Shea butter comes from the nut of the shea (karité) tree that grows in the Sahel region extending from West to East Africa, from Guinea and Senegal to Uganda and South Sudan. For centuries shea butter has been called “women’s gold” not only for its color but also because it primarily provides employment and income to millions of women across the continent. Using traditional methods, women harvest karité fruits. They then crush the nuts inside to extract the precious butter, which they boil, clean, packaged and then sent to us.
SHEA BUTTER FUNCTION
Shea butter is a skin superfood. It provides the skin with essential fatty acids and the nutrients necessary for collagen production. It may offer mild UV protection (up to SPF ~6) Shea butter has been used in Africa and many other locations for years, to improve skin and hair. It also has a long history of medicinal use, such as in wound care, It’s also not uncommon in that part of the world to eat shea as well, much as we use palm oil in products. There are differing opinions on whether or not it’s healthy to eat, and since some studies suggest that ingesting shea butter may interfere with the digestion of other proteins, so use it externally only.
SKIN
High concentrations of fatty acids and vitamins make shea butter an ideal cosmetic ingredient for softening skin. Shea butter also has anti-inflammatory and healing properties. Using shea butter on your body, especially your face, can condition, tone, and soothe your skin.
HAIR
Shea butter can soften frizzy hair to make it more manageable, prevents hair from drying out and becoming brittle, and seals in moisture. apply on damp hair to lock the moisture in your hair.
DIY
The essential ingredient in your DIY projects, use it to make your homemade body butter, lotions, soaps and deodorants.
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