100% pure karite shea butter

Description

It is a slightly yellowish or ivory colored natural fat extracted from the seed of the African shea tree (Butyrospermum parkii, also called vitellaria, karité, and other names) by crushing and boiling. It is widely used in cosmetics as a moisturizer and salve. Shea butter is edible and may be used in food preparation, or sometimes in the chocolate industry as a substitute for cocoa butter.

Our product originates from Burkina Faso.

The English name "shea" comes from sí, the tree\'s name in the Bamana languages of Mali. The French name "karité" comes from ghariti, its equivalent in the Wolof language of Senegal.
 

The main industrial use of shea butter outside Africa is in cosmetics, such as moisturizer creams and emulsion, and hair conditioners for dry and brittle hair.

It is also used by soapmakers, typically in small amounts (**7% of the oils in the recipe), because of its property of leaving a small amount of oil in the soap.

 Shea butter  has been claimed to be effective treatment for the following conditions: fading scars, eczema, burns, rashes, acne, severely dry skin, blemishes, dark spots, skin discolorations, chapped lips, stretchmarks, wrinkles, and in lessening the irritation of psoriasis.