DIY Blogs

East African (nilotica) shea butter is generally softer and milder, while West African shea butter, the kind Baraka sells, is generally firmer. The page compares the two fairly, with a table and advice on choosing by use.

Palm oil is a fruit oil pressed from the pulp of the oil palm fruit, while palm kernel oil comes from the seed inside it. This page explains the difference, what people mean by seed oils, and what palm fruit oil is.

An answer-first explainer on what shea butter is, what it is made from, where it comes from, what shea is and what a shea nut is. It tells the story of the women at the Konjeihi Women's Enterprise Centre who make Baraka's shea butter by hand.

A guide to five shea butter recipes for dogs and horses, with starter amounts, yields, storage and what to keep off a dog. It also says plainly when to call the vet or farrier.