Chemical characterization of shea butter oil soap (Butyrospermum parkii G. Don)

dc.contributor.author	Boadu, K.O.
dc.contributor.author	Anang, M.A.
dc.contributor.author	Kyei, K.S
dc.date.accessioned	2021-07-21T11:54:24Z
dc.date.available	2021-07-21T11:54:24Z
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.identifier.issn	23105496
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5672
dc.description	11p:, ill.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Shea butter oil was obtained from the edible nut of the fruit from Karite (Butyrospermum parkii) tree grown in Savannah Grasslands of West Africa. It is a wild growing tree that produces tiny, almond-like fruit. Shea Butter oil was extracted from the fruit by cold process and was used to prepare medical soap. Chemical analysis showed that the obtained soap has 76.0 %, 9.0 %, 3.41 minutes, 9.0, 0.0 %, 3.7% and 0.87 as its total fatty matter, moisture, foam stability, pH, free caustic alkali, unsaponified and specific gravity respectively. Due to the phytoconstituents in shea butter oil and the favourable chemical characteristics of the soap, it can be used as medical and cosmetics toilet soap. Such soap is used to alleviate problems of the skin and scalp	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Cape Coast	en_US
dc.subject	Medical Soap	en_US
dc.subject	Karite Tree	en_US
dc.subject	Butyrospermum Parkii	en_US
dc.subject	Shea Butter Oil	en_US
dc.subject	Chemical Characteristics	en_US
dc.title	Chemical characterization of shea butter oil soap (Butyrospermum parkii G. Don)	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US