Patent ID: 7183424

Claim:
An alkanolamide derived from shea butter conforming to the structure: wherein (i) R 1 is derived from shea butter and comprises from about 0.1 to about 2.0% by weight C 11 H 23 ; from about 0.5 to about 2.0% by weight C 13 H 27 ; from about 2.0 to about 6.0% by weight C 15 H 31 ; from about 25 to about 50% by weight C 17 H 35 ; and from about 40.0 to about 60.0% by weight C 17 H 33 ; (ii) R 2 is selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 CH 2 OH, —CH 2 CH(CH 3 )OH and —CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 OH; and (iii) R 3 is selected from the group consisting of —H and —CH 2 CH 2 OH.