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0 Shea butter is a skin superfood found in nature. It is a fat extracted from the nut of the African shea tree and is naturally rich in vitamins A, E and F. It is usually yellow in color when raw. It offers UV protection (it is SPF ~6) and provides the skin with essential fatty acids and the nutrients necessary for collagen production. Shea butter has been used in Africa and other countries for centuries. It is important for improving a number of skin conditions including blemishes, wrinkles, eczema and dermatitis. It also treats skin allergies, insect bites, sunburns, frostbites and a number of other skin conditions as well as accelerating wound healing.
Shea butter is also used to improve hair and can also be ingested to treat cold, flu, nasal congestion and fever.
Uses/Benefits of Shea butter
- It can be used as a natural moisturizer for the face and body.
- It can be made into a shea butter lotion bar stick for easy use
- It can be used by itself or in a pregnancy stretch mark salve to ward off stretch marks
- As the best under-eye wrinkle remover and bag-reducer
- As a body massage butter – For before and after strenuous exercise
- It can be whipped into a velvety soft whipped body butter or used a basic homemade lotion
- As a base for homemade deodorant
- As an SPF 6 skin lotion
- In magnesium body butter
- As a natural baby-care product (alone) or ingredient in baby care recipes
- By itself on the lips or in homemade lip balms
- Or homemade shimmer lip balm
- To improve skin elasticity and cellulite
- On the hair or scalp
- In homemade liquid creme foundation and makeup
- After sun or beach exposure to replenish skin
- On the eyelids before applying makeup to make it last longer
- As a natural cuticle cream
- On scars to naturally help collagen production
- Cold weather – On sore/raw noses during a cold or flu
- Skin Rash and Itching Skin
- Sunburn and Skin damage from heat ( hot grease while cooking, radiation treatment for certain medical problems, etc)
- Shaving cream for a smooth silky shave
- Small skin wounds
- Skin cracks and Tough or rough skin ( on feet.)
- Frost bites and Insects nites
- Healthy skin
- Muscle fatigues, aches and tension
- Skin allergies such as poison ivy or poison oak
- Eczema and Dermatitis
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Reference
The American Shea Butter Institute: http://www.sheainstitute.com/asbi-library/21reasons/
WellnessMama: https://wellnessmama.com/27324/shea-butter-benefits/)
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