shea butter & shea butter derivatives
Shea butter is an excellent emollient for personal care applications. Its unique combination of triglycerides and minor lipid components makes it an ideal choice for functional cosmetic products. Shea butter’s rich content of bio-active triterpene esters, such as lupeol and amyrin cinnamates, provides beneficial effects including anti-irritation, anti-inflammatory, and enhanced UV-B protection.
Using non-ethoxylated water dispersible technology, Jarplex™ SB-WD introduces a novel approach to dispersing natural butters. Historically natural butters could only be dispersed in water with stability by the addition of surfactants to the system, ethoxylation of the butter, or proprietary, ultra high-shear processes. Naturally derived water-dispersible shea allows for the benefits and properties of shea to be incorporated within a wider variety of personal care applications.