How to Make Shea Butter Creamy

Shea butter is used in skin and hair products. It has an array of benefits which range from moisturizing, repairing damaged skin or hair and reducing the appearance of scars. Shea butter may be hard to work with in its thick form. By using products you have at home, you can easily whip Shea butter to give it a creamy texture.

Creamy Shea Butter Using a Stove

• Raw Shea butter


• Bowl


• Mixing spoon


• Stock pot


• Storage container

1. Fill the stock pot up halfway with water. Place the pot on the stove on high heat. Let the water boil. Place the raw Shea butter in the bowl. Once the water has begun boiling, place the bowl over the pot.


2. Let the Shea butter melt. All the butter does not need to melt completely. However, most of the butter needs to be melted. 


3. Remove the bowl from over the pot once the butter has melted. Using your wooden spoon, begin stirring the Shea butter. Continue to stir has it cools down and begins to take form. Stirring the butter continuously allows air to flow through butter and give it a creamy texture.

Creamy Shea Butter Using a Microwave

• Shea butter


• Bowl


• Mixer


• Microwave


• Olive oil

1. Remove the Shea butter from its container and empty into a bowl.


2. Place the bowl of butter in the microwave for about 30 seconds. Do not melt the Shea butter in the microwave. This is done to soften the Shea butter only.


3. Take the bowl out the microwave and add a tablespoon of olive oil.


4. Blend the Shea butter and olive oil using a mixer. Mix the butter until it has a creamy texture. Afterwards, store the creamy Shea butter in a container.