Emollient / Butter

Shea Butter

also on labels as Butyrospermum Parkii Butter · Unrefined Shea Butter

Rich triglyceride butter high in stearic and oleic acids that coats the hair shaft, slows moisture evaporation, and softens coarse coils.

Ingredients · as printedAunt Jackie's Curl La La Curl Defining Custard

Aqua/Water, Propylene Glycol, Polyquaternium-37, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Glycerin, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Cetyl Alcohol, Parfum (Fragrance), Dimethicone, PPG-1 Trideceth-6, Stearalkonium Chloride, Lanolin Oil, Acrylamidopropyltrimonium Chloride/Acrylamide Copolymer, Dehydroacetic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, C11-15-Isoalkanes, Hydrolyzed Quinoa, Butylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, TBHQ, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopherol, Benzyl Alcohol, Citrus Aurantium Amara (Orange) Peel Oil, Hexamethylindanopyran, Dimethyl Phenethyl Acetate, Geranyl Acetate, Limonene, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Amyl Cinnamal, Citronellol, Hydroxycitronellal, Cinnamyl Alcohol, Red 33 (CI 17200), Blue 1 (CI 42090).

Shea Butter is 5th, 5th of 40.Dotted words have their own page.

Good to know

Heavy occlusive lipid; can weigh down fine strands or cause buildup on low-porosity hair if applied too thickly—clarify periodically.

Hair types

Notes for different hair

High-porosity, thick, or coarse 4A–4C hair needing heavy sealing and softness.

General patterns from our research, not rules. Hair of the same type can respond differently, so your own results count most.

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Cleanse 1 · Condition 2 · Leave-in 1 · Style 1 · Seal 0

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Also butter/oil

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