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Raw Shea Butter and Wrinkles: What It Can and Cannot Do

Raw Shea Butter and Wrinkles: What It Can and Cannot Do

Shea butter will not erase a wrinkle. What it does do is keep skin healthy, comfortable and well fed, which is the...

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Is Raw Shea Butter Good for Your Face?

Is Raw Shea Butter Good for Your Face?

Yes, and facial skin is where the gap between raw and refined Shea butter shows up fastest. What it does, whether it...

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Raw Shea Butter Benefits for Skin: The Full List

Raw Shea Butter Benefits for Skin: The Full List

What raw unrefined Shea butter does for skin, backed by what is actually in it. Plus the three claims we refuse to...

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What Does Shea Butter Smell Like?

What Does Shea Butter Smell Like?

Raw Shea butter smells nutty, smoky and faintly earthy, like toasted hazelnuts near a wood fire. Here is where the scent comes...

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Is Shea Butter Edible?

Is Shea Butter Edible?

Yes, raw Shea butter has fed West Africa for centuries. The women who make ours eat it too. Here is what that...

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Is Shea Butter Safe for Cats and Dogs?

Is Shea Butter Safe for Cats and Dogs?

Plain unrefined Shea butter is widely regarded as safe for cats and dogs in the small amounts they lick off. The danger...

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Shea Butter for Pregnant Belly

Shea Butter for Pregnant Belly

Raw, unrefined Shea butter has been a pregnancy ritual in Africa for thousands of years, keeping growing bellies soft, elastic, and comfortable...

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The Baobab Tree: Africa's Tree of Life and Why Every Part Is Used

The Baobab Tree: Africa's Tree of Life and Why Every Part Is Used

The Baobab tree lives for 2,500 years, stores water in its trunk, feeds elephants, and nourishes entire communities. From leaves in soup...

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Baobab Oil: The List of Benefits for Your Skin and Hair

Baobab Oil: The List of Benefits for Your Skin and Hair

Baobab oil is cold-pressed from the seeds of Africa's Tree of Life, rich in vitamins A, D, E and F with a...

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Ethically Sourced Shea Butter: Good for Your Skin, Good for the World

Ethically Sourced Shea Butter: Good for Your Skin, Good for the World

Not all Shea butter is the same. FairTale GHANA works directly with a women's cooperative in Northern Ghana to bring you 100%...

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What is Shea Butter Made Of?

What is Shea Butter Made Of?

Shea butter is the fat of one very resilient African tree. Here is what is actually in it: the fatty acids, the...

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How to Store Raw Shea Butter: Complete Storage Guide

How to Store Raw Shea Butter: Complete Storage Guide

Wondering how to store raw shea butter? Learn the best temperature, containers, and tips to keep your unrefined shea butter fresh and...

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Raw (Unrefined) Shea Butter vs. Refined Shea Butter

Raw (Unrefined) Shea Butter vs. Refined Shea Butter

Discover the key differences between raw (unrefined) and refined Shea Butter. Learn why FairTale GHANA exclusively carries raw Shea Butter to preserve...

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How to Use Raw Shea Butter

How to Use Raw Shea Butter

How to actually use raw Shea butter: skin, hair, lips, face, pregnancy, babies and yes, the dog. Plus an honest answer on...

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