Origin: Burkina Faso ; Organic Shea butter; is hydrating & protecting & is the ultimate skin conditioner that helps restore elasticity, minimizes stretch marks & may help many skin conditions including eczema & psoriasis. Organic Shea butter is a excellent organic body butter due to its melting ability at body temperature which absorbs quickly into the skin leaving no greasy residue. Organic Shea butter is extracted from the nut of the African Shea tree & is wild harvested in Benin.