Our Northern Ghanaian (Sherigu) unrefined shea butter is a beautiful creamy, beige coloured butter that is made traditionally under fair trade and organic guidelines. Our current shea butter is from the summer 2011 nut harvest which is the freshest available shea butter on the market. The nuts are from wild grown trees (not sprayed ones) and are collected when they are at their ripest. They are then washed in drinking water, shelled and layed onto racks to dry for a month. After that time the nuts are crushed and soaked in water that is gently heated until an oil film forms on the water surface. This oil is then removed and filtered (not refined) and then allowed to cool down so that the actual shea butter forms.
The shea butter is extracted without using hexane or other chemicals, it is not bleached, refined or deodorized. We do not add preservatives, yellow colouring agents (natural or artificial), or other additives to our unrefined shea butter. We bring it to you fresh and in its purest & most natural state which is why our butter sometimes has a more beige colour and at other times are more yellow-cream than other butters on the market.
Like all premium unrefined shea butters, it has a characteristic nutty and also chocolatey scent, which disappears after a few minutes when rubbed on skin. This type of shea butter is very sought after as it is used instead of cocoa butter in the production of fine chocolates.
Our unrefined shea butter is a very versatile active ingredient for skin and hair care products, and has excellent anti-aging, soothing and moisturizing properties.
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100% fair trade product from Ghana
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pure and unrefined - no added chemicals, scents or preservatives
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an additional 10% of our proceeds go to a local women's co-op
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no added essential oils - suitable for sensitive skin
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suitable for vegans
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suitable for babies as a nappy cream or after bathing
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certified organic
Our shea butter comes either in pieces or in a 30ml or 200ml jar (melted and poured for easier application).
Our shea butter conists of 75% triterpene, omega 3 and 6, Vitamin E, beat-carotene and allantoin.
Shea butter is well known to assist cutaneous dryness, dermatitis, dermatoses, eczema, solar erythema and burns. Shea butter contains vitamins and other active elements such as cinnamic acid, which can help protect the skin from UV rays as well as having healing properties. It also contains 5-10% phytosterols, which help to stimulate cellular regeneration and growth. It is highly moisturising and protective having mild anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties.
The toxitity of shea butter is nil - it is used in Europe in foods and confections to replace fats to enhance food texture and flavour.
Store in a cool and dark place and in an air tight container (if not used permanently) and use within 24 months.
This butter is produced in a deeply rural village in Ghana.
