Shea butter is nature's supreme gift for the beautification of the human body. Shea butter is a natural fat or butter obtained from fruits of the shea tree: butyrosperium parkil. Shea trees grow naturally in the savannah zones and the equatorial region of the continent of Africa, where there is little rainfall. Shea butter is used by Africans as food as well as for the improvement and maintenance of the skin and hair.