Why We Chose This Shea Butter for Afro Hair and Curls: A Story of Skin, Culture, and Conscious Care 💚

Shea butter is more than a trending skincare ingredient. At Duafe Haircare, we source pure, unrefined Shea Butter from Shea WaLe, handmade by women's cooperatives in the Upper West Region of Ghana — one of the country’s poorest areas. This is a place where over 80% of people live below the poverty line, and where every purchase makes a difference.

🌿 The Power of Tradition
Shea butter has been used for generations across West Africa for its deeply moisturizing and healing properties. Rich in vitamin A, E, and allantoin, it's known to soothe eczema, calm inflammation, soften scars, and restore dry, damaged skin.

✨ Why Afro Hair Loves It
Unrefined Shea Butter has the highest level of unsaponifiables of any plant-based fat. That means it delivers deep, long-lasting moisture without clogging pores or weighing hair down. For curls and coils, that means:

• Boosted elasticity

• Sealed-in moisture

• Protection from breakage 

  and frizz

  

🌍 Ethical Sourcing, Real Impact
Our shea butter is not just ethically sourced, it’s part of a long-term commitment. Shea WaLe pays at least 40% more than the lowest regional price directly to the women producers. In some cases, like their premium butter, the price is 80% higher.

And it doesn't stop at fair pay. Shea WaLe keeps the entire production chain in Ghana, including design and packaging. That means more local jobs, more autonomy, and more dignity in every step.

Premium Quality You Can Feel
What makes this butter so good?

• 100% handmade

• No additives, no refining

• Traditional method, modern hygiene standards

The result: a naturally beige, soft, nutty-scented butter that melts on contact with skin. No overpowering perfumes. No bleach-white, over-processed fillers. Just pure shea power.

🧡 Good for You. Good for Them.
We believe your beauty rituals should feel as good on the inside as they do on the outside. When you use this butter, you nourish your hair and support real change in communities often left behind.

Try it in our Curl Refresher for mid- to high-porosity hair. It’s love at first melt.