Shea butter is a fat extracted from the nuts of the Karite tree. The Karite nuts are tried  and crushed then roasted and pressed, then whipped into what we know as Shea Butter. It is very gentle but nourishing. It contains oleic acid, a saturated fatty acid which is highly mixes well with the sebum naturally produced by our skin. This helps it to absorb easily and help our skin/hair to get the needed benefits.