• Shea comes from the nut of the African Shea Tree Vitellaria Paradoxa. It takes 15 to 25 years for the tree to start producing fruit, which it continues to do for the next 200 years. 
  • Due to its healing properties, in Africa Shea is known as 'Karite' which means 'Tree of Life'
  • In Africa Shea means 'Life'. It is also commonly known as 'Woman's Gold'.