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Shea butter is a creamy, semisolid fat made from the seeds of shea trees, which are native to Africa. It contains many vitamins (such as vitamins E and A) and skin-healing compounds. It's used as a skin moisturizer and as an oil in foods like chocolate. Shea nuts are nuts from the shea tree.

Shea butter works like an emollient. It might help soften or smooth dry skin. Shea butter also contains substances that can reduce skin swelling. This might help treat conditions associated with skin swelling such as eczema.

The texture of shea butter is soft with a spreadable consistency. According to Bailey, shea butter is high in several saturated fatty acids, mostly oleic and stearic. It also has: linoleic acid.