I always thought shea butter was yellow. In the local Korean and African beauty stores, shea butter is bright yellow in color with a strong smokey odor. I have been working on developing my own product line for almost a year now and during my journey of learning about different ingredients that benefit our hair, I discovered that the shea butter I used in my hair at the beginning of my hair growth journey was not shea butter at all. The yellow shea butter sold in many Korean and African hair stores in the U.S.

Excerpt from:
What is REAL Shea Butter?