Shea Butter (Organic & Refined)

What is Shea Butter (Organic & Refined)?

Shea Butter moisturizes, nourishes and protects your skin. It is a wonderful ingredient to use in a body butter or lip balm, but is also suitable in scrubs and conditioners because of its nourishing properties. In short: an indispensable ingredient for every beauty DIY'er!

Shea Butter is extracted from the nuts of the Shea Tree (Butyrospermum Parkii). This tree is found in Africa, where women have been handcrafting the nuts into Shea Butter for thousands of years.

Benefits

Deeply moisturizing

Shea Butter is a source of the essential fatty acids omega-3 and omega-6, which ensure that your skin remains supple and hydrated. Vitamins A and E also contribute to the deeply moisturizing effect of Shea Butter. So it's not surprising that this remedy is very suitable for dry and combination skin. Process Shea Butter in a scrub, so that your skin is immediately cared for and hydrated when scrubbing.

Anti-aging wondermiddel

Shea Butter keeps the skin supple and hydrated, but also stimulates cell renewal. Vitamin A in particular plays an important role in the production of elastin and the protein collagen that helps keep your skin nice and tight. This makes fine lines less visible, keeps your skin supple and elastic and prevents premature skin aging.

Protects the skin

In addition, Shea Butter contains a lot of Vitamin E, a vitamin that helps protect the skin against free radicals and UV radiation. Shea Butter maintains your moisture balance and supports the skin's barrier function. In addition, Shea Butter cinnamic acid, a substance that can help protect the skin from UV-B radiation and help reduce redness.

How do you use it?

If you're getting started with making your own grooming products, Shea Butter is a must have ingredient. You can use it in a wide variety of products: from lip balm to lotion bar and from beneficial ointments to hair masks.

You can also apply Shea Butter directly to your skin. Put some of the butter on your hand and gently massage it into the (scalp) skin or hair ends.

At room temperature, Shea Butter is quite thick and sometimes even hard, but the butter melts directly on your skin and then absorbs deeply.

What is so special about it?

Shea Butter is a real superfood for your skin: it provides your skin with the necessary fatty acids, deeply hydrates and supports the production of collagen. This keeps your skin looking supple, full and youthful for a long time. An indispensable ingredient for every beauty routine.