Ivory coloured extract from the nut of a shea tree (vitellaria Paradoxa) found in the dry savannah belt of Africa. Nigeria the leading producer of this commodity, producing a capacity of 500,000 metric tons annually. Shea butter is a great product to use for skin moisturizing. Shea butter also has an emollient that softens and hydrates your skin and this is for the fact that it has several of fatty acids that help.