In Asia, shea butters use as a fat substitute in margarine and ice cream, is growing in popularity. If it’s good enough to eat, it’s certainly wholesome enough to pamper your skin.

Shea Radiance has combined nature and science to create a line of beautiful and effective hair care products that moisturize, strengthen and nourish Kinky, curly and wavy hair.

Color variations in natural products are to be expected, after all God creates everything in nature uniquely. So we expect to see some variations in unrefined shea butter based on geographical regions, rainfall, variations in soil and temperatures. The color variations I am most concerned about are those that are within our ability to manage and this is more an issue of processing than nature.

The lack of education of rural women has created a cycle of poverty that has spanned generations. Illiteracy has kept them unaware of how to improve the quality and the value of their handcrafted shea butter in order to make a better living.

Natural unrefined shea butter has the potential to change the lives of women in rural areas where the tree grows in abundance. Lack of training on quality standards and market access have long been a hindrance to the women shea producers. Shea Radiance has partnered with Eight shea butter cooperatives in Northern Nigeria to buy their handcrafted unrefined shea butter.

Black soap is a dark colored cleansing bar. It is soft and porous and dissolves faster than most cold press soaps. Black soap produces a very rich lather and gives the skin a clean soft feel. Many users claim that Black soap clears up acne, eczema, blemishes and discolorations. Black soap is 100% natural, Organic and Vegan in origin and process.

During the Global Shea Conference in Accra, a representative from Benin (I believe) gave a wonderful analogy about the gap in quality perspectives between local producers and the international buyers. He said that in some communities a sign that you are getting authentic, high quality honey is based on the presence of a dead bee in the honey.

In order to help the local women who labor to produce shea butter find a consistent market for their product, they need to be trained and sensitized to what the market wants

More than 120 members of the Global Shea Alliance voted for a new Executive Committee at Shea 2011. The current Executive Committee was elected by members of the Global Shea Alliance at Shea 2011 on April 5, 2011.

The texture of the shea butter becomes an issue when creating an oil based balm, salve or butter. Having a smooth textured product is important in creating an attractive finished product that will appeal to the customers’ sense of sight and touch.

Today we are producing  Sweet Vanilla and Unscented Pure Shea Butter. We melt premium unrefined shea butter and add our special blend of Vanilla Essential oils to the melted butter. We stir until butter begins to thicken and pour into our bio-degradable EcoPak containers. Once the butter solidifies, we insert an inner an outer lid, [...]