West Africa Shea Butter and Import Co., LLC (WASB) is the only U.S. manufacturing and processing company of virgin unrefined shea butter with facilities in Burkina Faso, West Africa.  We do not buy our ingredients through secondary sources nor subcontract any of the production of this unique phyto-chemical.  WASB is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas with production and representation in

Our mission is to produce and provide the highest quality of unrefined shea butter.  While working closely with the women of Burkina Faso, we strive to create the purest unrefined shea butter using a combination of time-honored techniques and modern day technology.  Through ownership of our facilities in Burkina Faso, we are able to employ the local population in the harvesting, transportation and manufacturing of shea butter. 

In addition, we are committed to help facilitate infrastructure development through schools, assisting local orphanages, secondary and tertiary industries, job creation, and soon, a local clinic.  We adhere to fair trade standards -- and we provide a better than fair wage for the services performed to produce our unrefined shea butter.  Each batch of unrefined shea butter is selectively produced, beginning with the quality of the nut to the testing of the final product.

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