Naissance Organic Shea Butter Unrefined (No. 306) - 250g - Pure, Raw, Natural, Vegan - for Skin, Hair, Lip Balms, Body Butters, MoisturiserEU OrganicCompact by Design (Certified by Amazon)

My hair (4a/4b) loves this. Previously I used another company's shea butter and it turned up in a plastic bag and was all over the shop. It smelt very strong, was sticky (from confinement in a bag I suspect) and I found it messy to use.This product comes in a tub and looks professional. It was in a hard lump, but it is very easy to melt down. Whilst it does have a smell, it's very light and can be used with other oils to diminish it. I find the smell fades from my hair after a day or so anyway.I gently melt this down In the microwave at 10 second increments. I check often as you can ruin it with too much heat. Then I add a few drops of Argan oil, a small bit of honey, Coconut oil and rosehip oil. This will then set eventually, but can use warm. I then apply to the end of my hair up. I use jamaican black castor oil for my scalp.Since using on my hair, it no longer feels as dry on the ends. My hair also looks amazing when I unravel from a twist out - shiny and soft without residue.This will definitely be a repeat purchase.

I buy this shea butter from this supplier on a regular basis. I use it to as a base to make a lovely natural face cream not only for myself but my friends also. For those of you that are put off by it's smell and substance the 'Unrefined' part is the key. (It is the real deal, nothing fake just in it's natural state)to make about 150ml of cream you need to use approximatley 125g of shea butter, this needs to be melted down very slowly so as not to damage the quality of the butter. I use the same method to melt mine as you would to melt chocolate. after a few minuites it will have turned into an oil substance. At this point you can add whatever your skin desires,such as, a table spoon off Grape seed oil this is especially useful for people with oily skin or macademina nut oil which is great for aging skin, some of my other favs are Almond oil and jojoba oil (for a better quality cream go for cold pressed oils) you can also mix and match your oils to suit.I then add a few drops of essential oils such as rose essential oil, however, this product can be a little pricey so I opt for something simple such as Cedarwood oil (again it is personal preference). Once at this stage you will need an electric hand whisk and yes you guessed it, get whisking. it also needs to be cooled so I whisk mine for 5 mins then put in the fridge for 5 mins and keep doing this until you have a nice thick cream that looks good enough to eat. transfer into 30ml tubs and enjoy.Oh and you should find that the scent becomes more favourable depending on the essential oils used.

I've never bought Shea butter in any form before, so I didn't know what to expect when I bought this for the first time.The smell was awful, like a really strong yoghurt-y or farmyard smell that lingered on my skin. I'd read that natural, unprocessed Shea could smell a bit strong, but I was expecting something more pleasant or smoky.I've now realised that this had gone rancid and I shouldn't have been using it.It's usually a good brand and I've bought a few of their products in the past, and I've always been happy with them. Unfortunately, this Shea is unusable and I've now received a refund.

This is a great product and does wonders for the skin! I use it as a mix in the body butter we all use (me, husband, a two year old and a six month old, both kids with atopic dermatitis). i melt down two parts shea butter, one part unrefined cold pressed coconut oil and one part almond oil (both also from this company). before cooling i add essential oils like sweet orange or lavender. let cool untill almost hard and then whisk up with an electrical mixer into a cream. heaven on skin. it may seem a bit oily when applied to skin but it absorbs quickly and feel great!i also use only pure shea butter instead of a chapstick, feels great on lips.If anyone is bothered by the smell which to me is like a heavenly roasted nut, it is quite easily masked by essential oils and aswell once you get used to it, its great.i give it 4 stars only because when it arrived my package was broken so it was a bit tricky to get out, but it may be because i ordered more than one thing together from the same company and it got mushed over as the smallest thing in the box. will buy a kilo one next time for sure!!

This is a lovely product for making raw, organic body butters. I mix it with carrier oils (sweet almond, jojoba, avocado etc) and essential oils to make fantastic body butters.Everyone has commented how good they are!I make up a general purpose butter as follows:- 2oz raw, organic, unrefined shea butter- 1-2 tbs carrier oil (the more oil, the thinner the butter)- 30 drops of essential oil (I use lavender and chamomile for an all-purpose butter)Whisk the shea butter and carrier oil together; then fold in the essential oil. Spoon into a glass, screw-top bottle.This is great as a face cream (put on 1 hour before bed), an all-over body butter, lip balm, elbow and knee balm, smoothed all over feet after bath or shower (put socks on afterwards for 1 hour). All sorts really!Best avoided if you are planning on putting on foundation though!!