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Shea butter
Shea butter ( or ) is an off- white or ivory-colored fat extracted from the nut of the African shea tree (''Vitellaria paradoxa''). Shea butter is a triglyceride (fat) derived mainly from stearic acid and oleic acid. It is widely used in cosmetics as a moisturizer, salve or lotion. Shea butter is edible and is used in food preparation in Africa. Occasionally, the chocolate industry uses shea butter mixed with other oils as a substitute for cocoa butter, although the taste is noticeably different.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Reinforcing sound management through trade: shea tree products in Africa )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=Fold, N. 2000. )〕
The English word "shea" comes from ''s’í'', the tree's name in the Bambara language of Mali.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=25 August 2012 )〕 It is also known by many other local names, e.g. ''karité'' in the Wolof language of Senegal, "Ori" in some parts of West Africa, and many others.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Shea Butter )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ori Shea Butter )〕
==History==
Accounts from as early as Cleopatra's Egypt speak of caravans bearing clay jars of valuable shea butter for cosmetic use. The funeral beds of early kings were carved in the wood of shea trees. Shea butter's skin care and healing properties were first harnessed thousands of years ago. The history of shea as a precious commodity can be traced back to Ancient Egypt, where shea butter was and continues to be used to protect the hair and skin against the fierce sun and the hot dry winds of African deserts and savannah.
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