Let's talk about Fair-Trade Shea Butter ...
Let's talk about Fair-Trade Shea Butter and How it Supports African Women.
I've done my research, so much of it, to make sure I'm buying the best and most importantly, Fair Trade Shea.
Did you know that in Africa, shea butter is considered a food item. Food items in Africa are controlled by women only, not men, so all profits made from the harvesting and sale of shea butter go to the women. Amazing.
I buy my shea from a women owned company in Oregon that I trust very much has also done their research and are providing a quality and fair trade product. I use Shea from Ghana that is fair trade, unrefined, virgin and organic and is the cleanest I've ever used.
Where is Shea From:
Shea butter comes from the nuts of karité trees that grow in the Sahel region extending from West to East Africa, from Guinea and Senegal to Uganda and South Sudan. Out of these countries, the most common sources of quality shea butter are Ghana, Nigeria and Northern Uganda.
Benefits of Shea Butter:
Shea butter is rich in oleic, stearic, palmitic, and linolenic acids. This means that it is exceptional at hydrating damaged skin (it's 60% Fat content makes it moisture-rich) and it helps skin to boost its natural collagen production.
I use fair trade, organic, virgin (unrefined) shea butter in all my magnesium body butter blends from Shay and Company.
I've done my research, so much of it, to make sure I'm buying the best and most importantly, Fair Trade Shea.
Did you know that in Africa, shea butter is considered a food item. Food items in Africa are controlled by women only, not men, so all profits made from the harvesting and sale of shea butter go to the women. Amazing.
I buy my shea from a women owned company in Oregon that I trust very much has also done their research and are providing a quality and fair trade product. I use Shea from Ghana that is fair trade, unrefined, virgin and organic and is the cleanest I've ever used.
Where is Shea From:
Shea butter comes from the nuts of karité trees that grow in the Sahel region extending from West to East Africa, from Guinea and Senegal to Uganda and South Sudan. Out of these countries, the most common sources of quality shea butter are Ghana, Nigeria and Northern Uganda.
Benefits of Shea Butter:
Shea butter is rich in oleic, stearic, palmitic, and linolenic acids. This means that it is exceptional at hydrating damaged skin (it's 60% Fat content makes it moisture-rich) and it helps skin to boost its natural collagen production.
I use fair trade, organic, virgin (unrefined) shea butter in all my magnesium body butter blends from Shay and Company.