Guest guest Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 Hey all, I just whipped up a bunch of shea butter and it hasn't lost its grainy texture :-( Is all raw shea butter grainy? Did I get a bad batch? Can i do anything to smooth it out? My goal is a soft butter that can be put in a squeeze tube for a massage therapist... Thanks... Melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 Hi... my understanding is that you need to not ever take it past its melting point; that's when it crystallizes. You can reheat it, but ONLY to its melting point, for it to lose that texture. Should take care of the problem. Shea evidently has a different melting point than other oils/butters/etc and that is why this is a common problem. Above was told to me by my oils vendor at www.oilsbynature.com They have a data sheet available for shea on their site in a .pdf if you wish to look at it there. This data sheet lists the melting point. HTH Mo On Behalf Of Melissa Gentile Thursday, April 14, 2005 7:16 PM Grainy shea butter? Hey all, I just whipped up a bunch of shea butter and it hasn't lost its grainy texture :-( Is all raw shea butter grainy? Did I get a bad batch? Can i do anything to smooth it out? My goal is a soft butter that can be put in a squeeze tube for a massage therapist... Thanks... Melissa Step By Step Instructions On Making Rose Petal Preserves: http://www.av-at.com/stuff/rosejam.html To adjust your group settings (i.e. go no mail) see the following link: /join ---------- -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 Did you melt it? Lots of times if i have that problem i just melt it then whip it over a bowl of ice and wha la, smooth as silk. HUGGS Vicki P. --- Melissa Gentile <Mafeb wrote: Hey all, I just whipped up a bunch of shea butter and it hasn't lost its grainy texture :-( Is all raw shea butter grainy? Did I get a bad batch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 Oooooh ... Good idea! I'll give it a go! Thank you! Melissa , Sunmoon <sun613moon> wrote: > Did you melt it? Lots of times if i have that problem > i just melt it then whip it over a bowl of ice and wha > la, smooth as silk. > HUGGS > Vicki P. > --- Melissa Gentile <Mafeb@a...> wrote: > > Hey all, > I just whipped up a bunch of shea butter and it hasn't > lost its grainy texture :-( Is all raw shea butter > grainy? Did I get a bad batch? > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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