What is different about refined and unrefined shea butter?
Shea butter, in its natural state, varies in color from a beige to off-white, to a mild yellow, to a bright yellow, and has a slight nutty/smoky odor to it. When shea butter has been refined, the color and odor is removed, making it white in color, and odorless. Though nothing is added during this process, which is why it is still 100% shea butter, by removing the natural color and odor of the butter, some of shea butter’s reported healing potential is lost.
