Walking through the mall on Mother's Day I ran across something interesting enough to mention. I met Cheikh Sonko who is from Ghana, Africa. He was selling unrefined Shea Butter in it's most purest form at a craft show. He had a big ball of Shea Butter in a gourd bowl direct from Ghana.
I have never tried raw and unrefined Shea Butter before. I tried it on the back of my hand as he suggested. It feels nice. Still reserve at this point. The next morning, the back of my hand was still nice and soft. I was very impressed. Nothing like the real thing. There are many benefits associated with Shea Butter. Shea Butter has a long history in the ethnic market. A great natural alternative source to petroleum-derived Vaseline which is widely use in the ethnic market as well.
The Shea Butter came in 4 oz and 8 oz plastic containers. The 4 oz was $15 and the 8 oz was $25. Pretty pricey for unstandardized and unrefined Shea Butter. Cheikh Sonko also has it available at wholesale prices. However, he wasn't too interested in pushing wholesale at the craft show. He was more interested in selling us the 4 oz versus a bucket. Most importantly he should not be selling it as retail because there was no proper label on the Shea Butter.
