Grainy but perfectly fine to use
This shea butter is a good quality shea butter. It is ivory and reasonably priced. As a person whose been using shea butter for well over 10 years for ecezma treatment I can say that this shea butter is a quality product. Although it is a quality shea butter, the way it has been processed left the butter very grainy and not as creamy as I was expecting. It is a thick, heavy butter that is solid at room temperature and has a lot of use for hair and body purposes. It is sourced from an area in Africa that doesn't produce a real rancid smelling butter. It smells distinctly like shea but not like the shea sourced from more eastern countries. The butter when applied to the skin feels thick and heavey but that isn't a problem for me. I would need to indirectly melt and re-solidify this butter in order to smooth it out and kill the grainy texture it comes with. I'd also whip this butter to make it creamy.<br /><br />Price: Reasonable<br />Texture: Grainy but not too smooth, sort of like peanut butter but thicker<br />Color: Ivory, more of an off white, cream like tone<br />Scent: Hard to describe but it's distinctly Shea which never smells pleasing<br /><br />Overall, this company's shea butter is a good quality butter, high quality for some but for me good/decent due to the fact it's grainy and doesn't have the smooth texture I'm used too. The color is normal and the butter feels thick, heavy and heavenly on thick dry skin like eczema. I'd recommend this company's shea butter and possibly repurchase in the future.<br /><br />•This quality shea butter was purchased for a promotional price in exchange for my unbiased and honest review.
Rating: 4 stars