Refined N-RBD Shea Butter for Body Butter & Lotion

Recommended specifications for body butter and lotion

For refined N-RBD in body butter and lotion, slip melting point still decides set; colour and free fatty acid / peroxide value are why you chose refined. The batch melting point on the COA feeds process settings. What bleaching and deodorisation do to slip is in the refining guide.

Why Refined N-RBD shea butter suits body butter and lotion

• Slip melting point still decides set after refining — the stearic-rich structure is not bleached away. Ask for the batch value on the COA rather than treating refining as a texture reset.
• Deodorised, low-FFA butter often feels cleaner and less nutty-waxy on skin; private-label fragrance systems can run a lighter load.
• A white anhydrous butter and a pastel lotion do not pick up seasonal ivory drift.
• Loading bands are unchanged (50–80 % anhydrous, 10–30 % rich creams, 5–15 % lotions); emulsifier advice is the same as for unrefined.
• Graininess is still polymorphism: the same melt-and-cool discipline applies to both types.
• If the brief needs a harder stick or bar, that is a kokum or cocoa question, not a refining question.

Private-label refill batches are where white refined shea earns its keep: an agreed colour band keeps a pastel cream on shade across lots, instead of chasing seasonal ivory. Fragrance-forward lotions can run a lighter fragrance load because there is no nutty base note to cover. Loading bands and emulsifier advice are the same as on unrefined Grade A for body butter and lotion; that page owns the graininess method — one sentence here is enough: melt fully, cool evenly, do not re-melt. Harder sticks belong with kokum or cocoa, compared on shea butter versus kokum butter.

Bench-test refined against unrefined at the same load:

• whip at 60 % refined versus 60 % unrefined — colour ΔE and an odour panel;
• lotion at 15 % — fragrance intensity needed to reach the same hedonic score;
• heat-cycle set versus the batch melting point printed on the COA.

This page describes composition and performance. It makes no claims about stretch marks or eczema.

When to choose unrefined Grade A instead

Choose unrefined Grade A when pack copy needs raw shea, when an ivory whip is a visual cue, or when the story is unsaponifiable-led. Graininess control is identical. Unrefined Grade A Shea Butter for Body Butter & Lotion.

Supply format

EMI Agro loads at Apapa (Lagos) and Tin Can Island (Lagos). Packaging, sample size, minimum order, Incoterms and lead time are confirmed on the quote for the grade and destination you name.

Quality & traceability

Finished butter is specified on a NIS 571:2013 basis. Parameters in the table are measured on every finished batch; the Certificate of Analysis reports the measured values. Kernel lots are titrated for free fatty acid at intake and kept segregated. Kernels are wild-collected through a cooperative network of 5,000+ women collectors. Certification status: NAFDAC registered, SON approved, HACCP in progress, USDA NOP (Organic) in pursuit, EU Organic (EOS) in pursuit, COSMOS in pursuit. Detail sits on the quality page.

• Every finished batch is tested; measured values are reported on the Certificate of Analysis.
• Kernel lots are titrated for free fatty acid at intake and kept segregated.