From Local Hustle to Global ExportHere’s My JourneyIf someone had told me two years ago that my small shea butter business in Ibadan would be supplying cosmetic brands in Canada and the UK, I would have laughed and kept stirring my big pot. Back then, I was just trying to survive, going from local markets […]
Africans have used Shea Butter as a luxurious butter for centuries. The outer shells of the nuts are removed, after which the nuts are crushed, boiled and roasted into butter. The butter is then kneaded by hand in a bowl of water to separate light or ivory-coloured fat which cools and hardens to form the […]