Raw Unrefined Shea Butter Grade A From Ghana 100 Lbs

The Origin of Shea Butter

Shea Butter is from the nut of the Shea Tree, also known as ?The Tree of Life". The Shea tree only grows in the savannah region of Africa. It grows up to 60 feet and can live up to 200 years. The Shea Tree produces its fruits once a year. The nut in the center of the fruit when crushed and traditionally processed by boiling and extracting

The oil is what yields the vegetable fat known as Shea Butter.

Shea butter has been used for centuries in Africa for cooking, and also as skin treatment for its amazing ability to renew, repair and protect the skin against harsh climates. African healers and beauties like Cleopatra have known about Shea butter for thousands of years.

The Different Types of Shea Butter

Unrefined Shea Butter is traditional Shea butter in its raw and all natural state, with nothing added. It has a soft texture, ivory to light yellow color, and has a mild nutty scent which will fade away within minutes once applied to skin or hair. Unrefined Shea butter is the most effective type of Shea butter because the healing and moisturizing properties are intact, undiluted and unaltered.

Refined, Processed Shea Butter

Refined Shea Butter has been altered to remove the natural Shea scent and color. In the process, most of the effective properties are also lost. Refined Shea butter is extracted with chemicals or solvents like hexane. The extracted oil is then refined which involves bleaching, deodorizing and overheating it. As a result refined Shea butter is bleach white in color and odorless, but it lacks the true moisturizing, healing, and therapeutic properties of true traditional Shea butter. Some people buy refined Shea butter because it doesn't have the natural Shea scent but they don't know it has reduced beneficial properties.

Many major cosmetic companies have started making Shea butter products including moisturizers, anti-aging, stretch marks and hair products. These products also fall under the category of processed Shea butter because the percentage of Shea butter in these products is very low and not so effective.

The Top 10 Uses of Shea Butter

Moisturizer for dry skin

Eczema cream

Blemish cream

For softer smoother skin

For burns

Wrinkle reduction cream

Moisturizer for dry hair

Shaving cream

Anti-itch cream

Stretch mark prevention cream

The Shelf Life of Shea Butter

The shelf life of Shea butter is 18-24 months when kept in a cool dry place. After that time the healing properties of Shea butter are less effective but it is still a good moisturizer.

Application of the Shea Butter

Shea butter melts at body temperature. For easy application warm Shea butter onto palms until it is completely melted and smooth on. Shea Butter absorbs quickly, penetrates deeply and coats the skin with a fine film; thereby diminishing water loss and leaving the skin softened and protected.

The Amazing Properties of Shea Butter