American Shea Butter Institute

The ASBI Library includes various articles on and all about Shea Butter. Our most quoted article is 21 reasons to use Shea Butter. These articles are written primarily for consumers, announcing or discussing the various benefit of Shea Butter.

These articles are intended to promote the US Shea Butter industry by:

1. 1. Consumer education
2. 2. Encourage quality standards industry wide
3. 3. Reduce the trafficking of contaminated Shea Butter into US markets
4. 4. Create and promote new products and new markets for Shea Butter
5. 5. Encourage consumers to look for the Institute’s Seal of Certification, to assure the consumer high quality Shea Butter.

The ASBI provides free articles and resources

• 21 Reasons to Use Shea Butter
• Marketing Manual: Buying and Selling Shea Butter
• Nut Allergies and Shea Butter
  

Preimum Articles and resources

1. What is Shea Butter
2. Understanding Shea Butter
3. Methods of Extraction
4. The Search for Organic Shea Butter
5. Fatty Acids and Triglycerides in Shea Butter
6. How to Melt Shea Butter at Home
7. Shea Butter Quality Issues
8. Shea Butter Grading System
9. Clinical Properties of Shea Butter
10. Certificate of Analysis
11. Material Safety Data Sheet and Shea Butter
12. Shea Butter and Government Regulations