#shea butter

Articles tagged "shea butter"

Why your shea butter acts differently when you buy a new bag

Same seed, same variety, different summer, different oil. Why shea butter from the same supplier whips into a fluffy mousse one month and collapses into a greasy paste the next — and what to do about grainy texture and shelf life.

4 min24 Aug 2026

#shea butter #whipped butter #fatty acids

Polymorphism of butters: why cocoa butter is temperamental and how to work with it

We explore why melted cocoa butter can become brittle, crumbly, or develop a whitish bloom after cooling. How α, β', and β crystal forms affect the texture, stability, and skin feel of your butters and balms — and how proper tempering solves most problems.

12 min2 Mar 2026

#body butters #polymorphism #cocoa butter