Organic Shea Butter 1 lb — USDA Certified Raw, Unrefined, Ivory From Ghana Africa — Great for Hair, Skin and all your DIY Projects

I was having issues with my skin- purchased this Shea butter, it was imperative I got something authentic! This is it! This is my go to shea butter- I do mix it with jojoba oil- because real shea has a bit of a smoky smell, which I do not like. It’s absorbent, not to greasy but I like it greasy. Definitely purchase this one!

I have used this brand of shea butter for years. It worked great on my psoriasis. This latest order has a horrible smell. ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE! It is unusable! Surely someone at the Mary Tylor organization is aware that something is wrong with this batch. DO NOT ORDER THIS product.

I purchased this raw organic shea butter to make my own lotion. I have such terrible dry winter skin in Michigan and I’m convinced the chemicals in our store brands only dry our skin more and the cost is astronomical to continuously purchase. I purchased this shea butter and the mango butter in the same brand. Both came sealed in plastic inside a sealed ziplock plastic bag. The mango butter is fine and essentially smells like nothing. The shea butter smells like chemicals. If I had to choose something comparable, I’d say burning rubber or plastic? In fact it is so strong that I can’t use it. I thought maybe it would ease up once melted, but nope. Then I thought maybe it would improve with some essential oils. Nope. I mixed in some other oils and even mixed in some mango butter hoping for at least a little neutralization. No luck there, either. It is so strong I don’t even want to open that bag ever again. This is too bad because it’s soft and easy to work with. I’m going to see about a return, but I’m not sure because I would hate for it to open on someone’s mail/amazon route. They will certainly get a headache. I’m not sure if this was a fluke or something just with this brand? Regardless…don’t take your chances. I’ve seen that other posts have said similar things. Don’t order the shea butter. I’ll save you the trouble that I should have noticed ahead of time. It smells just AWFUL. I’m sorry to bear the bad news.

I bought this (and natural cocoa butter and a lot of other non solid oils) to make body butter. To successfully make body butter you need a ratio of one solid to one liquid (solid being Shea or cocoa butter or some other hard oil). You melt the Shea butter in the microwave (I melted cocoa butter then melted this Shea butter into it) then mix your other oils and any scents you want (I love the smell of coffee so I use pura d’or coffee oil - smells amazing with the cocoa butter) and mix in a mixer for about 10 mins. Refrigerate for about 15 take out and do another 10 mins. Keep repeating until the mixture starts to solidify and get a gravy like consistency. If you want to get rid of the smoky smell (it’s not noticeable until you actually use the body butter on your skin and it’s an after scent that many people might not notice and goes away in about an hour - in my research all raw Shea butter has this I think it’s how it’s processed) you need to put the mixture in your refrigerator for about 4 weeks - the other oils will absorb it and it’s gone. I couldn’t wait that long and my mixer isn’t that big so I used about 1 1/2 cups of the mixture and stored the rest (when you whip it its best to leave lots of room in the mixer as it gets about 3 times the amount with whipping). To finish just whip with a wire whip 20 - 30 mins then refrigerate 4 or 5 times until desired consistency. I store my finished result in an empty coconut oil container.

I use this organic shea butter in my cold process soap and homemade body butter. It melts evenly and blends well with other oils. The texture is creamy and moisturizing. The packaging was secure and clean. Very good quality product.

My absolute favorite shea butter. Quality& fairly priced. The smell and texture are amazing. I've used to to make cold processed soap, deodorant, lotion bars, salve and more. I will never buy another brand again. IMHO nothing else is as good as this one. Big fan here!

I decided to try a new brand of shea butter to make my whipped shea butter with. Upon opening the package, I was slapped with the most unpleasant odor. Naturally, shea butter has a nutty smell. However, this stuff smelled heavily of chemicals. The odor was so heavy and strong that it began to fill the house quickly. I ran and got my essential oils. However, no matter how much I put inside, they did not overcome the odor. Also, it is very hand pliable. Natural, raw shea butter is hard. It needs to be forced to work with a machine, or high heat. I was able to push this stuff in with my fingers without much effort. When I tried to blend it down (I blended it before adding the essential oils), not only was it stringy and immensely sticky, it short-circuited my hand mixer, so now I have to buy a new one. This stuff stayed HEAVILY sticky, and never got fluffy. The stuff that got on my hand stayed on it, even after washing multiple times. Now on to the cleaning portion of things. I had to literally claw and scrape this stuff out the bowl I was using with my hand in a large freezer bag, seal it, and throw it straight into the trash. As for the bowl, I went straight for the Dawn dish soap (as I did when washing my hands as well). Upon contact, the soap liquefied. I ended up using half the bottle of Dawn before I hit the stuff with water because I was trying to break it down as much as possible without water interference. However, with all the scraping and scrubbing, there was still a thick film over the bowl. I then decided that I was going to blast the stuff with some hot water. Upon contact with the hot water, the stuff melted immediately. It was literally water soluble. Had I known that, I wouldn't have used all my Dawn like that. Then again, Shea butter isn't naturally water soluble so that wasn't my natural first course of action. After de-greasing the bowl, and mixer blades (I'm throwing these in the trash, but I wanted to get the odor off them first), I ran and contacted customer support. I went to contact the seller first to give them a chance to explain themselves, but couldn't figure out how. So, Amazon customer support, upon hearing my experience, told me to throw the stuff in the trash and that they were sending me a refund immediately. I also let them know I wanted to contact the seller first because I wanted to give them a chance but couldn't find how to do so, so they sent me the link to do so. When contacting the seller, they initially tried to tell me that I probably just didn't like the smell of shea butter because many don't, and how they shipped their items. To be clear, what I mean by "giving them a chance" is by allowing them the chance to apologize before writing my review. This was not given in the first message. I thought, "let me re-emphasize the problems, even though I thoroughly explained everything to them, and try to show them some grace", then they said they were sorry for the issue and told me to contact Amazon customer support. Honestly, in extending grace, they apologized. So yea. If I could give 0 stars, I would.

I recently embarked on a journey to create my own natural sunscreen and Shea Butter was one of the key ingredients. I am beyond impressed with its quality and the role it played in achieving a smooth, creamy, and hydrating sunscreen. Here’s the simple recipe I followed: • 1 oz Grass-fed Tallow • 1 oz Coconut Oil • 1.5 oz Avocado Oil • 1/2 oz Beeswax • 1/2 oz Shea Butter • 2 tbsp Non-nano Zinc Oxide • 1/2 tbsp Cacao Just combine all these ingredients in a double boiler and melt until well combined. Once everything is smoothly incorporated, pour the mixture into a glass container and let it cool. The Shea Butter really stood out in this recipe for its rich and nourishing properties. It contributed to the sunscreen’s consistency, making it easy to apply while leaving the skin feeling soft and moisturized. Plus, the natural, subtle scent added a pleasant touch to the final product. In conclusion, this Shea Butter has earned a well-deserved 5-star rating for its exceptional quality and performance in my DIY sunscreen. If you’re on the lookout for a healthier, natural approach to sun protection, I highly recommend incorporating this Shea Butter into your recipe. It truly makes a difference in the end product!