Shea Butter Benefits

Shea butter is one of the most valued skin care emollients in the world, with unsurpassed moisturizing and therapeutic properties. It’s extracted from the fruit of the karate tree, found in the savannah region of West Africa, and African Shea Butter Benefits have become World Famous!. Unrefined African shea butter is considered most beneficial because it contains a high percentage of unsaponifiables, which are components of substances that provide the most conditioning, moisturizing, and caring agents. Since it is edible, shea butter is sometimes used as cooking oil and as a substitute for cocoa butter. Historically and indigenously, African shea butter has been used in ceremonious rites. Ugandan soldiers applied shea butter to the skin because it was believed to stop bullets. African carvers use shea butter to condition wood and animal skins used to make drums. Shea butter is gaining popularity in the esthetic community, confirming what ancient peoples have known for centuries. It’s now among the most sought-after skin and hair care products in the world.

African shea butter contains:

• Vitamin A, a powerful antioxidant, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory now famous for treating acne as well as wrinkles and dark spots from sun damage

• Vitamin E, known for its scar-reducing, antioxidant, and anti-aging properties (and also essential for Vitamin A absorption)

• Vitamin F, an anti-inflammatory Essential Fatty Acid

Properties and Uses of African Shea Butter

African shea butter provides a multitude of benefits when used on the skin. Besides adding and retaining moisture, shea butter -

• provides natural sun protection

• firms the skin and helps fill wrinkles and lighten the appearance of hyper pigmentation (skin discolorations such as dark spots and age spots)

• conditions and protects hair and scalp, fights dandruff, prevents hair breakage, and provides a petroleum-free shine to hair

• soothes the pain of rheumatism and arthritis

• is used in the treatment and prevention of skin conditions like eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis, and minor skin rashes

• heals the chafing, chapping, and cracking of extremely dry skin

• calms minor skin irritations such as burns and insect bites

• softens the appearance of scarring and stretch marks

African shea butter benefits are truly amazing. It is considered the “King” of all skin care ingredients for its remarkable range of benefits.