Juliana7:
@strongbest, wow! Awesome, my question is how do we know an unrefined shea butter? D right place to get d unrefined one

Babacele:
wao, until 2 years ago I used to laugh at my mum for using Shea butter on her skin. Then I stumbled on an investor named Tunistra, online who has a Shea processing factory in Benin republic. I did a lil research n I discovered that Shea oil or Carite is one of the best skin n healthcare product in the world.
1. a spoonful + a little table salt cures cough
2. as an aftershave for smoother skin
3. as a moisturizer
4. for removing cracks in legs
5. for a smooth n soft skin
6.used as ointment for healing strains, dislocations n wounds.
7. to relax the muscles especially against stress as commonly found among athletes. etc
Strongbest you are just too much. I'm listening sir.

chifruitful:
@strongest...tnx for shAring. I av been using shea butter creame for d past 6months now. It was wow. But I made mine with coconut oil and shea butter.

MomaDee:
Ah haaa now you've fully entered my world.
"Oh Shea Butter, I could sing your praise till tomorrow. What wonderful things you've done for my family and I. You are one of the choicest ingredients in my home." lol see love song.

Strongbest:

@Strongbest, thank u sir for d insighful explanation.thanks

Unrefined shea butter is one that has not been altered either by adding any chemical substance or being chemically processed. It's also referred to as raw shea butter.

Normally, there's a chemical will call hexane, it's usually used in extracting shea butter by most large shea butter producers. It helps to ease the job and also increases the quantity of production. This process would have reduced the natural quality of the shea butter. Also, preservative is used to increase its shelf life.

The small scale or local producer don't make use of this so, the butter from them is usually raw because the extraction is done manually and no preservative added (chemical preservative).

Logically, it's safe to say buying from local producer is your best bet.

Though I can't really say specifically how and where to get raw (unrefined) shea butter but understanding of the above explanation should be of great help/guide.


Thanks.

Marysola:
SHEA BUTTER
Nigeria is one of the richest Countries in the world is endowed with oil both beneaeth the earth and above the earth
Shea nuts are the source of Nigeria's crop on tree tops,it can aptly be called "green tree" its high economical value in the new and emerging world order. parado
What are Shea nuts?
These are the fruits of the shea tree horizontaly known asVitellaria. There are two main commercial species in Africa- the vitellaria paradoxa- mostly found in Weat African countries like Ghana, Cote d"voire, Burkina faso, mali Republic of benin and mostly in abundant in nigeria. The second species called vitellaria is found mainly in Uganda.
The fruit is usually 5cm long and 3-4cm wide, elliptic, a yellow or green berry with tick butter-like, mucos pricap contian one seed which is oval or round. it is red in colour (the shea nut of trade). The second seed is normaly surrounded by a fragile shinning shell with large hilium on a broad base
Nigeria names are:
Igbo:Okwuma
Hausa:Dan ka'raye K"wara, Kadanya, man ka" dai, man ka" danya
Ibibio: Udi, aran asabo (a misnoma since this means python fat)
International names
(Arabic)- Lulu
(English)-Bambouk butter tree, Shea butter tree
(French)-arbre a beurre de galam beurre/graise de karate

tillo4real:
Hello oga strong I they fell you swagah here o from ibadan, about the production of toilet wash, the formula is for how many litter thank you

Marysola:

farefemi:
nice heart you have. Thanks @strongbest

Juliana7:
@strongbest, thanks for dis priceless info. God will richly bless u. Thanks