If your Shea Butter does not have the characteristic smell, color and does not spread like butter, it is probably not a good quality Shea Butter. BEAWARE! The worldwide availability of Shea Butter Cream may depends at times on the needs of the chocolate industry. The chocolate manufacturers to make chocolate use most Shea exported from producing countries. Shea Butter use in the cosmetic industry is a very small fraction of the annual shea harvest.