Shea butter is one of the universal and most sought-after components in the manufacture of home cosmetics, its value lies in its excellent moisturizing and softening properties, as well as its ability to slow down the aging process and the formation of wrinkles. It is a hard mass of white or milky white color without odor. It is extracted from the pulp of the seeds of the fruits of the tropical wild tree of the same name. Shea butter contains unsaponifiable fats (about 17%) and triglycerides (about 80%) - oleic (40-55%), stearic (35-45%), linoleic (3-8%), palmitic (up to 3%). кислоты. Refined oil - has undergone several additional technological stages of purification. Useful properties are preserved.