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Butyrospermum parkii ext.

CAS 91770-64-8

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

91080-23-8

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Butyrospermum parkii ext. in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Butyrospermum parkii butter”.

Also known as Butyrospermum parkii butter · Butyrospermum parkii butter extract · Butyrospermum parkii nut extract · Butyrospermum parkii nut shell powder · Butyrospermum parkii oil · Butyrospermum parkii seedcake extract

Show all 26 names

Sheanut · Butyrospermum parkii (shea) nut extract · Butyrospermum parkii (shea) oil · Butyrospermum parkii nut · Butyrospermum parkii seed · Karite-nu seed · Shea-buttertree seed · extraits Arbre a beurre · Butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter · Butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter extract · Butyrospermum parkii (shea) nut shell powder · Butyrospermum parkii (shea) seedcake extract · Extrakt Butterbaum · Butyrosperum Parkii (Shea) Butter · Shea tree extract · Oils, shea butter, unsaponifiable fraction · Shea tree, ext. · extract Shea tree · extracto arbol de shea · butyrospermum parkii leaf extract

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emollient, a skin-conditioning agent and an abrasive. Butyrospermum Parkii Butter is the fat obtained from the fruit of the Shea Tree, Butyrospernum parkii, Sapotaceae.

  • Emollient
  • Skin conditioning
  • Abrasive
  • Skin protecting
  • Viscosity controlling
  • Humectant
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Butyrospermum parkii ext. appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActive6 entries
    • Butyrospermum Parkii Butter is the fat obtained from the fruit of the Shea Tree, Butyrospernum parkii, SapotaceaeSource →
    • Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Extract is an extract obtained from the Shea Tree, Butyrospermum parkii, SapotaceaeSource →
    • Butyrospermum Parkii Nut Extract is the extract of the nuts of the Shea Tree, Butyrospernum parkii, SapotaceaeSource →
    • Butyrospermum Parkii Nut Shell Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground shells of the nuts of the Shea Tree, Butyrospermum parkii, SapotaceaeSource →
    • Butyrospermum Parkii Oil is the liquid fraction obtained from the Shea TreeButyrospernum parkii, SapotaceaeSource →
    • Butyrospermum Parkii Seedcake Extract is the extract of the seedcake of the Shea Tree, Butyrospermum parkii, SapotaceaeSource →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substance2 entries
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 73 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Abrasive, Softener and conditioner, Humectant.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 73 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Abrasive, Softener and conditioner, Humectant.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Butyrospermum parkii ext.. 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 Butyrospermum parkii ext. yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated may 7, 2015

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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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.

  • Tree nutsContains · 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

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

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

Source records

73

Named organisations

6

Personal careRaw materials

Typical roles

EmollientSkin conditioningAbrasiveSkin protectingViscosity controllingHumectant
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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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