An curved arrow pointing right. When you hear "shea butter," you probably think of the West African kind. But in East Africa, a different variety of shea nut grows, called nilotica. It's easier to ...

Image from Depositphotos Shea butter is a nut fat that comes from the karite tree found in the African savannah. The shea nuts that produce shea butter are cultivated by women in African countries ...

Used for thousands of years, shea butter comes from the fat of nuts from the shea tree, which is native to West Africa. Jazz, a musical genre cultivated in New Orleans in the early 20th century ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Women in Ghana have been turning shea nuts into butter for centuries. People across Africa have used it for skin and hair care, food, and medicine for at least 700 ...

Native to South Africa, marula oil comes from the nuts ... the continent had to offer,” reflects Julian. “Shea nuts and butter date way back to the time of Cleopatra, and were also used ...

Derived from the nuts of the shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) from Africa, shea butter has been used for centuries as a natural ingredient to nourish and enhance the skin and hair. It is extracted ...

These producers rely on shea nuts to produce shea butter, which is their primary source of livelihood. However, due to their limited financial resources, they are often unable to purchase shea ...

Caption University of Oregon-led research in Burkina Faso has found a long history of using nuts from the shea tree. The oil from the nuts provides the primary cooking oil in the region, and it ...