{"product_id":"ekologiskt-viltskordat-sheasmor-200-g","title":"Fushi Organic Shea Butter, 200 grams","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is organic, unrefined, unbleached, and fairly traded creamy shea butter. Shea butter acts as moisturizing \"food\" for the skin, making it smooth and soft in a natural way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShea butter is a rich butter full of vitamins A, E, and F.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt provides the skin with plenty of moisture and suits all skin types, even very dry ones.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal for chafed, red skin, rough and dry skin, sunburn, itchy skin, insect bites, eczema, and red baby bottoms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShea butter is suitable for dry elbows, heels, and lips.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood for sore muscles and to prevent stretch marks and wrinkles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt is also said to be good for nasal congestion; apply a tiny amount inside the nose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan be mixed with, for example, coconut oil or another favorite oil if desired.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShea butter is a solid butter and becomes harder during the winter months, so it is best stored at room temperature. If it is hard, soften it between your hands before applying it to the body. \u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e It has a slight earthy, somewhat smoky scent that comes naturally from the butter. If you do not appreciate this, we recommend Akamutis shea butter, which has a milder scent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents: \u003c\/strong\u003e200 grams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere does shea butter come from?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShea butter is the fat from the nuts of the wild Shea tree\/Karite Nut Tree (Vitellaria paradoxa), which grows in semi-arid savannas in western and central Africa, where there is a wealth of local and traditional knowledge about how to produce and use shea butter. The tree can live up to 300 years. Almost every part of the tree has some practical use. The locals themselves call the shea tree the \"tree of life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlower clusters on the tree develop into fruit clusters, and the ripe fruits fall to the ground. Inside the outer shell is the fruit kernel (the shea nut). Traditionally, it is the women who collect the fruit and carry out the time-consuming work of extracting the fat from the nuts. The process of making shea butter is long. First, the outer fruit pulp is removed, then the nuts are boiled, then crushed, then sun-dried, and finally roasted and ground before becoming butter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fushi’s shea butter comes from Ghana in West Africa and is produced by a women’s cooperative. The shea butter is sourced from the \"Yumzaa Women Association\" cooperative in the northern part of Ghana, in a town called Tanpi in Tamale. They are members of NBSSI (the Board for Small Scale Enterprises).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is wild-harvested, meaning they use harvesting and production techniques that have been used for thousands of years. Shea butter is a valuable source of income for these people, and the fair trade price allows them to build better facilities for their communities and fund renewable energy projects. In communities where women otherwise have very limited opportunities to earn their own income, this is very important both for their dignity and their status in society. For this reason, shea butter is often called \"Women’s Gold.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the difference between refined and unrefined shea butter?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProcessed shea butter is often extracted with hexane or other solvents that are petroleum products. The extracted oil is boiled to remove toxic solvents and then refined. Refining can include filtering, deodorizing with hot steam, purification with acids and alkalis, bleaching with adsorbent powders, and removing wax residues by cooling. The smell is especially removed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShea cream produced this way still contains unwanted solvent residues, and its healing effects are naturally much reduced or possibly gone altogether.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe end result is a scentless, white butter that may be aesthetically pleasing but lacks the moisturizing, healing, and nourishing properties found in unrefined, organic shea butter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, it is not soft and creamy like pure, unrefined shea butter. So it’s an easy choice, isn’t it?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fushi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57243263697241,"sku":"20416","price":209.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/4266\/6329\/files\/20416-Shea-Butter-Original.png?v=1770476318","url":"https:\/\/glimja.com\/en\/products\/organic-wild-harvested-shea-butter-200-g","provider":"Glimja","version":"1.0","type":"link"}