For women in Ghana, shea butter isn’t just a powerful multi-use ingredient – it’s a vital source of economic independence. Stylist’s beauty editor Lucy Partington reports from Tamale.

Unlike cocoa butter, shea butter can be universally applied. This means people can use it for hair and skin, including their scalp. Whereas cocoa butter is usually sold as an already blended ...

Shea-butter hand cream is usually used, surprise, for dry hands. But it isn’t enough to use a light amount of cream — you really need to slather it on. Some people even use a second coat ...