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Shea butter: beneficial properties. Video
Shea butter is a natural gift from Africa. It has a lot of useful properties. The daily use of Shea Butter keeps the skin of the indigenous people of Africa healthy and firm.
Shea butter, production method and useful properties
Shea butter is made from the fruit of the Butyrospermum parkii tree, which grows between Senegal and Nigeria. This tree reaches a height of about twenty meters, and its fruits resemble avocados, only of a smaller size. The oil is contained both in the pulp of the fruit and in the seeds.
The shea tree is considered sacred in African national cultures; a mourning bed for the king is made from its wood.
By its consistency, shea butter is a solid, granular mass of creamy shade with a pleasant nutty smell, which at room temperature takes on a viscous consistency.
Shea butter has many medicinal properties: anti-inflammatory, decongestant, healing. In addition, it stimulates capillary blood circulation, is able to protect both from increased solar activity, and from chapping and frostbite.
Shea butter is mentioned in many historical records about Africa. Even during the reign of Cleopatra, caravans were equipped for this valuable oil, which transported it in large clay jugs.
Shea butter in aromatherapy and cosmetology
For several decades, shea butter has been actively used in cosmetology and aromatherapy. It is a source of vitamins A and E, which are essential for the skin. Cosmetic products that contain shea butter are expensive, but you will be pleasantly surprised by the effect of their use.
Shea butter actively fights the signs of skin aging, stimulates collagen production, moisturizes and protects the skin from the harmful effects of sunlight, improves complexion and reduces wrinkles.
The oil is added to lipsticks and lip balms, as well as hand creams and anti-cellulite products. It moisturizes the lips, protects them from sun damage and chapping, softens and relieves inflammation.
Shea butter can be applied to the skin in its pure form, swipe a piece of oil over the surface – it will melt from your heat and be absorbed into the skin
Due to its unique emollient properties, the oil is perfect for the care of delicate baby skin.
The use of shea butter is very useful for the care of split and brittle hair, as well as for those hairs that are often subjected to chemical treatment (curling, dyeing) and thermal effects, because the oil well restores the hair structure, nourishes and moisturizes the hair. At home, you can also treat your hair by rubbing shea butter into the roots.