shea butter

noun

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shea butter¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

The list of ingredients also includes nourishment for the skin in the form of coconut oil and shea butter.

From 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.

From 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.

From Science News

This one, with avocado oil and shea butter, slides on smooth and guards against UVA and UVB rays.

From 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.

From Essence.com

The baobab and the karite (shea butter tree) are found only in the Niger districts.

From Project Gutenberg

This consists almost universally of kouskous, with a small portion of animal food or shea butter mixed with it.

From Project Gutenberg

Coffee and tobacco of good quality are cultivated and shea-butter is largely used as an illuminant.

From Project Gutenberg

Minor exports are coffee, “country cloths,” maize, shea-butter and ivory.

From Project Gutenberg

Concrete milk and butter made from the Shea butter tree, and others growing in Para, are also exhibited.

From Project Gutenberg