vitellaria paradox extract popularly known as shea butter is a fat extract from the nuts of the african shea tree ,its usually ivory when raw and milky /creamy white after processed,its sometimes dyed yellow with borutu roots or palm oil,its widely used for costmetics,lotion,body mostorizer,its the secret to the treatments of strech marks and any body scar,with enough patients all your skin blemish will all disappear,shea butter is also used in the production of chocolate because its totally edible,infact in some african countries its used in their food productions .store in a sealed plastic containers or sealed plastic bags in a cool dry place away from any form of direct heat or lighting.