Shea Butter – The Skin’s Super food Shea butter is slowly rising in popularity in the natural beauty world – but it has been used by African communities since ancient times for healing, medicinal, food and cosmetic purposes. Shea butter is extracted from the nuts of the Karite tree, which is native to certain African countries like Mali, Ghana, Burkina Faso (in Western Africa) and Sudan and Uganda (in the East African regions). Shea butter was once regarded as a precious commodity and evidence shows that it was used by Ancient Egyptians for cosmetic and other uses. Shea butter is an ivory-colored, solid fat Continue Reading