Shea butter

Drug ingredient

CAS 194043-92-0

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceNo public record

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

EPA-registered importers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Aurorium

Catalynt Solutions

6 FDA-registered drug labelers

ANUBIS COSMETICS SL

Beijing JUNGE Technology Co., Ltd.

BUDDATE Co Ltd

Guangdong Junhui Biotechnology Co., LTD

Guangzhou Kadiya Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Guangzhou Senmai Biotechnology Co.

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthMetals & MiningCore Chemicals

Downstream Uses

Appears in 8 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•AOAO Retinol Anti-aging Box Set
•Arthcal Vulva BALM
•Anubis Barcelona Vital Line
•Body Milk for stretch marks
•Buddate Reges Intensive Treatment
•Anubis Barcelona
•Feelshion Lavender Magnesium
•Massage cream for stretch marks

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Emulsifier in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Softener and conditioner in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS194043-92-0

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID10893021

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID10893021Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
FDA National Drug Code directoryRetrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Shea butter (CAS 194043-92-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/194043-92-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID10893021. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID10893021 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 194043-92-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 194043-92-0. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/