Direct from a source in Northern Ghana. We procure this great hydrating creamy butter from an organic company here in the states that has established a direct link with women in a village in Northern Ghana. They have taught them about sustainable organic farming and extraction of the Shea, so you can feel even better about this product as you smooth it on your skin. We know once you try it you will be as addicted as we are!
Throughout the year we raise money and awareness surrounding the poverty and lack of basic sanitation needed in Ghana by donating $1 to www.WaterAid.Org for every big tub we sell!
Just below the Great Sahara Desert lies a broad swath of the African Savannah lands. Outside of the rainy season, this is one of the harshest, driest, dustiest places on earth. Brutal sun, wind, and the Hamatan dust take a terrible toll to exposed skin. Women of this region long ago learned how to extract an oil from the kernel of the nut of the Shea tree. Because it is very solid at room temperature this became know as shea butter. In remote areas, most people use shea butter as a valuable food oil. It’s is visible to the naked eye those villages that use it as a skin healing agent. The texture of their skin is visably different from those who do not use it. Butyrospermum-Parkii or this nut is also sometimes called Karite. Call it what you want, we love it!
It contains vitamins A, E and F. Anti-aging is only one of the several conditions raw shea butter remedies. Other uses include: Dry skin, Rashes, Peeling after tanning, Blemishes, Itching, Skin cracks, Wound healing time, Scarring, Sunburn, Insect bites, Rough skin on feet, elbows or knees, and Chapped lips
Note: Individuals with both Type B Latex allergy and Nut allergy can react to shea butter.
16 oz tub for crafty people who want to make their own sauce!
For more information about Raw Shea and how it is made please read: http://www.queenbeepagosa.com/recipes/recipe_rawSheaUses.html
For a photo storyboard of processing shea by hand in Nasia Ghana please click here: http://www.queenbeepagosa.com/recipes/recipe_rawSheaMaking.html
We donate money for every tub of raw shea butter to clean water programs in Ghana. To learn more click here: http://www.queenbeepagosa.com/recipes/recipe_cleanWater.html
