Shea Butter Tree

TreeHugger: How Is Shea Butter Used in Natural Beauty and Is It Sustainable?

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BBC: Why the trees behind shea butter beauty cream are under threat

Sourced from the nuts of the shea tree, shea butter is a common ingredient in natural skincare products, thanks to its extremely useful qualities. Here's why you should make it part of your daily ...

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DURHAM, N.H.— The shea tree is a vital social and economic crop that is best known for the popular product shea butter—a multimillion-dollar ingredient used in cosmetics, personal care products, ...

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The shea tree is a vital social and economic crop that is best known for the popular product shea butter—a multimillion-dollar ingredient used in cosmetics, personal care products, pharmaceuticals and ...

Under the shade of a giant shea butter tree, Josephine Adata sits in the company of 15 other women, waiting for customers The 35-year-old mother of six and others from Ullepi sub-county sit by the ...

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Science Daily: Production of butter from shea trees in West Africa pushed back 1,000 years

Production of butter from shea trees in West Africa pushed back 1,000 years

The shea butter tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) which matures at an average 30 years is an important oil-producing tree species that grows in the drier areas of northern and north-eastern Uganda. The ...

The shea fruit consists of a thin, tart, nutritious pulp that surrounds a relatively large, oil-rich seed from which shea butter is extracted. It’s a deciduous tree usually seven to 15 metres tall, ...

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How Is Shea Butter Used in Natural Beauty and Is It Sustainable?

Mustafa Gerima, nicknamed "Mr Shea", wants Ugandans to understand the value of shea nuts A former biology teacher-turned-environmentalist is on a crusade in Uganda to save the once-flourishing trees ...