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dc.contributor.authorBoadu, K.O.-
dc.contributor.authorAnang, M.A.-
dc.contributor.authorKyei, K.S-
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-21T11:54:24Z-
dc.date.available2021-07-21T11:54:24Z-
dc.date.issued2017-
dc.identifier.issn23105496-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5672-
dc.description11p:, ill.en_US
dc.description.abstractShea 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 scalpen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Cape Coasten_US
dc.subjectMedical Soapen_US
dc.subjectKarite Treeen_US
dc.subjectButyrospermum Parkiien_US
dc.subjectShea Butter Oilen_US
dc.subjectChemical Characteristicsen_US
dc.titleChemical characterization of shea butter oil soap (Butyrospermum parkii G. Don)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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