Wild-Harvested Nilotica Shea Butter

For all shea butter lovers, nilotica shea butter from East Africa is a must-have. This natural treasure is also known as golden shea butter.

Unlike West African shea butter, nilotica is naturally soft and ready to use straight from the jar. It has a higher oleic acid content, which makes it naturally soft and creamy. Since the shea butter is cold-pressed and free from chemical processes, it retains its natural beneficial properties, light creamy color, and earthy scent. The fragrance is slightly smoky and earthy.

Shea butter is like creamy "food" for the skin, making it smooth and moisturized in a natural way.

• Shea butter is a rich butter full of vitamins A, E, and F.

• It provides the skin with plenty of moisture and suits all skin types, even very dry ones.

• Ideal for chafed, red skin, rough and dry skin, sunburn, itchy skin, insect bites, eczema, and diaper rash.

• Perfect for dry elbows, heels, and lips.

• Good for sore muscles and for preventing stretch marks and wrinkles.

• Also said to help with nasal congestion - simply apply a small amount in the nose.

• Can be mixed with coconut oil or any favorite oil if you want it even more fluid.

Ingredients/INCI: 100% Nilotica Shea Butter (Butyrospermum parkii) - unrefined and cold-pressed. Nothing else.

Shea butter naturally contains a substance similar to latex, so if you have a latex allergy, you should avoid this butter. Those with psoriasis are recommended to do a patch test in the elbow crease before using shea butter, as it stimulates cell renewal.

Akamuti's East African shea butter is unrefined, wild-harvested, and produced by a women's cooperative in Kenya. They use harvesting and production methods that have been used for thousands of years.

Shea butter production is one of their greatest assets and provides women with a secure income for their families. The women harvest, clean, and press the nuts themselves (within their community) and then have the opportunity to negotiate their own price before it arrives in Europe for filtering and cleaning. This raw material has had significant positive effects on communities in Kenya.

AKAMUTI only sells natural and organic products. This means no chemicals, synthetic preservatives, or additives. It also means seeking as many ethically and fairly produced ingredients as possible because they strongly believe in responsibility and sustainability. They do everything to source ingredients directly from producers so that sustainable trade can improve the quality of life and secure the survival of small villages around the world. Every product is handmade.

Unrefined Shea Butter Nilotica (Butyrospermum parkii).