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Current Research in Chemistry

Year: 2011 | Volume: 3 | Issue: 2 | Page No.: 80-86
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A.A. Warra

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Cosmetic Potentials of African Shea Nut (Vitellaria paradoxa) Butter

A.A. Warra
This study reviews the prospects of shea nut butter in the cosmetic industry. The impact of the use of shea nut butter for cosmetics to the economy of the African shea butter producing countries was exploited. This alternative use of the shea nut butter is also an evident of its usage as one of the possible ways of protecting the shea nut tree against destructive uses like cooking fuel.
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