Shea Butter
Shea butter is the thick,
rich oil of the shea nut. It has been used to keep
skin soft and supple on the dry savannas of West Africa for
hundreds of years.
Even better news:
sustainable harvest of wild shea nuts helps prevent
deforestation of the savanna. This is because wild shea
trees are becoming more valuable for their nuts than if they
are cut for charcoal production. Shea nuts are almost
always wild harvested - farming is impractical as the seeds
are difficult to germinate and require 25 years to reach
full production.
I have tried out many different oils for use on the skin, and none
gave such a lasting silky smooth feeling as shea butter.
Shea butter also has healing properties that
help cracked skin knit itself back together.
Most shea butter available
today has been chemically extracted from the shea nuts at
factories in Europe. But the chemically extracted shea
butter does not retain all of its healing and moisturizing
properties. Now you can use shea butter that is
processed the traditional way, and at the same time support
the hard working folks who continue this tradition.
