Monkeys love “monkey bread” or baobab as much as they love bananas. They climb up high in ancient baobab trees to break open the green furry shells and dig its white "bread" content. Shea Terra Organics sources only the best ingredients to make this gentle baby shampoo and bath bar avoiding any petroleum-based ingredients. Only the highest quality ingredients make it into our baby collection. This protective baby shampoo and bath bar starts with the best East African Shea Butter, which is loaded with skin loving properties. We also source freshly pressed, wild harvested monkey bread oil. This oil is rich in vitamins which keep your baby's skin smooth. Together these ingredients help provide a protective barrier for your baby's fragile skin. To top off this soothing baby shampoo and bath bar, we swirl in delicious, real banana fruit extract that mom and dad will love just as much as baby! Use this to caress and gently cleanse baby’s skin without giving eyes the terrible burn liquid cleansers do.
The Legendary Tree of Life
Baobab, also known as “The Tree of Life” or “Monkey Bread” is an existential part of African life.>/b> Its tree and fruits have been used as medicine for centuries. Not only is the fruit a delicious citrus treat, the seeds are often used as vitamin supplements in powder form. Baobab has probiotic effects, which help build and maintain the human body’s immune system. The leaves are eaten as vegetables to aid digestion. Compared to other popular sources of nutrition like oranges, bananas and berries, the baobab fares better when it comes to its remarkable amount of nutrients such as Vitamin C, potassium and antioxidants.
Baobab comes from the Arabic “Bu hibab” which means “fruit with many seeds”. The monkey-bread tree grows primarily in Africa. Its high importance in the country’s economy and day-to-day life is paid homage to through its symbol in the coat of arms of the African state of Senegal.
It is not called “The Tree of Life” for nothing. Both animals and humans depend on the baobab. Apart from food and medicine, the plant is also used as raw material for the production of clothes and other everyday objects such as rooftops, boxes, paper, baskets, nets and ropes. It is also used in making jewelry. Villagers actually decide if a location is suitable to live in if there are baobab plants within vicinity, and they go as far as making relocation decisions if their baobab dies and there are no other plants nearby. I guess you can say their life depended on it.
