| Botanical Name | Butyrospermum parkii |
| Botanical family | Sapotaceae |
| Origin | Africa |
| Method | Shea olein is obtained from shea butter filtered at low temperature to isolate only the liquid part highly concentrated in unsaturated fatty acids. This is the principle of “winterization”. |
| Plant part | Nuts |
| Note | |
| Appearance | fluid or solid oily liquid (depending on the temperature) |
| Color | light yellow |
| Odor | very light |
| Touch | dry (advantage over shea butter!) |
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