uofmpanther
4ab, lopo, fine, low-med density
Does anyone know if Shea Moisture's Reconstructive Elixir uses liquid shea butter or shea oil? I did not know there was a difference until I came across a post in another forum while I was looking for something else.
According to the poster, liquid shea (shea olein) is shea butter with the stearin removed (kind of like the process for fractionated coconut oil). Shea oil is the oil that is left after the butter has been pressed out of the nut. When I look at the back of the Shea Moisture bottle, it says "Butyrospermum Parkii Oil (Shea Butter)", but the elixir is a liquid, so it is clearly not just regular shea butter. My guess is that it is shea olein, but I wondered if anyone knew for certain.
TIA!
According to the poster, liquid shea (shea olein) is shea butter with the stearin removed (kind of like the process for fractionated coconut oil). Shea oil is the oil that is left after the butter has been pressed out of the nut. When I look at the back of the Shea Moisture bottle, it says "Butyrospermum Parkii Oil (Shea Butter)", but the elixir is a liquid, so it is clearly not just regular shea butter. My guess is that it is shea olein, but I wondered if anyone knew for certain.
TIA!