Karite butter is a beautiful cream with amazing properties when used on your hair.
Our Shea Butter contains no synthetic fragrance or preservatives.
When used before blow drying your hair it adds a protective shield from the heat. The ULTIMATE Combat for anything dry on your body.
Latin named (Vitellaria Paradoxa) The African Shea Tree also known as Karite Butter comes from the nuts of the genus Butyrosperum Parkii Kotschy a tree which grows in Central Africa. The natives gather the tiny almond-like berries and extract the slightly greenish-yellow butter which is known as karite butter. In Central Africa the natives used the butter for foods as well as body care. Vegetarians use the butter as a replacement of dairy butter and in cooking. Mangifolia, which grows in the silicate clay soil of the Ivory Coast is another variety of Karite Butter. The berries from this tree are harvested in June & July and the pits are removed and dried for several months. A natural asset to shea butter is that it protects against the ultraviolet rays that cause sunburn. Its high linoleic acid content makes it ideal for dry skin, dermatitis & chapping.