Shea Butter Organic Refined 500g

Description

Shea Butter Skincare Uses

Widely used in cosmetics as a moisturiser and a skin salve.

Shea butter can be used alone to benefit the skin, The unsaponifiable matter of the Shea butter contains phytosterols and terpene alcohols. Such unsaturated elements are well-known for their excellent caring, healing and regenerative properties. Furthermore the Shea butter contains vitamin E, Pro-vitamin A and Vitamin F. Vitamin F is uniquely found in high quantities and it is Vitamin F which has is the rejuvenator for the skin.

What makes Shea butter so useful in skincare is its ability to penetrate the skin without clogging pores, allowing the skin to breathe. Shea butter is highly compatible with the skin and at its best in skincare designed to make stressed and dry skin, supple and smooth.

One of the most popular ways to use Shea is to apply heat, so that it becomes a thick liquid and add it into cream bases, effectively making what we all know as body butters. When the Shea butter sets back in your blend it will thicken the cream making lovely body butter. Care should be taken in matching the fatty acid profiles.

Shea butter can be used on the hair as well and is highly moisturizing on dry hair, by simply massaging into the roots. As above it can be combined into conditioners to improve their shine and nourishment.

UV-Absorption:

Shea butter has UV absorbing properties (290nm – 310nm)

Inci Name

Butyrospermum Parkii

Extraction Method

Extracted from the African Shea Tree by crushing and boiling

Origin

Burkina Faso, Sudan

Shelf Life

12 – 18 months