PRODUCTION OF SHEA BUTTER BODY LOTION OYEWO TEMITOPE ORETHDIA 2004/18572EH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

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1 PRODUCTION OF SHEA BUTTER BODY LOTION BY OYEWO TEMITOPE ORETHDIA (). 2004/18572EH J 0 ~ DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL E'NGINEERING SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA, NIGER STATE, NIGEHJA. JANUARY, SUPERVISOH.: ENGINEER HABIBU

2 TOPIC PRODUCTION OF SHEA BUTTER BODY LOTION BY OYEWO TEMITOPE ORETHDIA 2004/18572EH A PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE A WARD OF BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (B.ENG) DEGREE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, S.E.E.T, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY MINNA, NIGER STATE. JANUARY, ii

3 DECLARATION I Oyewo Temitope Orethdia declare that this research work' ':Vas carried out to the best of my ability under the supervision of Engr. Habibu. U ",; ---~--~ Oyewo Temitope Orethdia Date iii

4 APPROVAL PAGE This is to certify that this project titled "Production of shea butter body lotion" was carried out by OYEWO TEMITOPE ORETHDIA under the,supervision of Engineer Habibu.U and submitted to the Chemical Engineering Department Federal University of Technology Minna" in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of Bachelor Of Engineering eb.eng) Degree in Chemical Engineering. ----~ Engr. Habibu.D. Project Supervisor Date Engr. Okafor.J.O Head of Department Date ~~ < External Supervisor iv

5 DEDICATION This project IS dedicated to Almighty God who gave me hope even when everything seemed bleak and like dark shadows continually trailed my works. He paved a way when it looked like there was no way forward and endued me with His grace to move ahead and strive for the very best. v

6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The storm definitely raged and the boat almost capsized a couple of times but the Lord God Almighty proclaimed peace and everything became still. My hemifelt appreciation goes to Almighty God, El-Shaddai for His faithfulness and steadfast love which he endowed me with throughout the duration of this program. I am most thankful to my family, the Oyewos' who have always been there making meaningful and loving inputs in my life, my dear friends Sidikat Gin1ba, Safiya Moh'd, Emoshiokc Alemoh, Olawalc Ajayi and Oluwasesan Ajibola for their constant encouragement and support. Also worthy of mention are my uncle Engr. Ojo, my dear friend and Pastor, Tony-Praise Godson Alao, the entire body of Rhema Chapel Campus Ministries, Minna chapter and my elder brother Tade Ogundimu for believing in me and never giving up on me and for their admonitions over the years. I also want to thank my project supervisor Engr. Habibu for his assistance in the course of this project, my H.O.D Engr. Okafor and every lecturer that has in one way or. the other being of help to me throughout the course of this program. Finally, I want to thank the graduating set of because we all worked together to achieve this feat. Thank you and God bless. OYEWO TEMITOPE ORETHDIA vi

7 ABSTRACT This project researched into the production of shea butter body lotion. The extraction of shea nut oil from shea nut seed was carried out using hexane as a suitable solvent. The oil/butter obtained was off white in colour with a pleasant odour. The produced oil was degummed, neutralized, decolourized and deodourized to make th,e oil more suitable and to purify. The butter was characterized with saponification value of mg/koh/g, acid ~ value of 4.71 mg/koh/g, free fatty acid FFA of 2.36, iodine value of 57.5 gig, specific r--...., 'Z gravity of 0.09 and oil c(:mtent of 130 %. These vahles show that the oil is a good raw,---- material for soap manufacturing and cosmetic industries and has a long shelf life. The shea butter was further processed to produce shea butter body lotion with the addition of lavender oil, citric acid, cetearyl alcohol, stearic acid,\glycerine, allantoin, honey, green tea, vitamin E oil and aloe vera juice. The shea butter body lotion produced was of a consistent texture, showed minimal patch reaction and had a pleasant smell..~---- vii