Description
Keep the most versatile care product in the bathroom within reach with this 400 g raw shea butter. Unrefined, it keeps its ivory colour, its grainy texture and its roasted-nut scent. It can be used on the hair, on the body, on the face, or as a base for homemade preparations.
The tub carries the Cosmos Organic certification issued by Ecocert Greenlife: the butter is 100% plant-based, with no additives, no added fragrance and no preservatives. It is the product just as it comes from the nut, with everything that refining usually removes.
How to use it: take a small amount, melt it between your palms until it turns oily, then spread it. This raw shea butter is used to seal in moisture on dry ends, to massage into rough hands, or to make a lip balm and a whipped body butter.
Its place in your routine
WashGentle shampoo
MoisturiseCream or leave-in
SealThis shea butter
Suited to
DryCoilyDamaged ends
Less suitable
FineRoots
Melt between your palms
A very small amount
Our verdict on this raw shea butter
Review written by the Aura Capillaire team · Updated on 20 September 2026
We have read buyers’ feedback on this raw shea butter to pick out what comes up most often, good and not so good.
Strengths
- A 400 g tub that lasts: value for money comes up in almost every review.
- Raw, unrefined, certified organic: Cosmos Organic by Ecocert, with no additives or added fragrance.
- Hair, body and face: a single tub for dry ends, elbows and hands.
- The base for homemade preparations: lip balms, whipped body butter, hair masks.
Good to know
- The scent of raw shea is strong: it comes from being unrefined and softens after application: that is the price of a whole product.
- The texture is grainy: warm the knob between your palms before spreading, and it turns smooth in a few seconds.
Where we lean: for a raw shea butter at a low price and in a large quantity, this 400 g tub does the job, as long as you accept its scent. If you use it on the face or on a baby, the Cattier butter below has a gentler fragrance. The rest of the range is in our hair oils and butters.

Planète au Naturel, Naissance, Cattier or LOBIKO?
The same raw shea butter exists from several brands. Here is how this 400 g tub compares with the three other most popular versions.
| Shea | Weight | Refining | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planète au Naturel Planète au Naturel · this tub |
400 g | Raw | Family use |
| Naissance Naissance |
1 kg | Raw | Homemade preparations |
| Cattier Cattier |
100 g | Mild | Face and small sizes |
| LOBIKO LOBIKO |
1 kg | Raw | Large quantity |
The Naissance raw organic shea butter is sold by the kilo, certified organic, for those who make their cosmetics in batches. A kilo does not keep well if it goes through temperature swings. This 400 g raw shea butter is used up before it turns pale.
The Cattier organic shea butter is sold in 100 g, with a finer texture and a more discreet scent. It is intended for the face and for delicate young skin. For the whole body and the hair, the size of this raw shea butter works out much cheaper by weight.
The LOBIKO raw shea butter, one kilo also plays the raw-kilo card, unrefined and certified. It is the right choice for a large family or a workshop. For personal use, 400 g already lasts several months.
Your questions about this raw shea butter
Why is this raw shea butter grainy?
The grains come from temperature variations during transport or storage: the fat recrystallises. This does not change its quality. Melt the knob between your palms, or the whole tub in a lukewarm bain-marie before letting it cool quickly.
Can it be used on the hair?
Yes, in a very small amount on dry ends, or as a mask before shampooing on the lengths. Avoid the roots and fine hair, which it weighs down. Melted with a vegetable oil, it spreads better.
What is the difference from Cattier shea butter?
Cattier offers 100 g of a shea butter with a more discreet scent, designed for the face. This raw shea butter is not refined: it keeps its strong fragrance and all its original components, in a 400 g tub. One smells less, the other gives you more.
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