Shea
Crude Butter
Oils & Butters
Scientific name Vitellaria Paradoxa
Origin Côte d’Ivoire
Description 100% Crude Shea butter
The shea tree grows wild in the wooded savannah of the Africa’s Sahel region. It is a perennial plant that has only one harvesting season in the year. When they become mature, the fruits fall from the tree and are collected in the nature mainly by women.
Agriland produces and exports Shea Butter since 2017. We work with more than 40 villages in Ivory Coast.
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Use: Cosmetic, food and pharmaceutical industries.
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Properties: Moisturizing, emollient, regenerating, antioxidant, protecting, anti-inflammatory. Exceptionally rich in unsaponifiable including vitamins A and E. Substitute for Cocoa butter and used for the production of margarine. Locally use as a cooking and cosmetic oil.
