About Shea Butter
What is Shea Butter and What is Shea Butter used for?
Shea butter is a 100% natural multi-purpose vitamin A & E cream which originates from the fruit of the Shea Tree. It is a natural plant fat with exceptional moisturizing properties. The butter, which is extracted from the fruit, contains a significant fraction of unsaponifiables, which are reported to have many healing properties. Shea butter is used in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and in the confectionary and chocolate industry as a cocoa butter substitute. Shea butter is also used as cooking oil, and in margarine, soaps, detergents and candles. Traditionally West Africans have used it for centuries to treat various skin problems, including burns, blemishes, eczema, wrinkles and stretch marks.
Other uses: Shea butter can also be used to maintain moisture to dry and brittle hair. Shea butter performs this action by revitalizing hair, repairing breakages and split ends, and promoting hair growth. Additionally, Shea butter can protect hair from damaging sun rays, excessive heat, perms and dyes. This product will not clog pores or block hair shaft, allowing for easy breathing and stimulating growth. Many use it as a conditioning sheen to maintain hair’s natural shine, improve manageability, as well, many use this product before swimming to protect hair against chlorine or sea salt.
Where does Shea Butter originate?
Shea butter comes from the nuts of the Shea tree, which grows naturally in some 20 Sub-Saharan African countries (stretching from Guinea to Sudan) and a section of East Africa. It produces its first fruit (which resemble large plums) when it is about 20 years old and reaches its full production when the tree is about 45 years old. The Shea tree produces nuts for up to 200 years after reaching maturity.
How is Shea Butter produced?
The best Shea butter for skin and hair use is prepared either by cold press or a traditional kneading process without the use of added chemicals or preservatives.
What sets our Shea butter apart from other producers?
- We produce Shea butter under strict quality controlled conditions.
- We start with hand sorted, good quality nuts.
- We use clean pipe bourne water (not well or river water)
- We don’t use iron-utensils or iron based equipment.
- We operate in a very clean sanitary facility
- Our employees and women groups are trained and appreciate the need to produce and maintain a high quality product consistently.
- We run quality analysis testing on a regular basis through The Ghana Standards Board or another internationally recognized laboratory.
