Shea | Community Fair Trade

30 joyful years trading fairly with female artisans in Ghana

This year, we’re celebrating 30 joyful years of ethically sourcing shea butter from the Tungteiya Women’s Association in Northern Ghana. Enriching more than just our iconic shea range, you’ll find this ethically-sourced, naturally-nourishing butter in many of your skin, hair and body care favourites.

Fight Winter Dryness

Keep winter dryness at bay with our range of skin, hair and body care enriched with shea, like our bestselling Hemp Hand protector, hydrating Vitamin E Intense Moisture Cream, shea haircare range and more.

Thanks to its rich texture, high fat content and emollients, shea butter has been used for generations by Ghanaian women to protect their hair, skin and lips from harsh conditions.

Shea Body Lotion 200ml

72hr skin-softening moisture

20% off

Shea Body Mist

Refreshing, nutty scent

Shea Hand Balm 30ml

For dry hands

Shea Shower Cream 250ml

Dry skin

Shea Body Butter 200ml

96hrs of nourishing moisture for dry skin

Shea Lip Butter

Nourish & protect

The Body Shop Shea Intense Repair Hair Mask

Shea Intense Repair Hair Mask

Help reduce breakage & appearance of split ends*

Shea Hand Balm 100ml

For dry hands

Shea Body Butter 400ml

96hrs of nourishing moisture for dry skin

Shea Body Butter 50ml

96hrs of nourishing moisture for dry skin

Shea Essentials Gift Set, front view, with body butters and moisturisers

Shea Essentials Gift Set

A cosy bundle of body care treats

The Body Shop Shea Intense Repair Conditioner

Shea Intense Repair Conditioner 250ml

For dry to very dry hair prone to breakage

Shea Mini Gift Box

Little box of body care essentials

Hand Care Trio set, front view, with three hand creams

The Body Shop Bloom & Glow British Rose Essentials Gift

Hand Care Trio

Packed with three of our nourishing favourites

The Body Shop Shea Intense Repair Shampoo

Shea Intense Repair Shampoo 400ml

For dry to very dry hair prone to breakage

Shea Treats

The ultimate body care pick-me-up

Shea Body Scrub 240ml

Intense sugar body exfoliator

Shea Intense Repair Shampoo 250ml

For dry to very dry hair prone to breakage

Shea Shower Cream 60ml

Dry skin

Shea Ultimate Collection

Everyday body care with a touch of indulgence

Tungteiya Women’s Association

Our partnership began when our founder, Anita Roddick, met the incredible women crafting shea butter and learned about its
moisturising properties on a 1992 visit to northern Ghana.

Throughout our 30-year partnership with the Tungteiya Women’s Association, we’ve not only paid a fair price for handcrafted shea butter but also a premium that has helped:

49,000 people

11 villages

Build 7 schools

Educate 1,200 students

Provide safe water and healthcare

The Process

Six hundred and forty women from 11 villages handcraft 390 tons of shea butter for our products each year, using traditional, handmade techniques to ensure the highest quality.

The shea butter process has been passed from mother to daughter for generations. It involves 18 stages from gathering shea fruit and removing the nut, to boiling, drying, cracking, filtering, crushing, roasting, kneading the paste, boiling again to reveal the golden liquid, kneading again and cooling.