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Beauty enthusiasts are raving about shea butter for skin and hair. Here, a skin biologist breaks down the benefits of this ancient ingredient.

For example, shea tree wood is considered the best fuel for ... Dzekoto said other species like Dawadawa (Parkia biglobosa), African mahogany (Khaya senegalensis), Afzelia (Afzelia Africana ...

Shea butter is a fat derived from the shea kernel of the African shea tree. Pure shea butter is ivory in color and is unrefined and raw, meaning, it is free of chemicals and preservatives.

An curved arrow pointing right. When you hear "shea butter," you probably think of the West African kind. But in East Africa, a different variety of shea nut grows, called nilotica. It's easier to ...

Seeds from 19 species of African trees have been added to the Svalbard ... deposited seeds representing tree species of special value to communities across Africa in the Svalbard Global Seed ...