Our key ingredient in most of our products is Shea Butter.
Shea butter originates from the Karite Nut tree, also called the Mangifolia tree, found in the semi-arid savannahs of West and Central Africa. The women of West Africa have been using shea butter for centuries. The Karite Nut tree, which can live for 300 years, is often dubbed the “tree of life” by African women who make this precious butter by hand.
The process of making shea butter, or karite, is long and arduous for the women. The pits are first removed from the fruit, boiled, sun-dried and finally roasted. When the pits have been completely dehydrated, they are handcrushed. This laborious work takes an average of 20 hours to produce 1 kg (2.2 lbs) of shea butter.
Shea butter is widely used in cosmetics as a moisturizer and emollient. It is also known as an anti-inflammatory agent, has remarkable healing properties, contains beneficial vegetable fats that promote cell regeneration and circulation. Shea butter is a wonderful healer and rejuvenator for troubled or aging skin. Clinical studies showed that this butter can improve skin in 4-6 weeks – it makes skin smoother and softer. Shea butter can be effective at treating the following conditions: scars, eczema, burns, rashes, severely dry skin, and in lessening the irritation of psoriasis. Shea butter provides natural UV sun protection.
Because of its amazing properties, Shea butter is an excellent ingredient for soaps, lotions and creams. Perhaps it is most effective when applied to the skin in its pure state. Regular users of pure, unrefined Shea butter notice softer, smoother, healthier skin. Shea butter has also been shown to help with skin conditions and ailments such as extreme dryness, psoriasis, eczema, dermatitis, burns, skin allergies, itch relief, shaving cream, moisturizer for dry hair, anti-inflammatory, blemishes, wrinkles, stretch marks, scars, scrapes, and more.
The shelf life of Shea butter is 18-24 months when kept in a cool dry place.
Shea butter melts at body temperature. So by placing a small amount in the palm of your hands it begins to heat up so you are able to apply to skin with ease. Absorbs quickly, penetrates into the skin with ease, and protects the skin from harmful elements. Full of healthy Essential Fatty acids, vitamins E, A, D, K which assist in preventing aging of the skin.
What is Shea Butter
