by hand for a minute, then turn your mixer on high and whip it up real good to mix in the fragrance. Contributed by Mary - Leonard, MI
printable version

 

Coco - Mango Body Butter

30% Unrefined Shea Butter
30% Virgin Coconut Oil
20% Mango Butter
19% Oil of choice
1 % Vit E
Fragrance of choice

Weight mango butter in a plastic bowl and place in the micro and heat until liquid, be sure to not over heat this, do this in 30 second intervals until complete liquid. When this is completed, add the shea butter, virgin coconut oil and oils to the melted oil. Place in the microwave to soften, but not melt all the way. I have found that using a whisk type mixer produces the best results. Place all your butters & oils in your mixing bowl. Start on low to incorporate all your butters & oils together. Once that is done, you can then turn your mixer on high and let it whip. Once it reaches the look of whipped egg whites. Stop your mixer and add your fragrance, mix it by hand for a minute, then turn your mixer on high and whip it up real good to mix in the fragrance. Contributed by Mary - Leonard, MI
printable version

 

Shea Butter with Emu Oil

70% Unrefined Shea Butter
20% Emu Oil
9% Oil of choice
1% Vit E
Fragrance with care (emu oil is transdermal)

Weigh shea butter in a plastic bowl and place in the microwave and heat until soft, not a liquid, do this in 30 second intervals. When this is completed, place your shea butter and oils in your mixing bowl. I have found that using a whisk type mixer produces the best results. Start on low to incorporate all your butters & oils together. Once that is done, you can then turn your mixer on high and let it whip. Once it reaches the look of whipped egg whites. Stop your mixer and add your fragrance, use caution doing this, the emu oil is transdermal and will bring which ever fragrance you use into your skin. I suggest using skin safe and healing type essential oils only, lavender and patchouli are my favorites. Mix fragrance in by hand for a minute, then turn your mixer on high and whip it up real good to mix in the fragrance. I always give this a shelf life of 2 - 3 months. Contributed by Mary - Leonard, MI
printable version

 
Soap Recipes with Unrefined Shea Butter and Virgin Oils

Agbanka Karite All Virgin Oils aka Virgin Mary

45% Extra Virgin Olive Oil
30% Unrefined Shea Butter
15% Virgin Palm Kernel
10% Virgin Coconut Oil
Fragrance

Please run this thru your own lye calculator. A very creamy moisturizing soap. Will also make a very hard bar of soap, that is long lasting. Contributed by Mary - Leonard, MI
printable version

 

Bubbling Castile

75% Extra Virgin Olive Oil
25% Virgin Coconut Oil
Fragrance, unscented is wonderful in this soap

Please run this thru your own lye calculator. Cure time will vary on your type of method in making soap. Will produce a very mild and bubbly soap. Contributed by Mary - Leonard, MI
printable version

 

Mechanics Greasy Hand Soap

28% Vegetable Shortening or Lard
22% Coconut Oil
20% Palm Oil
20% Olive Oil
10% Unrefined Shea Butter
Fragrance
Ground Pumice added at trace 2T per # of oils
Please run this thru your own lye calculator.

Will make for a very hard bar and long lasting bar of soap. Contributed by Mary - Leonard, MI
printable version

 

Shea Extreme

45% Unrefined Shea Butter
30% Rice Bran Oil or Olive Oil
25% Virgin Palm Kernel Oil
Fragrance

Please run this thru your own lye calculator. Will make for a very creamy, long lasting hard bar of soap. Contributed by Mary - Leonard, MI
printable version

 

Shea Butter Basic Recipe

30% Olive Oil
25% Rice Bran Oil
20% Unrefined Shea Butter
15% Virgin Palm Kernel Oil
10% Virgin Coconut Oil
fragrance
Please run this thru your own lye calculator.

I have found that using Virgin Palm Kernel Oil & Virgin Coconut Oil, it is not as harsh on your skin. Leaving your skin soft. This base recipe is very creamy and moisturizing to your skin. Contributed by Mary - Leonard, MI
printable version

 

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Soap

30% Olive Oil
25% Palm Oil
25% Palm Kernel Oil
15% Unrefined Shea Butter
5% Cocoa Butter
Lemon fragrance oil, or a essential oil blend of citrus.
Please run this thru your own lye calculator

At trace add Virgin Palm Oil until you achieve your desired color of yellow. Start with 2 T and work from there, use caution so that you do not turn it orange!! Add poppy seeds to your liking as well, then your fragrance. Pour into a Teflon bundt pan and place in a preheated oven on 160 - 170 until it reaches gel stage then remove. Let it harden, then place into the freezer for an hour or so for easy removal. Top it with some freshly made base soap. Let set for a week.. display on a cake plate and slice soap as you sell.. makes for a pretty display. Contributed by Mary - Leonard, MI
printable version

 
*Use a lye calculator or scale to figure proper amount of lye to use with these soap recipes.

 

Please call us toll free at 1-866-PUR-SHEA
For inquiries outside the USA, Canada, and Africa, please call us at 1-360-866-0076

 

 

 

 
Natural Shea Butter Heals and Moisturizes
 


©2003-2004 Agbanga Karite, fair trade shea butter. All rights reserved.

 

 

 

Agbanga Karite is an African-owned producer and supplier of fair trade, traditional pure natural shea butter. Our shea butter is a very high quality shea butter crafted from select shea kernels. Pure virgin shea butter is also known as natural shea butter, unrefined shea butter, pure shea butter, African shea butter, shay butter, buerre de karite, and karite butter. Agbanga Karite also supplies virgin coconut oil, virgin palm kernel oil, virgin red palm oi, virgin cocoa butter and African black soap with a base of shea butter and virgin palm kernel oil. Our shea butter, virgin coconut oil, virgin palm kernel oil, virgin red palm oil and African black soap are excellent soap-making and lotion ingredients. Agbanga Karite is an African wholesale supplier and distributor of bulk shea butter, bulk virgin red palm oil, and bulk African black soap. Agbanga Karite produces shea butter, virgin coconut oil, African black soap,virgin red palm oil and virgin palm kernel oil in Togo, West Africa under fair trade principles. Agbanga Karite is working towards African self-empowerment by setting an example for other African shea butter and red palm oil producers and other African-owned companies throughout Africa.