Introduction to Shea Butter

Benefits and Uses

When pure and unrefined, it has a yellowish texture and offers a nutty fragrance.

Pure African Shea Butter is the newest best kept secret to hit the cosmetics world but beware - not all sheabutters are the same. Be very careful in selecting a shea butter supplier. Some have been known to be chemically or unhygenically extracted. There are currently no governing bodies to oversee the production, look for a supplier who tests for microbes and offers a clean body butter without debris. Demand products with high shea butter contents.

Shea butter has been used for more than a millennium for its proven moisturizing and healing properties. The healing properties of shea butter are believed to be partly attributed to the presence of allantoin, a substance known to stimulate the growth of healthy tissue in ulcerous wounds*(Wallace-Bruce, Y. (1995) Shea butter extraction in Ghana, pp. 157-161. In: Do It Herself. Women and technical innovation. (Ed. by H. Appleton), pp. 157-161. Intermediate Technology Publications, London. 310pp.) It's anti-microbial agent is used for the promotion of rapid healing of wounds. Yet it is gentle enough to be used to help heal new born babies navels.

Shea butter is a superb moisturizer that is commonly used to rejuvenate skin pores and restore its natural elasticity. It is very gentle, even for the most sensitive skins, and offers a wealth of properties:

• Moisturizes and Heals Skin - relieves symptoms of extreme dryness, eczema, psoriasis, diaper rash, cold sores, skin discolouration, dermatitis and skin allergies
• Improves Skin Elasticity - helps prevent stretch marks and wrinkles
• Helps Heal Skin Ailments - irritations due to shaving or waxing, bruises, burns and scar tissue.
• Provides Decongestant Properties
• Offers Anti-inflammatory Agents - can be applied to areas affected as a sedative or anosyne for the treatment of arthritis, sprains, dislocations, and relief of joint and minor pains, or other muscular ache
• Strengthens Cuticles and Nails
• Revitalizes and Brings Shine to Dry, Brittle, Dull Hair, and Revitalize split ends. Relieves dandruff and itchy scalp (winter scalp) It will also, protect your hair from damaging sun rays, hair dryers, perms, and dyes. Use, it as a conditioning sheen to maintain your hair's natural shine, improve manageability and before swimming to protect your hair against chlorine or sea salt.
• Protects With a Natural Sunscreen (SPF 2-6)

Our products are made with the finest natural ingredients to bring you high quality skin care products that provide so much more than simply moisturizing your skin. They are suitable for all races, all ages, all skin types.

Now the secret is out.