The Shea butter is a butter that has been used for centuries as a cosmetic ingredient thanks to itsnourishing, antioxidant, emollient and hydrating properties on both the skin and hair, especially subject to dryness and flaking. Due to these characteristics it is the most used beauty ingredient by African women who keep their skin soft, compact and luminous through its constant use.
Where does it come from?
Butter is the result of a long process that begins with the harvesting of the nuts of the butter tree Shea African (in English Shea), which look a lot like chestnuts. After harvesting, these stones are first dried and then subjected to manual crushing, which removes the external shell to extract the nut.
Next, the nut is ground into very small pieces, toasted and boiled. It is precisely boiling that allows the fat to separate from the oil, creating an intense yellow paste, very similar to butter, but yellowish in color.
Its name within the cosmetic compositions (INCI) is Butyrospermun parkii (shea) butter and based on its position in the list we can deduce the concentration at which it was added to the preparation,
Any skin type can find notable benefit and improvement from the use of shea butter.
- Nourishes and deeply hydrates
- It gives elasticity and tone to the skin
- Fight stretch marks
- Promotes collagen production
- It forms a protective film on the skin that protects it from external aggressions
- It has anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and protective properties
On dry and chapped skin, it has an excellent hydrating action due to its fatty composition and mainly to the content of linoleic, oleic, stearic and palmitic acids. ; once applied to the skin, these substances are absorbed immediately, allowing moisture to be retained so that the skin remains constantly soft and hydrated, without making it greasy or greasy. For this reason it can be used on the skin of the face and body, as a normal moisturizing cream, capable of preventing dryness especially in the colder months. Its emollient action makes it ideal for softening the roughest areas of the body such as heels, elbows and knees but also for protecting the face from the cold.
Onmature skinthe content of Vitamin A and E and antioxidant substances also gives the butter anti-aging properties and for this reason, when used consistently it allows to prevent the formation of wrinkles by counteracting the action of free radicals.
Shea Butter is contained in all our creams:
SOFT BODY BUTTER
REGENERATING BODY CREAM
POMEGRANATE HYDRATING BODY EMULSION
It is mainly made up of an active mixture of fatty acids such as:
- STEARIC ACID – this is present between 40% and 48%. It is a saturated fatty acid that gives the skin extreme comfort and a silky sensation to the touch.
- OLEIC ACID – it is present between 40% and 48%, it has strong emollient and hydrating properties, but also anti-aging as it is rich in essential fatty acids.
- LINOLEIC ACID – present in shea butter between 4% and 7%. It is a polyunsaturated fatty acid, it acts on our skin by improving the health of the cell wall and stimulating cell regeneration.
- PALMITIC ACID – is present between 3% and 7%. It is a fatty acid widely used as a cosmetic ingredient for its emollient properties on the skin.
Furthermore, shea butter is very richin antioxidants, such as vitamin E, which fights free radicals and improves blood microcirculation, and vitamin A,which prevents and fights wrinkles, eczema, dermatitis and helps heal skin signs, such as small scars and acne marks.
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