Ingredient Glossary

Shea Butter

Often used in baby lotions, shea butter melts right in to soften even chapped skin. We are most grateful to the women's association in Northern Ghana who produce our shea butter, taking it from the fruit of the Karite tree. Go ahead, baby yourself.

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Shea butter
Shea butter is one of nature's great moisturizers. Ghanaian women have used it for centuries to protect their skin from the dry Saharan winds. So who better to buy ours from than the Tungteiya Shea Butter Association, Northern Ghana. An association of around 400 women from 10 villages, we ensure a fair price for their product. Since trading with The Body Shop the women have been able to dramatically change their lives with water pipes and wells saving hours of water collecting, better housing, medical care, food, and self esteem. Importantly, they are also able to give their children, particularly their daughters, the chance to go to school.

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