Yikes!!!!! Shea butter boo boo!!

[Honeytips]

I need some help ladies. I decided to mix some coconut oil into my shea butter. Being the brainiac that I am I decided to put the shea butter into the microwave to soften it enough so that I can easily stir the oil into the butter - BIG MISTAKE!! It's now completely liquid (as I stupidly left if for a couple of minutes) and a rather burnt looking brown.
Question - will it ever solidify or should I just throw it down the sink?
Thanks in advance!!! Now I'm going to go stand by the fridge and pray

 

[southerncitygirl]

it will cool and solidify if not put in squirt bottle and use as an oil....don't throw it out

 

[Lola Laughs]

it will solidify, but the fridge will speed that up. Don't toss! HTH

 

[PatTodd]

It will solidify, then will be able to stir or whip it. I did the same thing and the oil was brown too, but it was definitely not burnt. I think that's the natural color of melted unrefined shea butter.

 

[foxee]

Place it in the fridge - it will eventually solidify.

 

[Honeytips]

Fantastic!!! Thanks a million ladies for your quick replies!!! I can now happily remove myself from in front of the fridge and stop worrying!!!

 

[***BlessedMom***]

It will solidify but you could add the coconut oil and whip it with a mixer and make a creamy butter that is much easier to apply.

 

[MizzBrit]

yea its gonna solidify..the brown color is natural color of shea butter when melted.once it does solidify, you can use it like that or use a mixer to make it creamy

 

[Mizz Diamonds]

i put mine in the microwave all the time when I want to mix it up it cool down and harden up in the fridge.

 

[NikStarrr]

When I make my blends (shea/EVOO or shea/Avocado oil/CO) I always melt it to a liquid. It's fine, it will "harden" back up once it cools.

 

[Whimsy]

Yeah, what they said.

I'll just add, once it starts to solidify, add the coconut oil and use your immersion blender (or whateva u have) to mix in your oil, and then let it solidify the rest of the way outside of the fridge.