I just made a small batch of whipped shea butter...I used Kimberly's receipe. Let me mention..this is first time I made this item...welll I couldn't even get it to a whipped...I quite with it, poured it in bottles...well after reading some of the replies re SWB..I decided to try again..I empted one bottle, whipped it, put it in the freezer and repeated until it became whipped. I put it in jars, now I'm going to see if it stays whipped...Mine is grainy also..but I put some on my arms and I noticed that when I rub it in good the grainyness goes away. Well just thouht I would pass it along. "If first you don't succeed...try, try again!"