BergaCare SB
Shea trees grow naturally in the sub-sahelian vegetation belt in Africa. Shea nuts are sometimes called women’s gold, as their collection is almost the only reliable source of income for local women. This natural emollient with its high unsaponifiable matter content brings many advantages to cosmetic products for skin and hair care, due to its valuable composition of fatty acids, natural tocopherols, allantoin, and beta-carotene, which is a precursor of vitamin A (retinol). BergaCare SB is produced by mechanical extraction and is therefore suitable for natural certified formulations.
At a glance
- Natural emollient
- For certified natural cosmetics
Functions
- Stabilizing Agents, Butters, fats & waxes
Applications
- Skin Care
- Hair Care
- Sun Care
- Decorative
INCI
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
Container
Sources
- Shea Nuts
Use
- 1 – 20% in leave-on and rinse-off
Certifications
- ISO 16128: Ino = 1
- COSMOS approved
Processing
Knowledge
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Knowledge
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