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Shea butter

CAS 194043-92-0 · 0/100 · High conf.

Concern score

0/100Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (CIR safe as used; EU CosIng).

High confidence

Shea butter in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Shea butter glycerides”.
Also known as Shea butter glycerides · Butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter · Butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter extract · Shea tree seed fat · Vitellaria paradoxa subsp. paradoxa nut fat · Vitellaria paradoxa subsp. paradoxa seed fat
Show all 22 names
Bassia parkii nut fat · Butyrospermum mangifolium nut fat · Butyrospermum parkii nut fat · Butyrospermum parkii seed fat · Butyrospermum poissonii nut fat · Bioderma SX 19 · Bioderma SX 20 · Cetiol SB 45 · Cetiol SB 45DEO · Cropure Liq. Vegela · Fats and Glyceridic oils, shea butter · shea butter Fats · Mimusops capitata nut fat · Mimusops pachyclada nut fat · butryospermum parkii (shea) butter · butyrospermum parkii butter
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier, a skin-conditioning agent and a hair conditioner. Shea Butter Glycerides is a mixture of mono, di and triglycerides derived from Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter.
Emulsifying
Skin conditioning
Hair conditioning
Cleansing
Emulsion stabilising
Viscosity controlling
Is it a concern?: Low concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4599 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Batteries, Home maintenance.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Shea butter appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs
Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
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USFDAmarketed drug occurrence2 entries
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 6 active drug products and 6 total products.Source →
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 7 active drug products and 9 total products.Source →
EUCosIngActiveShea Butter Glycerides is a mixture of mono, di and triglycerides derived from Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- Shea Butter Glycerides is a mixture of mono, di and triglycerides derived from Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) ButterSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4599 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Batteries, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4599 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Batteries, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier.Source →
USFDAinactive ingredient databaseRoute: TOPICAL; Dosage form: LOTION; Maximum daily exposure: 2340 mg
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: LOTION; Maximum daily exposure: 2340 mgSource →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Shea butter. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Shea butter yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

7 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated september 28, 2015
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA Inactive Ingredient Database
regulatory · updated 2026-01-09
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2026-12-31
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

FishContains · Oral (ingested)
Source: chemindex_name_match
DairyContains · Oral (ingested)
Source: chemindex_name_match

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Shea butter in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

4,599

Named organisations

Personal careBatteriesHome maintenance

Typical roles

EmulsifyingSkin conditioningHair conditioningCleansingEmulsion stabilisingViscosity controlling

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Shea butter; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Shea butter in the catalog.