100% RAW NATURAL UNREFINED ORGANIC SHEA BUTTER 200g

100% Natural & Unrefined: No additives, no chemicals – just pure, nutrient-rich shea butter in its most natural state

Ethically Sourced: Harvested by women’s cooperatives in West Africa, supporting fair trade and sustainable practices

 

1. Healing Powers

You probably only think of shea butter as a skin moisturizer, but it also has super healing powers! In fact, shea butter is often used as a base in many medicinal ointments because of its anti-inflammatory compounds. Shea butter has been used for hundreds of years to help stop eczema, lessen the appearance of scars, repair severely chapped lips, lighten dark spots, and greatly reduce the irritation caused by psoriasis and other skin problems. Shea butter is high in vitamin A and can help encourage healing and stop infection.

2. Antioxidant Agents

Shea butter contains catechins and antioxidants such as vitamin E and A. Antioxidants help to stop free radicals that cause premature aging to our skin and are the main cause of those darn wrinkles! Shea butter also contains cinnamic acid esters in the fat, which prevent skin damage caused by UV rays from the sun.

3. Restore Elasticity to Your Skin

Vitamin A, E, and F, as well as non-saponifiable matter in shea butter are all important ingredients for helping skin maintain its elasticity. So, for those with more mature skin, using shea butter as your moisturizer will help stop wrinkles and sagging skin.

4. Help for Dry or Irritated Scalps

Besides soothing dry, irritated skin on hands, arms, and feet, shea butter also works wonders on dry or irritated scalps. Since shea butter has anti-inflammatory compounds, it helps to soothe skin without clogging the pores or leaving a greasy feeling behind. If you have dry scalp, dermatitis, psoriasis, or eczema, then you really need shea butter!

5. Natural Hair Protection

Shea butter will give your hair natural protection from the free radicals that are found in the water, air, and other weather conditions that are harsh on your beautiful locks. In fact, shea butter has a low SPF (about 6) so it can protect your hair from those UV rays. Shea butter is great protection for those who have coloured or processed hair. It will also help swimmers protect their hair from salt, sun, sand, and chlorine pools.

6. Naturally Anti-Inflammatory

Shea butter contains several types of cinnamic acid, which have powerful anti-inflammatory compounds. Research shows that besides the soothing anti-inflammatory compounds, shea butter has one type of cinnamate, called lupeol cinnamate, which can actually stop the development of tumours.

7. Skin Food

More than just a moisturizer, shea butte is so rich in unsaturated fats non-saponifiable agents, vitamins E, D, A, and F, along with essential fatty acids, allantoin, and phytosterols, that you should really think about it as more of a skin food than a mere moisture replacement. Shea butter has been used for thousands of years for skin care. The Egyptian Queen Nefertiti is said to have given credit to her beautiful skin to her use of sea butter.

8. Awesome Anti-Aging Power

Shea butter is perhaps one of the best and most powerful anti-aging compounds you can use on your skin. Shea butter stimulates your body to make more collagen, which is what gives skin the dewy, fresh appearance. It also helps to keep the skin soft, supple, and nourished so that it looks radiant and youthful. Shea butter naturally penetrates the skin and won’t clog the pores.

9. Lose those Stretch Marks

Although the only way to truly rid yourself of those ugly stretch marks is to go through expensive laser or Retin-A treatments, but you can have almost the exact same results by using shea butter. With its anti-inflammatory compounds and richness in vitamins, testimonies across the internet will tell you that using inexpensive shea butter will do nearly the same job of removing those stretch marks.

10. Natural Sunscreen

Although it has a low SPF of about 6, that’s all most of us really need, and it’s completely natural without any chemicals or perfumes for our skin to absorb. Most of us need more vitamin D and sun exposure and adding this to your skin before heading outside will give you some sun protection while still allowing you to take in the full benefits of vitamin D from the sun. Of course, we aren’t advocating going outside in the sun for hours and hours, but for 30 minutes or so, this is all the protection you need.

11. Hair Repair

The benefits of shea butter for your hair are simply too long to list here! Use it as a conditioner and your scalp will benefit, which can lead to longer, stronger hair. Shea butter repairs split ends and nourish dry, brittle hair. You will find that using shea butter rather than those drugstore conditioners will leave your hair shiny but not heavy or greasy. If you use any chemical straighteners or perms, or if you regularly use a blow dryer, curling iron, or straightening iron, you will love the way shea butter puts the moisture back into your hair and repairs the damage that these treatments cause.

12.  Hair Mask

You can replace your daily hair conditioner with shea butter but using it twice a week as a hair mask will really do wonders for brittle or coarse hair. In fact, regular use of shea butter on your hair will actually help to control excessive oil on the scalp. Shea butter will help put the curl back into your naturally curly hair, without the frizz! Putting shea butter in your hair and scalp, then allowing it to soak in for 30 to 45 minutes under a shower cap will help restore your hair to its naturally beautiful self.

13. Reduce Cellulite

Although there aren’t any studies showing that shea butter can help remove cellulite, many people on the web will tell you that it has worked wonders for their cottage cheese thighs. Rub shea butter into your problem areas twice per day and you should see a difference after about 30 days.