Botanical Name: Butyrospermum parkii
Synonyms: Vitellaria paradoxa C. F. Gaertn., unrefined shea butter
INCI Name: Butyrospermum parkii (sheabutter)
Product Use Cosmetics
Country of Origin: Ghana
Shea Butter– It is also called Karite, which comes from the fruit kernels of the shea nut tree. This sweet, pulpy fruit grows wild throughout the dry arid regions of Central Africa. The pits are collected to sun dry and then roasted to get it ready for the difficult work of extracting the creamy, rich solid oil by hand. This butter has an amazing amount of healing properties and softening capability.
How Shea Butter Benefits Your Skin:
Natural
shea butter has been used traditionally as a balm for minor burns,
muscle aches, rheumatism and more. Valued by a variety of people for
hair and skin care use, natural shea butter skin lotion is a fabulous
skin softening emollient due to its unique fatty acid profile and
excellent natural moisturizing qualities. Shea butter benefits also
include the protection of skin from environmental damage.
More Benefits of Shea Butter:
Shea
butter has a wide range of amazing healing properties stemming from its
physical make up of vitamins A, E, and cinnamic acid, just to name a
few. Shea butter has been shown to have anti-inflammatory capabilities
and has been utilized for these benefits for hundreds of years. It has
been shown to increase the healing of wounds and improve scars. It is
used to heal eczema, burns, rashes, severely dry skin, and to lessen the
irritation of psoriasis.
Damage
from the sun produces free radicals, which in turn increases the rate
at which skin ages and can even become cancerous. To avoid damage, skin
needs year round protection. Shea butter contains natural UV sun
protection. Daily usage of shea butter skin cream or lotion on the face
and body drastically reduces sun exposure while slowing down the effects
of aging. It also acts as a natural barrier to protect against elements
such as smoke, smog and environmental pollutants in the air.
Shea
butter benefits the skin leaving it soft and supple after topical
application. It is quickly replacing cocoa butter for the use of stretch
mark prevention. Shea butter lotions are used by massage therapists and
spas due to its non-greasy after feel and effective softening results.
In fact, the usage of shea butter to replace other oils is growing as
more and more therapists discover shea butter skin care treatment
products.
Shea Butter Clinical Study:
Shea
butter is currently undergoing clinical tests in several universities.
Researchers hope to understand its healing properties and to find out
how shea butter can be more useful for medical therapy. Several studies
have revealed that Shea butter has UV anti-erythemic activity, which
helps tissue cell regeneration and softening of the skin.
REASONS TO USE SHEA BUTTER:
Shea
Butter will provide improvement in all the conditions listed below. As
you use this multi-purpose cream you are likely to discover additional
uses. The amount of time required for optimum results with various
conditions may vary with each condition. Wrinkles, for example, require 4
to 6 weeks of daily use. Itching is relieved immediately.
01. Dry skin
02. skin rash
03. Skin peeling, after tanning
04. Blemishes and wrinkles
05. Itching skin
06. Sunburn
07. Shaving cream for a smooth silky shave.
08. Small skin wounds
09. Skin cracks
10. Tough or rough skin (on feet.)
11. Cold weather,
12. Frost bites
13. Stretch mark prevention during pregnancy
14. Insect bites
15. Healthy skin
16. Anti-Aging
17. For before and after strenuous exercise
18. Skin allergies such as poison ivy or poison oak
19. Eczema
20. Dermatitis
21. Skin damage from heat (hot grease while cooking, radiation treatment for certain medical problems, etc.)
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