| I really like the shea butter as it's good for everyone, everyone can benefit from it. I started using it off and on for 7 years now. I would use a little on my hair (never on the scalp) and it helped it to grow really long to the middle lower part of my back. I also used it for my old scars, they were fading a bit but I wasn't dedicated and consistent to see full results, and used it sometimes to replace lip gloss and protect my lips during the winter. Shea is rich in vitamin E and A, I only by the raw unrefined shea butter and never buy a product that claims to have shea butter in it because most likely it is a small amount and/or have been refined so much until it loses all of it's benefits. It was hard to find it in the stores a few years back so I used to order it from a couple of African sites.
Now they have it in beauty stores, I get the kind in the clear pastic container and it doesn't cost much. It has a natural smell that I actually like, but some people don't like the smell. It will work well on old scars and stratch marks, but I think you should also use it in combination with retin-a (tretinoin) as it will help shed dead skin cells quickly, this is what I'll be doing this fall. Shea butter is 10 times better than cocoa butter, I have my family and some of my friends hooked on it. I have a cousin who uses it for her excema and my mom uses it for her arthritis on her knees and wrist area and she said she had noticed that her scars there were also fading from her wrist and that her hand was looking much younger. She was using it for about 3 months. My sister-in-law is now using it after she had her baby 2 months ago, I'll have to ask her for an update. When you use it, it should be soft so if it has cracks in it it's too old and useless. But it has a long shelf life, I'm thinking 7 years but I can't remember the exact amount. Once you take a bit and rub it in the palm of your hands it will naturally heat up and melt and look like an oil. A little goes a long way, as too much will look too greasy. There are a number of ways on how to prepare it by fragrancing it with essential oils, but that's another story. So, I believe the raw shea butter (at least 2x a day) in combination with retin-a (everyother day) will overtime give you nice results. | 
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