About our shea butter

Our 100% natural and unrefined shea butter is produced in the traditional way. Handmade and vegan.

History and manufacturing
Shea butter is a vegetable fat cold-pressed from shea nuts. The nuts come from the shea tree, which grows naturally in parts of Africa and is of great importance to both local communities and their economies. Traditionally, women in these communities have harvested the nuts and produced shea butter using artisanal methods passed down through generations. In these parts of Africa, shea butter has long been used for skin and baby care, as well as a natural skin protector against the sun. 

Pictures from the manufacturing of our shea butter. All persons in the pictures have given their consent.

What can shea butter be used for?
Shea butter has natural protective, softening, moisturizing and nourishing properties - perfect for both body and hair. Thanks to its anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, shea butter can also help with acne and impure skin.

Shea butter can be used for all skin types. The product is versatile and can be used for, for example, dry skin, eczema, rashes or for gentle baby care.

Shea butter can also be effective for various skin conditions, such as acne, acne scars, psoriasis and perioral dermatitis.

What different types of shea butter are there, and what is the difference between them?
Unrefined shea butter has a beige color and a natural nutty scent, which fades when the product has been absorbed by the skin.

Refined shea butter is white and odorless. Unlike unrefined shea butter, it has been treated, bleached and deodorized, which means that some of the shea butter's natural and nourishing properties are lost.

Is shea butter a comedogenic oil?
Vegetable oils are graded on a scale from 0 to 5 based on how comedogenic they are. This means how prone they are to clogging pores and causing acne.
Shea butter has a comedogenicity rating of 0, which means it does not tend to clog pores and cause acne.

The scale consists of the following gradings:
0 = Does not clog pores
1 = Low comedogenicity
2 = Slightly comedogenic
3 = Moderately comedogenic
4 = Highly comedogenic
5 = Very highly comedogenic