A lipid mixture enriched by ceramide NP with fatty acids of diverse chain lengths contributes to restore the skin barrier function impaired by topical corticosteroid

SH Lim, EJ Kim, CH Lee, GH Park, KM Yoo… - Skin Pharmacology and …, 2022 - karger.com
Introduction: The stratum corneum (SC) is a skin barrier that consists of corneocytes,
intercellular lipids, and corneodesmosomes. Ceramides are composed of sphingoid bases …

Oil produced from Ghana Shea Nut crop for prospective industrial applications

EM Alale, SK Tulashie, M Miyittah, EB Baidoo… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Though little research has been done, shea nut oil (Shea Butter), is a promising shea
product with great potential for use in industrial shea product manufacture. To assess the oil …

Evaluation of Yield and Physicochemical Quality of Pentadesma butyracea Butter Obtained by Different Traditional Extraction Methods in Ghana

JA Timtey, F Alemawor, WO Ellis… - … Journal of Food …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Pentadesma butyracea seed butter or fat (PBSB) is a vegetable fat extracted from the seeds
of the P. butyracea plant. The butter has potential use in the food, pharmaceutical, and …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation on the improvement of shea butter yield and quality through enhanced pre-treatment methods: An analytical study on physicochemical properties

K Duodu, GW Ashong, A Ndego… - Food Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Shea butter is an organic ingredient used in direct consumption, or the manufacture of
products in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries. Some pre-treatment …

Chemical Compositions and Essential Fatty Acid Analysis of Selected Vegetable Oils and Fats

PK Ojha, DK Poudel, A Rokaya, S Maharjan, S Timsina… - Compounds, 2024 - mdpi.com
The fatty acid (FA) compositions of thirty-nine vegetable oils and fats, including nangai nut,
pili nut, shea butter, tamanu oil, baobab, sea buckthorn berry, Brazil nut, grape seed, black …

[HTML][HTML] Physicochemical Analysis and Fatty Acid Content of Chemical and Traditional Extracts of Shea Kernel (Vitellaria paradoxa) from Kwara State Nigeria

NE Ofoegbu-Chibuzo, UJ Chukwu, IP Okoye - Open Access Library …, 2022 - scirp.org
Physicochemical analysis and fatty acid content of chemical and traditional extracted shea
kernel (Vitellaria paradoxa) from Kwara State Nigeria have been studied. The extraction of …

Qualitative Parameters and Deterioration Kinetics of Palm Oil, Shea Butter and Their Blend Use for Frying Cheese

MT Kolawole, AT Ibrahim, F Ogundolie, MD Adams… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
We investigated changes in the quality of palm oil, shea butter and their blend as affected by
repeated usage in deep frying of cheese were investigated. Palm oil, shea butter and their …

[PDF][PDF] Investigation of some useful chemical parameters in Shea tree (Vitelaria paradoxa) nut wastewater collected after extraction of the butter: prospects of Shea …

E Amofa, SA Abagale, O Awo, I Sackey, FK Abagale… - academia.edu
Shea butter is extracted the nut of Vitellaria paradoxa for both domestic and commercial
purposes. Growing extraction and utilization of the butter especially in pharmaceutical, food …