Essential Depot Shea Butter - 32 oz. - 2 lbs - Organic - Unrefined - In resealable safety sealed HDPE Jar

I can only echo Laura Wilson's review. I was apprehensive about ordering without trying the product first, since quality for many of the shea butters seems to be uneven. Also, the fact that the reviews are all dated around the same time raises questions for me. But now I see why people are commenting on this butter.The shea butter I received from Essential Depot. Inc. at the end of February 2013 arrived intact, with a sealed foil sheet under the lid. The butter has a mild smell that does seem natural. I am very sensitive to odors, and don't find this strong or objectionable. It is a bit grainy at first; both the smell and the grains disappear immediately once the butter is worked into the skin.I live in a dry, cold climate, cook every day and wash my hands frequently. It's become increasingly impossible as I get older to find a moisturizer that keeps my hands smooth. This shea butter beats my former favorite, Aveda's Hand Relief (currently $21 for 4.2 oz.) out of the ball park. I imagine this butter would work into the skin even faster in a warmer climate. The butter is a tiny bit oily at first, but quickly absorbs and keeps skin moisturized even after hand washings--a first in my experience. I do not like oily moisturizers, though I have resorted to using straight olive and almond oils when I was desperate to protect my hands.Organic is important, so I was delighted to find this product. The fact it has no added scent is good for me and the environment.After using this butter for the last week, I find it to be absolutely the best hand/heel moisturizer I've ever tried, and I've tried many. I'm not related/employed in any way by the supplier, or Amazon, but am very happy to have discovered this product. I've already shared it with many friends.

I love this shea butter. It is has a nice, nutty almost smoky smell to it that is very natural. It is grainy and an odd texture for those of us used to super refined commercially produced lotions, but this melts when you rub it between your hands and absorbs beautifully.I have been using it for pretty much everything but my hair (I have superfine hair and am leary of putting anything in it that might weigh it down, but I might get brave one of these days). The difference in my skin is pretty amazing. I have really sensitive, acne-prone, combination skin that over the years has become pretty much impossible. Anything I use causes horrible breakouts. This feels soothing and wonderful to my skin.I also have eczema on my hands that gets worse in the winter and getting them wet or getting salt or anything like that on them can be excruciating. I wash my hands a lot so this was causing horrid itching, cracking, and even bleeding. Now I apply the shea butter a few times a day and my eczema is the best it has been in ages. My almost 2-year-old daughter has eczema as well and I have been using this on her with good results.From reading up on shea butter, this seems like it is an excellent quality and a great price. I'm very pleased with this product and with this seller (I got some glycerine from them as well). I plan on trying their cocoa butter next.

Very good quality!

My usual supplier was out of their 7lb buckets of shea butter, so I decided to purchase on Amazon. I thought I selected refined shea butter, but mistakenly selected UN refined. I didn't notice until it arrived today. My first thought was to return it (all the unrefined shea butters I've bought in the past stunk to high heavens), but I decided to open it up and just see if it smelled as bad as the others. To my very pleasant surprise, it really doesn't smell bad at all! It does have a smell, but it's nutty and not the rancid icky smell the others I've bought on Amazon have. So this was quite a good mistake on my part! The butter is smooth and while it's not white like the refined stuff and does a little nutty smell, I think it's going to work just fine in my soaps!

I have tried probably about 10 different brands of shea butter and this is my favorite! It is consistent with no debris. The texture and natural smell is great. Best of all, it works well as a moisturizer on its own, or used as part of DIY moisturizers when mixed with other oils and/or essential oils. I also like the packaging. It comes sealed and secure with no leaking and no mess.

First, I must clarify that I'm unsure if this is indeed raw, unrefined, unprocessed shea butter because it was sent in the container just as pictured & is smooth & creamy. I know that something had to be done to it to get it from natural chunk form to smooth & creamy in a container. It's practically ready to use right out of the jar! So just be cautioned that this may not have all the nutrients intact as pure, straight-from-the-shea-nut butter might. It's infinitely easier to work with though because there's no straining to remove impurities or melting/softening needed. I was able to scoop it right out of the jar and into my mixing bowl to add my other ingredients and it made the fluffiest, smoothest hair lotion I've ever had. The scent is the expected nutty odor of raw shea & didn't overpower or overwhelm my added scent oils. It wasn't overly greasy or thick like another shea I've purchased that was supposedly raw & contained impurities & foreign material. Essentially, I'm very pleased with the product. My hair and skin can't tell if it's not 100% unprocessed & unrefined & it made a great end product. I would (and will) buy this product from this seller again.

I use this shea butter for soap but there are so many other beauty applications to use this in! Love this company! Great ethics and higher standards than most others when it comes to oils and butters.Definitely will buy again!