WHOA Shea butter Smell

[marcusandila]

I bought some unrefined African shea butter today at my local health food store, it was all sealed up so I couldn't smell it. I have never used shea butter for anything, but I wanted to try it out for hair/body recipes. When I looked it up, people were saying "the nutty smell stinks" "I like the smell of shea" etc.

My thoughts... I like the smell of nuts... I should love it!

Nope. Just opening the jar was too much, but I put a tiny 1/2 dime size amount on my elbow. 2 hours later, I still smell like an oil spill. yuck!

Is there some trick I'm missing to making unrefined shea smell tolerable? heating / mixing up some concoction ????

[lillithnight]

Essential oils should help with the smell. Just go by properties and scents you like.

[Fethenwen]

That is weird, I find the smell really lovely. A kind of nutty white chocolaty smell. But I guess it depends on the product, or perhaps that the smell of shea butter does not mix well with your own scent.

[SleepyTangles]

Hi! I think shea butter has she funniest smell, not quite pleasant: raw shea butter contains high percentages of natural latex, and the smell reminds me very much of play-dough!

[ladyfey]

Huh, it smells smokey to me, not unpleasant really.

[Theobroma]

Are you sure the stuff is still fresh? Shea butter does go off and if by bad luck you got an old batch, it might be rancid.

[Sterlyn]

I don't like the smell of shea butter either, it lingers in my hair or skin and after a while I can't stand it anymore. It's good stuff, but I have switched to mango butter as my base, it has a much milder scent. If I use shea butter in any of my mixes I use it in really small amounts.

[Anje]

Are you sure the stuff is still fresh? Shea butter does go off and if by bad luck you got an old batch, it might be rancid.

This. Shea butter can go bad. If it's really nasty-stinky (not just a gentle earthy sort of smell), it's probably rancid.

[reilly0167]

I bought some unrefined African shea butter today at my local health food store, it was all sealed up so I couldn't smell it. I have never used shea butter for anything, but I wanted to try it out for hair/body recipes. When I looked it up, people were saying "the nutty smell stinks" "I like the smell of shea" etc.

My thoughts... I like the smell of nuts... I should love it!

Nope. Just opening the jar was too much, but I put a tiny 1/2 dime size amount on my elbow. 2 hours later, I still smell like an oil spill. yuck!

Is there some trick I'm missing to making unrefined shea smell tolerable? heating / mixing up some concoction ????i hate the smell myself so i bought on amazon refined shea butter no smell alot softer so its easy to mix..it makes my skin and hair soft.

[Deborah]

It's probably not gone bad. It just does have an odd smell. It kind of grows on you, but it smells sort of nutty/smoky to me.

[Obsidian]

I've had raw shea with different smells. Some are mild, others are really strong and nasty. Usually, the darker yellow it is, the stronger the scent.

[Groovy Granny]

I love the Shea Moisture raw Shea Butter S&C; the fragrance is intoxicating :crush:
And I am not one for strong smells, but this is lovely and only presents when I comb my hair or it brushes my face.

[Groovy Granny]

I love the Shea Moisture raw Shea Butter S&C; the fragrance is intoxicating :crush:
And I am not one for strong smells, but this is lovely and only presents when I comb my hair or it brushes my face.

However their Yucca S&C :puke:
I threw it out; never again!!!

[hennalonghair]

I love the scent of my shea butter . It has lemon grass and palm tree wax in it as well as a bit of coconut oil.
The smell is intoxicating and one of the things I love the most about it

[hennalonghair]

This might help you some
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q0mkatyC74c
It's easily mixed with other things to make something even better

[Kitten1030]

I like the smell of unrefined Shea butter. It smells like good garden dirt to me. I might try playing around with mixing in essential oils just for fun.

[JennyP]

I don't like it either. I've mixed it half and half with cocoa butter (melt together and let solidify) and that smells much better.