Shea: From Nuts to Butter

[@livialimaastrologia]

What a wonderful video and what wonderful women!!! I wish we could buy directly from them, instead of buying from stores that pay barely nothing to them... =/

[@VeryKinkyCurl]

right

[@yungmia9746]

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[@EfeGarza]

What's that means?

[@frontbutt1021]

Yeah!! I would totally tip them so much

[@nikkim1370]

Fernanda Garza that they may not be paid fair wage for the work they do to make it

[@naomid1819]

I salute these hard working African ladies

[@corpsebrideemilie69]

Backbreaking work . i hopethey are paid well . im praying

[@ctihodnymuz]

Wow, and husbands?

[@ascendednightingale2456]

Jiří Housa Pft! The women did everything in this video. Why credit the husbands when they did nothing?

[@faithinallthingsw4088]

Amen

[@fnsilly8983]

@@ascendednightingale2456 yea they did. They gave her a job to do.

[@PortableKonfidence]

A 3 day process? My lord! That is some serious manual labor and back labor too! They did an awesome awesome job! Thankyou africa!

[@limabima77]

Chile I Neva knew lol, thank god for their hard work cuz I love Shea butter!!! I won't complain about the price anymore either it a actually should cost more for all that work!!!

[@LanceDaPsycho]

I think it might take a few weeks. There are 2 videos, and I think this is part 2. The first video shows a "2 weeks later" time lapse when prepping the nuts before this video. :)

[@Dea89savannah]

🙋 it's Mali! Not all the 54countries 🌍 do that; just few in some west Africa countries. Big Western companies pay them so little, and sell the product (with many benefits). Same with others natural resources of 🌍.

[@caebby71]

Savannah nenegale Big Companies go through USAID to exploit them.

[@blackwhite3628]

***** Seems you missed Part 1. Pick, wash, dry a couple of days, wash & dry again, 2wks! On & on. I lost count... And that was only Part 1! Yet Big Brother has NO qualms robbing them of their blood & sweat

[@sapphireflo8087]

i swear in industrialized countries we take so much for granted

[@lela3926]

What a process! This is so cool, I wish I could buy directly from them.

[@jamaicangirl1-r4f]

I thought the same thing when I watched how hard she worked for that batch. my goodness !

[@akwandzisarpong4481]

Terra Nova I live in Ghana and I sell raw Shea butter just as you have seen. Take my number and send a message and we will take it from there. 0242664719 (+233)

[@amranow8783]

@@akwandzisarpong4481 can shea butter be parceled to the usa? I dont think customs will allow it?

[@LBDDGR]

I have a better appreciation for my shea butter.

[@rodwilliams7457]

Deb Bee same

[@Shashayaway]

That's cool! Her friend was like uh huh, yea, ok, alright girl,. Lol,, beautiful women all around the globe, making a livelihood

[@XoXoG]

shashayaway bailey lolll i caught that too. they are awesome! very strong to do this 3 day job.

[@blackwhite3628]

LuxeLike Whatever You probably missed Part 1 of the process. Pick, wash, dry a couple of days, wash again v thoroughly, dry 2wks! On & on. I lost count. And that was ONLY Pt 1..! Yet BIG BROTHER has no qualms ROBBING them of their sweat & blood!

[@capatainnemo]

+Black&White how many more times you want to make the same comment.....shut up... they dont seem to mind the work and they have nice clothes

[@blackwhite3628]

capatainnemo Unless u have yr OWN courthouse why you can legally charge me for being repetitive...

[@capatainnemo]

+Black&White stfu...you dont NEED to make the same point several times.. just once would have been enough

[@Stavaaa]

God bless their hands

[@therapeutics23]

I bought a container of shea butter this afternoon. It was quite cheap yet so much labour goes into making this product. I appreciate it a lot more now. I salute the women who work so hard.

[@oatmilk4454]

therapeutics23 where u order it I need some

[@jazzic3024]

Oat Milk I got to a HBCU. and a African lady sets up once a week and sells her butters and oils an 8oz tub is usually $10.

[@fcook24]

That's the Shea butter I want

[@akwandzisarpong4481]

fcook24 I live in Ghana and I sell raw Shea butter just as you have seen. Take my number and send a message and we will take it from there. 0242664719 (+233)

[@Speechiegirl1]

The women must use their own butter. Their skin looks so even and smooth. No blemish.

[@Noli_dstos]

Sis believe me since I started using pure shea butter from Ghana my skin looks amazing, I had such a sensitive skin, I was using a lot of European products but I've made a decision of not using them anymore, and now my skin is shinning, my face is so clear, we must trust our African natural products!!! 🌷

[@wsmaga]

Very good vid, its just too bad that these ladies will never get paid what they are really worth.

[@Suzan4B]

Not only is this grueling physical work it's am art form as well!! These women should get cash in hand for this!! I somehow feel more money is going to the stores that sell this butter and not much to the women who make this!

[@sylviawillington8469]

I'm telling you, how cruel🤷🤷🤷

[@jamesdaniels1088]

Watch how they mine lithium.

[@cheinei]

I want to go to Africa and help them make shea butter. I could totally get into this as a hobby whist getting muscles. lol

[@Happiness1876]

Thanks u Africans ladies, hope u are paid well

[@stevenlee2484]

They are NOT paid well!

[@GirlyEnglishGamer]

Matthew Xiu it's tru, you're right. They are often paid near nothing

[@MariaBulgari]

+AfroAngloFrenchie Chick (That Bantu Chick) do you know anyone that makes shea butter on their own? I want to buy it directly from women like them, not from a store. Thank you :)

[@GirlyEnglishGamer]

Maria Bulgari Hello. I didn't see your message. I'll check and see. :)

[@bibleonly1]

whos' picture do you see!

[@badjujuwan]

Thanks for this video... it brought a smile and tear to my face. Just seeing the hard work that goes into preparing this is in incredible. I hope now all those know-it-all Shea butter expert sites that say ivory/off-white shea butter is heavily processed can be quiet.

[@avril4412]

As a Haitian woman, I can understand some of their words, my ancestors. This is such a beautiful video beyond words, sometimes we take things for granted. She put a lot of work into making this butter we use everyday. Makes me proud to be apart of this culture!

[@badjujuwan]

I hear ya, sistah! This is one of those videos that makes you want to do real work. You see these women working hard for so little whilst smiling and you wonder why some people can not appreciate the life they have. KZbin is therapy!

[@bibleonly1]

Sad part the anglos make the real money...want to buy right from them...

[@babycoconut]

That is so cool some of their words were preserved in the Haitian language.

[@itskiki8417]

I feel lazy as hell now 😂

[@LunaJessie]

@callmebuu These women aren't even receiving close to that $5. Most of that money goes to the companies that process it, package it, and sell it...

[@f.m.m6706]

This is really upsetting, gosh I despise capitalism and modern means of production.

[@nekky6004]

Watching this has helped me to appreciate what we have here in Africa. When ever i go to the open market in search for my shea butter i would do well to say a double thank you to the women. I love the attention to details and the way she took time to wash her hands out. I now understand why some smell stronger and others milder its due to the process of the nuts and how well you washed them too. Thank you ***** for sharing i enjoyed the video

[@douglasnyenke2505]

mom sales this stuff and its made like this in our village in nigeria if you want to order some contact me

[@Kat-yl2je]

How much is it 2get from u

[@CoreLigaments]

Dougs2fresh Please email me with pricing.

[@CoreLigaments]

Thank You!

[@douglasnyenke2505]

Try it

[@nanabillo5649]

I want to buy from Ghana or Nigeria This is my email [e-mail]

[@eightstreams]

Wow, what hard work. I have an appreciate for these women and many other hard working people in other parts of the world. I use shea butter for my skin and hair. It is humbling to watch how it is made. God bless you.

[@aikoayaka264]

damn that's why it's expensive !! you deserve every single penny !

[@laurensimonelli5654]

I'd rather pay these ladies directly. I'm sure they don't see much of what you pay after the cosmetic companies take their share.

[@aikoayaka264]

Lauren Simonelli you're totally right !! i had the same question while i was watching this video " do they get enough money ? " can you tell me how can I contact them directly, please ?

[@tylonahambrick2837]

It’s not really that expensive , especially when you take into consideration how much labor goes into making it . I just bought 2-1/4 pounds of it for less than 20.00 and it was free shipping I wanted to buy the 5 pound quantity but the vender that was selling it only accepted PayPal instead of just a regular ok credit card. I would actually spend more than what I paid .

[@aceboogie2984]

Where did you order from?

[@msreenie]

Wow that's a lot of hard work! Thanks for sharing!

[@emely3091]

Wow! Such great hard working women...just watching them makes my back hurt they must get very painful back pains.

[@lilacpanther]

Emely Their amazing tho

[@fOX5022]

I am never taking advantage of Shea butter ever again. That is some serious labor I applaud all the women who do this

[@capatainnemo]

+jumpin do you honestly think big companies make it like this/ its all done in a machine that roasts the nuts and grinds them and filters out the oil

[@fOX5022]

capatainnemo i dont buy big company shea butter i buy it from african ladies who get them from home.

[@oatmilk4454]

jumpin can u put me on to who u buy it from? I need some to buy but I'm living in the Caribbean

[@fOX5022]

i don't know how in the caribbean i get it from african friends mostly west africans. i live in the states. maybe try at an african shop

[@oatmilk4454]

jumpin OK

[@modown12]

Notice how so many people asked how to buy from these women directly and they were never given an answer. Also over the course of 3 days they were wearing the same spotless clothes. If this was a true source where we could support them while they worked like that..we would have had an answer in a half of a second if the person that created this video had a care in the world.

[@GirlyEnglishGamer]

Kaylynn Rose well in Africa, we wear work clothes Those are her work clothes. Also we wash our clothes everynight before going to sleep and hang them up to dry until the morning. Hence why they are clean. The person who posted this video just wants to show people how its made. She's not a shea butter trader.

[@whatthereview369]

***** Thank you. I don't know why people assume that if you don't have a big city lifestyle, or machines to do all your washing for you-- that you are DIRTY!.... These women live the way ALL our ancestors did in the past. They build a fire to cook. They take water from a well or a river to take a bath or clean their clothes. And they wash their clothes by hand, hanging them to dry EVERY day. And they are NOT lazy about it. In the past, a wife did not need a "money paying job" like a husband, because she worked her fingers to the bone just to keep her home and family clean and fed. That alone was a full time job. Some women did extra things like this, making butters or perfumes, or making rugs, pots and clothes to sell... But you were considered to have serious and valuable skills and talent if you could do something like that. Most of the women just cared for the family. They were plenty clean, because they did what they had to do in order to stay clean. It was harder than what we do now, but they still did it.

[@obyrichard]

may GOD bless this women l am so proud of them!!!!

[@sidneydehaan6911]

I loved this video! It's nice to see how stuff is made; something that looks simple actually takes long, careful work. This woman did an amazing job, and to see hard working hands and backs go into this product makes me appreciate not only the product, but those who put hard labor into making it. I don't know your name, but I appreciate you and I pray God continues to bless you and your family.

[@ElizabethHome153]

Wow thank you for sharing this video, i am very humble and thankful to all the hard working female in those country

[@tonestreet1]

Can someone direct me how to order this butter directly?

[@akwandzisarpong4481]

Tony Streeter I’m in ghana and I sell raw Shea butter. This is my number. (0242664719) +233

[@caramelkimmiekim8272]

Dude you can get this in your local flea market store 🏩

[@ioanaanghel]

@@caramelkimmiekim8272 dude, you're missing the point

[@caramelkimmiekim8272]

@@ioanaanghel I doubt it sis

[@Mom-ly6jh]

@@akwandzisarpong4481 have you shipped to the USA ? I'd think it would be expensive ship. But I'm very Interested

[@ziletm]

So beautiful! May The Lord bless their hands and hard work! May I use this Video on my website?

[@getdelusional5027]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE, AFRICAN SHEA BUTTER! The best thing you could put on your hair and body along with Black soap!💋❤

[@shan.a]

salute our africans god bless every single one of u

[@hawaiianBombshell]

My back & hands hurt just watching them do this in the hot sun. Godbless them!

[@kittensworkshopmcrae5878]

i wonder where can i buy her shea butter

[@treeve13]

merci, pour cette video c'est tres informative I appreciate shea butter so much more, now. all that work is ridiculous and I can just go to the store and pick up five packages if I want. thank you so much

[@numberedntmhsarmy7178]

yes. its humbling isn't it?

[@barbaragaston11]

I have much respect for these women. May God grant you the pay you really deserve.

[@angellg25]

Thank you beautiful woman for all your hard work God bless:)

[@laurensimonelli5654]

Even though they work so hard, I imagine they have beautiful, soft hands. I appreciate this video and how it demonstrated the work necessary to make the products we take for granted.

[@ESHWIbaby]

How can you have soft hands with such hard work ?. Stop romantizing life ... No one here has soft hands

[@veronicakiyoko5862]

My hair and skin have felt the power of Ghana Shea butter, thank you ladies for your blessing, I have been educated.

[@akwandzisarpong4481]

veronica kiyoko I live in Ghana and I sell raw Shea butter just as you have seen. Take my number and send a message and we will take it from there. 0242664719 (+233)

[@FlixChick]

God bless their hands.

[@landralee1397]

Makes me so sad. Someone very obviously told them what to say and do to appease more civilized customers. They went out of their way to say that they were washing their hands and dishes etc. very sad because to them this is the least of their concerns. Not only do they do all this work for pennies on the dollar, but they have to go about it in the most complicated way just to appease us.

[@SPARKWISDOM]

That butter came out so beautiful! These women worked hard and had amazing attitudes and their skin looked great too. Shea butter has amazing benefits and I am happy to be able to work within a company that supplies shea butter to others. God is so faithful!

[@getdelusional5027]

I loved this video! Blessings from the all mighty, to you women and men there in Africa!

[@MDonawa]

Amazing she made this by hand

[@justebania]

Wow!! That was an eye opener. I never knew that so much work goes into producing shea butter. I always assumed that a machine was used to extract the butter. If I had a company I would deal directly with these women and pay them fairly. I love being an American but we, as a society are very greedy and so unfair to poor countries. I will be ordering my Shea Butter from the website that posted this video in the hopes that the money is going to these two women.

[@manar2158]

So lovely ladies. Thank you so much. You are doing really hard work. I really appreciate and respect them more and more. Thank you Africa..

[@aleluya2011]

Thank you, it looks easy, but I know it wasn't. It was a very fine, and hard job. Thank you ladies for this amazing lesson

[@nulifelivity5090]

They are so great and wonderful!

[@GoodEarthSpa]

I love the way they are so thankful. Thanking Allah and then constantly saying positive blessing things "May we have a peaceful night" What a great spirit these people have. I've watched this before but I love watching it over and over again. Reminds me what is important in life.

[@catinahawkins9925]

Lord JESUS... That’s a lot of work.

[@fippper]

Thank you for the video. I'll make make sure a drop does not go wasted now that I saw all the hard work involved.

[@lionessgazelle]

I can't believe I witnessed this and had no idea at the time they were in the processing if roasting their nuts when I arrived at a village. :( aw I have a picture of it though. Love these women.

[@user-gp1bt4vm3r]

It's crazy how they figured out how to process these shea nuts in past times. Can you imagine the number of trial and errors that went on before perfecting this? So much respect for these ladies doing this backbreaking manual labor for so little pay.

[@jrpacer6355]

Wow I don't feel worthy to use this .... So much work I truly appreciate this Shea butter ....Thank You

[@leslieha5997]

Que barbaridad!! es sorprendente todo el trabajo para realizar esta crema, 100% artesanal, ojalá todo su esfuerzo sea bien retribuido. La postura que ellas utilizan para trabajar es de respeto literal doblan todo su cuerpo y todos es paradas. Dios las bendiga a ellas y a toda su población y país. Gracias y gracias por compartir 🙏🙌✨

[@Godfirst986]

So this is how real shea butter look. Wow I've been buying the wrong shea butter all this time.

[@braggs619]

wow wish i had that big tub

[@AlishasTestimony]

Wow, nothing but respect for these woman...make you think twice about complaining about anything and thank God even more!

[@alexaavery8574]

It's been a while since I watched this but they didn't show the nuts being peeled before roasting the nuts inside. I still love watching these beautiful hard working ladies. :D

[@zakiya1305]

Great video. Thanks :)

[@Noli_dstos]

Wow I see that they're very polite and friendly 😌, my African people ❤️🙏😇

[@kwabesvision]

I love my country! ❤🇬🇭

[@RobbyLorenzo]

This is like Art to me, it's amazing watching those women do that.

[@TheSimplydar]

Wow this was awesome, all their hard work is amazing, they really deserve to make more for the amount of effort.

[@TheCastedone]

Sister in the yellow shirt could arm wrestle your average american man and win. She has plenty strength to take someone the distance.

[@MrJJoseph76]

Amazing. I love our women so much. Thanks for this.

[@nerdymiumiu]

Wow that woman in the yellow is such a hard worker. And she's so beautiful too.

[@malikasilla1475]

To all the people saying they work hard, it's how west African girls and women work daily. If it's not for cooking it's for plantations work.....

[@phoenixt5942]

Yes but it's still working hard my dear. Walking for miles to fetch water n carry it on ur head, sleeping with no light no electrical appliances,mosquitos n bugs,cooking with woods etc...so darling It's working hard even if it's a way of life or how we are brought up..

[@NazaninExplore]

I want her FairTrade Shea-Butter, and if she does not have a castle whitin a year i won't trust FairTrade. Not that she needs a castle, she's got all she needs.

[@akwandzisarpong4481]

Nazanin Naz I live in Ghana and I sell raw Shea butter just as you have seen. Take my number and send a message and we will take it from there. 0242664719 (+233)

[@M-E-G-A]

The Shea Butter I got has a funky smell but, goes away after a while. It kinda smells like vomit & damp socks all in one.

[@shepopop]

This must be a top quality Shea butter . My supply of organic Shea butter comes from Ghana , wonderful quality .

[@oatmilk4454]

shepopop so how can I order it? I reallt need some but have no clue which one is good n which site to buy it from

[@kimandersonpatterson1629]

Thank you for sharing

[@missfabricia]

SUCH BEAUTIFUL STRONG BLACK WOMEN!!!!

[@alexaavery8574]

I ❤ these beautiful women! :D

[@peterokalo9632]

The best of natural bio sheaf butter 👍🏽congratulations lady 🌹🌹🌹🥳🥳💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@LunaJessie]

@CraftFamilyMO, Shea butter is called shea butter because it is made from shea nuts (the tree is called Butyrospermum parkii). See my accompanying video "Shea: From Tree to Nuts" that shows the first half of this process - how the nuts are gathered and dried. Shea trees grow in a band across West Africa, as well as in parts of East Africa. If you made butter from Macadamia nuts, you would have macadamia butter.

[@badjujuwan]

@Kemba Prince "5 months ago waw i loved this :-) wish you guys could take this to a higher level having machines do the work n stuff" You're joking, right? These women obviously take pride in their work and not everything needs to be machine made. What happens if you replace them with machines - what will they do for employment? You're going to have out-of work women with men running the machines and they'll be paid less than nothing. Instead, reward them for their hard work and pay them a premium

[@sxyngel]

awww i lovve how they talk lol so funny.

[@Sileithel]

+GoldenAfrican Please tell us how to choose good shea butter, once you find out! Thx!

[@oatmilk4454]

GoldenAfrican did u find out which is better?

[@toyeolaosebikan5943]

@@oatmilk4454 most pure shea butter are off white /cream in colour. Some yellow shea butter have palm oil added to it. Truth is yellow or off white, you will know when you rub it on your skin. Personally, all my shea produced are off white /cream colour.

[@MsAngelaDLewis]

Very good video!!!!

[@haretlarett1371]

Imagine the amount of work put in and these western companies buy at cheap prices and make futune from it. This is a back breaking job.

[@misidee]

Beautiful video, lovely woman, beautiful language...the simplicity of the interaction

[@3layerzdeep]

these women work hard.. back breaking labor foreal!!

[@miriamnegreteledesma]

Wow videos cómo esté deberían de subir más que solo mujeres africanas sacándose los cenos frente a la camara y amamantar a sus hijos. Muy bien mujeres por hacer esté tipo de mantequilla

[@tesire]

My heart hurts after seeing what they go through yet shea Butter is too sheap. They deserve good pay

[@suemel1716]

That was the best shea butter making video yet. It reminded me of an after school special, African style.

[@shalondacoleman4652]

Its amazing how diligent she is. It's much work to make such a small amount. I'll take special care when using my butters from now on. Blessings sisters, each one teach one.

[@justaddlivingwater]

Wow, I love to learn more, I'm making my own at home, DIY style.. Mango, but no Shea tree's around here. I have a question is Unrefined handmade Shea butter supposed to be white and semi soft or slightly brown and very soft or bleach white, soft but more solid at room temperature?? I have a feeling where I buy my Shea Butter and its supposed to be unrefined, greener life company is adding something else because it's softer than coconut oil??

[@qchupritam]

its amazing that someone actually made this behind-the-scene story into a short film! we should cherish those people who made our life better! One of my friend she had some eye rashes so I suggested her to try some pure shea butter, and after 2 or 3 trials she turned much better! thanks to those awesome women! Can someone explain why do they need to roast it before grinding it?

[@RedStingBlogs]

I'm so grateful for my Shea, with ladies like this putting in so much hard work, its fabulous!

[@mrkofi105]

hi, I read you comment and wanted to reply. I am actually going there next week to find a group that makes the shea butter and if I am successful, I will let you know. Please, contact me if you see this reply. Thanks!

[@sophienicole4824]

I've seen quite a few videos of how Shea butter is made and they're not all made the same. So confusing

[@1centplus1cent]

Loved how hygienic she was. I've seen men make cheese with mustaches and very hairy forearms and it was enough to make me not want to eat cheese again. The men were actually elbow deep in it. Great video, thanks for sharing it! I wish there was a way to get the product direct from those that make it. All they need is small plastic containers and they are set but I'm sure nothing is ever as simple as we would want it to be.

[@felinefurkids]

I would like to add my "ditto" to those who said after watching all the hard work they will never complain about the price again. What amazing women! Thank you for showing us how you make shea butter. I am so grateful to all of the African women who create such a wonderful product, and with such back-breaking work. Great idea Goddess298 - googling for fair trade organizations. I already buy Alaffia products but would like to find the pure shea butter in larger containers.

[@Venusstar22]

this was AMAZING to watch...right from the beginning straight to the very end......it was so informative and highly interesting...I LOVE to see how other cultures are practiced, Love ,Love, Love it. Now I know the REAL colour shea butter is supposed to be...seeing is believing and I just watched an excellent 9 almost 10 minute video explaining the important process of how shea butter is made and saw it with my own eyes....IVORY COLOURED is the real deal. That's what it looks like when its done.

[@cocowms6]

Now this clears up the confusion about the ivory and yellow shea butter. It is suppose to be ivory, off white. etc, not yellow. The smoke smell some talk about is just from the old methods of making it. Thank you for sharing.I want to find a good company to buy from where money actually benefits these women! If someone knows please help me! I want the good stuff for my formulations and I want to help these women! Shame on the companies who take advantage of these people!!!

[@mrkofi105]

No, they were doing a video on how to make shea butter so they were pretending. Some people actually only have what they are wearing, so somewhere, this may be true. Sad but reality.

[@celeste821]

now you know she don't take of those bracelets when the cameras are off lol no, it was very informative, but that is not what I see along the street in Harlem with the street vendors

[@autumnczn]

Thank you for posting this very informative video. Those strong women were working sooo hard and I didn't hear one complaint. I am humbled and enlightened at the same time. I wish I could buy all of my butter from these women and be used as a source of economic empowerment to improve their way of life. God Bless you and thank you. Peace & Abundant Blessings