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Shea Butter Story
| An Introduction | Certified organically grown |
Shea butter originates from the Karite Nut tree (or Mangifolia tree) of the semi-arid savannahs of West Africa. The women of West Africa have been making and using shea butter for centuries. The Karite Nut tree can live for over 300 years and is found only in the wild. Our Shea Butter is harvested directly from these trees by local women and is certified as a purely organic product.
The Shea Tree grows spontaneously in the wooded savannahs in West Africa (Mali and Burkina Fasso) on balanced and well drained soils. The tree is stout, can grow up to 20m high and its trunk can reach 1m in diameter. It produces its first fruit when it is about 25 years old and reaches its full production at the age of 40 or 50. The Shea Tree produces a fruit in the form of large plums (3 to 6 cm). Their pericap is edible and they contain 1 to 3 seeds surrounded by a thin brittle hull. Their two thick cotyledons contain about 50 % of a fatty substance. One tree produces 15 to 20 kgs of fresh fruit, which yield to 3 to 4 kgs kernels.
2lbs of SHEA BUTTER is made out of 9lbs of kernels
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