The Benefits of Unrefined Shea Butter

Shea butter has many considerable health and beauty benefits, something Africans have known for many years ago.  For centuries, it has been used in countries such as Ghana, Mali, Burkina Faso and other parts of Africa.  It has already been added to many cosmetic products and has become a leading product throughout the market, from health food stores and from online distributors.

African women used shea butter for so many years to protect and rejuvenate their hair and skin. It works as a medicine to heal wound burns, sores, scars, dermatitis, psoriasis, dandruff, and stretch marks and skin rashes. It contains vitamins A and E, unsaponifiable, a type of fat and other fatty acids that are efficient in moisturizing the skin, help in cell regeneration, increase circulation and diminish wrinkles. It is a natural moisturizer in protecting our skin from sun rays and retaining skin moisture and elasticity.

It also provides moisture for dry, damaged or brittle hair from the roots to tips and restores the luster of your hair. It also penetrates rapidly and entirely into the scalp to rehydrate without blocking pores.

The high fatty acid content makes it an excellent additive to cosmetics, soaps, anti-aging creams, lotions, hair care products and massage oils—its soft, butter-like texture melts readily into the skin.

Shea Butter is an all natural product that can vary widely in quality, appearance and smell with regards to where it was produced from and how it was refined or extracted. Shea Butter becomes more yellowish it becomes older. The natural smell of shea can be a bit offensive and stinky, though the aroma vanishes once it has been applied to your skin within minutes. Ultra-refined

and refined shea butter is also available. These types have a satisfying scent, shade, and consistency, although the refining process may diminish the vitamin potency.  You can acquire well refined Shea Butter that has been de-odorized and filtered through clay. Unrefined shea oil is original and directly from nature. On the other hand, refined oil is bleached but has some of its original components intact, whereas processed or industrialized shea oil was stripped off from its natural components.

Some products of Shea butter produced contain a significant amount of potentially irritating additives, such as hexane and very little real shea butter. Also, it is manufactured in various prices and types. We should make sure that we have selected the right product before choosing it.

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