What is the difference between coconut butter & Shea butter?
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Shea butter is fat extracted from the nut of the African shea tree. Cocoa butter is fat extracted from the cocoa bean. Both are edible but I have never eaten shea butter. I prefer to mix them with coconut oil and beeswax to make a thick paste or body butter. On my skin cocoa butter melts and absorbs quickly but also comes off quickly. If I combine cocoa butter with shea butter (coconut oil & beeswax) it seems to remain on my skin all day.
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Both are the same consistency. They remind me a lot of each other. Cocoa butter really smells like cocoa and Shea butter doesn't have much of a scent.
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"Real shea butter has a hint of a nutty smell. It is a bit difficult to describe. It is not full of fragrances like the cheap stuff you get in Walmart or the chain stores but it works much better. I had never tried it prior to using this brand and I like it...especially since its organic.
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Bea Tea- this website has a great article on the difference. Hope it answers your question. http://sedonaaromatherapie.com/blog/2013/05/06/the-difference-between-virgin-coconut-oil-and-fractionated-coconut-oil/
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In the past I have purchased more commercially produced shea butter in jars. That being said, this one is very soft - more so than usual, a deeper yellow gold color and yes, very smooth and easier to work with. It also hasn't 'grained' up on me while melting for my whipped body butter recipe. Hope this helps! :)
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any raw 100% tropical butter "can" be used on hair, skin, or nails, however, it's not the best choice. It is too hard on it's own and should be blended with other things. If you want to use a tropical butter, use shea butter and aloe. My choice for hair would be coconut oil or jojoba oil. They will be easier to wash out.
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Sorry Melaine but I can't answer that question for you. I do have the leave in conditioner and the hair food. Both products have shea butter in the listing of ingredients. The hair food has the consistency of shea butter. All I know is that my hair which is loc was incredibly soft.
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I read somewhere that yellow shea butter has dye in it. I prefer the ivory shea butter because it tends to be softer which is easier for making my hair sealants.
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Didn't know there was a manual. It's Shea butter. Pretty simple. Or there is always google.
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Yes, it is coconut butter, the oil is separated though... at the top, so I thought it was just the oil, but nope. I'd never heard of butter, I meant to order just oil but, Anyways, its fabulous quality and flavor.
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Coconut cream is thick and concentrated; coconut milk is the consistency of cow's milk, far less rich.
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The karite butter has shea butter and the ceramidas i don't know never purchased before
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Kernel is the coconut itself. Dr. Bronner has two types of coconut oil, whole kernel and white kernel, the difference? Whole Kernel uses the brown skin that is between the coconut and its shell, while White Kernel doesn't.
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No, this one says its mixed with cocoa butter, I have the one mixed with shea butter which helps with moisturizing. And the shea butter mix is lighter in color, not "black" at all, but a mix of light and medium brown.
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My experience leads me to conclude that they are different. The Artisina product is essentially finely ground coconut meat. I also have some coconut oil that I bought recently. It consists of oil that has been expeller-pressed from coconut meat, so it is just the oil from the coconut, rather than whole coconut meat that has been finely ground.
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Yes, I have used both. L'occitane uses refined shea butter amongst other ingredients. Many of their ingredients are synthetic. The Essentials is pure unrefined shea butter. It is best used with jojoba oil and blended in a cuisinart or a blender. If you want the best shea butter, the Essentials that I purchased was a bit grainy. I have had great luck with smellgood here on amazon and on Etsy. Again, if you are looking for a great creamy totally clean product then you can buy from OraRubens. Etsy.Com -- where you can find a selection of different scents and have something made to your specifications.
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Raw shea butter is smooth but has kind a sticky feel to it after you melt it down and strain it it can turn gritty but you can whip it or add other things to it like cocoa butter or bees wax to make lotions or hair wax and I found the grittiness disappeared as for the color I find it to be kind of a mustard color hope this information helps happy buying
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Not sure of the difference. If I had to guess I might think the balm is heavier, more waxy maybe? This cream is very lightweight. My sister swears by it. I'm always checking out different products. I liked it when I used it, the cream was absorbed easily into the skin.