shea butter

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noun

a solid, greenish, yellowish, or whitish fat derived from the seeds of the shea tree, used for food and in the manufacture of soaps and candles.

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Origin of shea butter

First recorded in 1840–50

The list of ingredients also includes nourishment for the skin in the form of coconut oil and shea butter.
Best aluminum-free deodorant: Keep odor at bay naturally with these formulations|Irena Collaku|August 23, 2021|Popular-Science
It’s made with coconut oil, shea butter and aloe, so I don’t worry about putting weird ingredients on my skin, and it glides on smoothly and doesn’t feel overly greasy.
This Anti-Chafe Stick Is the Product I Didn’t Know I Needed|Kristen Garaffo|July 30, 2021|The Daily Beast
Some farmers may want to restore water to a region that used to have streams, or people may want shea trees for making profitable shea butter, Chomba says.
Mixing trees and crops can help both farmers and the climate|Jonathan Lambert|July 14, 2021|Science News
This one, with avocado oil and shea butter, slides on smooth and guards against UVA and UVB rays.
A River Rat’s Guide to Skin Care|Heather Hansman|June 25, 2021|Outside Online

Smoother than shea butter on a Sunday morn, “How Much Can A Heart Take” is a soundtrack lovers and cynics can appreciate just the same.
Joyce Wrice’s Playlist Is Songwriter Goals Done Right|Brande Victorian|April 9, 2021|Essence.com
The baobab and the karite (shea butter tree) are found only in the Niger districts.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language"|Various
This consists almost universally of kouskous, with a small portion of animal food or shea butter mixed with it.
Travels in the Interior of Africa, Vol. 2 [of 2]|Mungo Park
Coffee and tobacco of good quality are cultivated and shea-butter is largely used as an illuminant.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 1|Various
Minor exports are coffee, “country cloths,” maize, shea-butter and ivory.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 1|Various
Concrete milk and butter made from the Shea butter tree, and others growing in Para, are also exhibited.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom|P. L. Simmonds