Shea Butter

Blog 6/23/11: Shea Butter comes from the karité (which means "life") tree in South Africa. It grows naturally in the grasslands of west and central Africa and does not need any special cultivation, nourishment or pesticides. It takes at least 25 years for a shea tree to produce large number of fruit. About the size of a small avocado, the fruit of the karite trees are harvested and collected, usually by the women villagers. The fruit is eaten and the 'nuts' or seed kernals inside are saved for their creamy medicinal shea butter. Shea butter is one of the world's most sustainable natural resource, using no chemicals; shea butter is extracted by a century old process to preserve all the beneficial properties. Today, shea butter is acknowledged all over the world for its nourishing, enriching and toning properties for skin and hair. http://silkbodycreme.blogspot.com/