Shea Butter Organic Unrefined

Organic and unrefined Shea butter, super high in Vitamins and uniquely Vitamin F. Due to the intense scent of "Unrefined" Shea Butter, it is normally used directly on skin, rather than as an ingredient in in skincare products

Shea Butter Organic and Unrefined

A very high quality Shea butter which is unrefined to maximise the natural properties, oils and content of the butter... pure luxury

Shea butter is a slightly yellowish or ivory coloured natural fact which is extracted from the seed of the African Shea tree.

Uses

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

Shea butter can be used alone to benefit the skin, Shea contains Vitamins A, E and F. These are particularly helpful for damaged skin either by sun or general pollution. Vitamin F is uniquely found in high quantities and it is Vitamin F which has a rejuvenator to 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.

One of the most popular ways to use Shea is to heat it, 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 sets back in your blend it will thicken the cream making a lovely body butter. Care should be taking in matching the fatty acid profiles.

Shea butter can be used on the hair as well and is highly moisturising on dry hair, but just massaging into the roots. As above it can be combined in small amounts into conditioners to improve their shine and nourishment capabilities.

Inci Name

Butyrospermum Parkii

Extraction Method

Extracted from the African Shea Tree by crushing and boiling

Origin

Ghana

Shelf Life

12 months

Shea butter has a natural smell which isn't unpleasant to most people. Shea butter remains usable after the 12 month period above and will remain an effective moisturiser, but as the butter gets old the unique fatty acid profile which makes it such a rich mineral moisturiser will start to diminish.

Benefits of Shea Butter

• Daily skin moisturizer (face and body)
• Dry skin relief
• Dry scalp
• Skin rash- including diaper rash
• Skin peeling, after tanning
• Blemishes and wrinkles
• Itching skin due to dryness
• Sunburn
• Shaving cream to reduce razor irritation
• Small skin wounds
• Skin cracks
• Soften tough skin on feet (especially heels)
• Stretch mark prevention during pregnancy
• Minor burns
• Eczema
• Sun and wind protection
• Even skin tone
• Reduce blemishes and scarring
• Eliminating scalp irritation from dryness or chemical processing
• Preventing bumps after shaving
• Reducing acne (especially in combination with African Black Soap)
• Absorbs quickly without leaving a greasy residue
• Helps restore elasticity to skin
• Restores luster to hair