Did you know there are two kinds of shea butter derived from two different varieties of the tree? Apparently the eastern kind (Vitellaria nilotica) is produced only in Uganda and Sudan and is softer, melts at a lower temperature, has a higher absorbtion rate and smells less strongly than the western kind (Vitellaria Paradoxa), that is produced in Ghana among others.

Did any of you try both varieties, and did you experience the claimed superiority of eastern shea butter?

(I did not find a thread about this, but if there is one already, please let me know )