Shea Butter Blog

Hands applying rich shea body cream for winter dry skin

Winter Skin on the West Coast: A Routine for Ve...

Cold outside, heated and bone-dry inside. The seven-step routine for very dry skin, and why timing beats product choice.

Winter Skin on the West Coast: A Routine for Ve...

Cold outside, heated and bone-dry inside. The seven-step routine for very dry skin, and why timing beats product choice.

Shea butter, cocoa-shea whipped jar, and coconut oil on a clean surface

Shea Butter vs Cocoa Butter vs Coconut Oil: Whi...

Shea is the lightest on pores and richest in the non-fat compounds; cocoa and coconut are both rated highly comedogenic. Where each one belongs.

Shea Butter vs Cocoa Butter vs Coconut Oil: Whi...

Shea is the lightest on pores and richest in the non-fat compounds; cocoa and coconut are both rated highly comedogenic. Where each one belongs.

Close-up of smooth whipped shea butter texture in a jar

How to Store Shea Butter, and How to Fix a Grai...

Grains aren't spoilage. The ten-minute fix, the storage rules, and how long shea butter actually lasts.

How to Store Shea Butter, and How to Fix a Grai...

Grains aren't spoilage. The ten-minute fix, the storage rules, and how long shea butter actually lasts.

Shea producers with fresh shea butter from northern Ghana

One Village, Since 2003: The Supply Chain Behin...

1999, a kitchen in Mill Bay. 2003, 1,000 pounds bought on the spot near Wa. The terms of the relationship since, and why a direct chain matters more as supply...

One Village, Since 2003: The Supply Chain Behin...

1999, a kitchen in Mill Bay. 2003, 1,000 pounds bought on the spot near Wa. The terms of the relationship since, and why a direct chain matters more as supply...

Traditional shea butter making process from nut to finished butter

How Shea Butter Is Made: From Tree to Skin in E...

Eight steps, fire, water and hand labour: how the women of Kperisi turn a wild fruit into the butter in every Shea Butter Market product.

How Shea Butter Is Made: From Tree to Skin in E...

Eight steps, fire, water and hand labour: how the women of Kperisi turn a wild fruit into the butter in every Shea Butter Market product.

Jar of eczema relief cream with shea-based formula

Shea Butter for Eczema-Prone Skin: What the Fat...

What stearic, oleic and linoleic acids each do on a leaky skin barrier, what the unsaponifiable fraction is for, why unrefined matters, and where shea's limits are.

Shea Butter for Eczema-Prone Skin: What the Fat...

What stearic, oleic and linoleic acids each do on a leaky skin barrier, what the unsaponifiable fraction is for, why unrefined matters, and where shea's limits are.