Ingredient Spotlight: Shea Butter

Nearly everyone has heard of shea butter’s amazing moisturizing powers, and by now it’s an ingredient often taken for granted. Most of us assume the best moisturizers, be they lotion, hand cream, or other, include it. But is that all there is to it?  Definitely not! How is it made? Shea butter is harvested from the nuts of the wild shea trees in Africa. There are no shea tree plantations, as it can take 20+ Read more…