DIY Shea Butter Soap
March 21, 2008
How to Make Shea Butter Soap
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Shea butter is organic, non toxic and unprocessed, and it can be used in cooking. As a moisturizer it is known to make an adult skin look and feel more resilient, and acts as a natural product rejuvenating, and is completely non-toxic for babies or people with skin conditions, like skin cracks and ulcers, small wounds, dry skin, eczema, dermatitis, and to sooth aching muscles. Because of the way shea butter restructures the skin, you can use it in the bath as your daily soap, to to help with stretch marks, and in anti-aging formulas. It is expensive to buy, and can be duplicated at home for less the cost.
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L’Occitane 100% Pure Shea Butter
March 12, 2008
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The Shea Butter Solution
March 8, 2008
Shea butter is a natural oil made from compressing and boiling the fruit of the African karite tree, also called “The Tree of Life.” The oil is used for cooking in many parts of its native Africa, but is most commonly used in skin products because of its amazing moisturizing and healing properties. Natural shea butter contains high quantities of vitamins A and E and is known to improve a variety of skin conditions, including wrinkles, eczema, dermatitis, and even some blemishes. More and more skin products containing shea butter are becoming available both on pharmacy shelves and in high-end cosmetic boutiques. If you are thinking of buying a product containing shea butter, read below for answers to commonly asked questions about this natural moisturizer.
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BazilEssentials’ Organic Shea Butter
March 6, 2008
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Why Your Skin Needs Shea Butter
March 5, 2008
Your skin needs moisture to stay resilient, healthy, glowing, and supple. Amongst the hundreds of moisturizers available on the market today, there is one that is considered the ‘crème de la crème’ of all. Shea Butter is a gift from Africa, and can turn almost any dry skin patch into a smooth and supple surface.Shea Butter has been used for generations in African cultures as a moisturizer, health aid, and healing balm. In its purest forms, it is a solid fat with a high skin absorption rate. This makes Shea Butter a highly valued product for almost all skin types.
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Who Should Use Shea Butter?
March 1, 2008
Who should be using Shea butter? Everyone! Whether you have white skin, black skin, brown skin, yellow skin, or purple skin this product is for you. Down below are three areas where you can benefit from it:
1. Shea Butter for your Face
The face is the main beneficiary of the daily use of the product. Massage your face using a small portion of the butter. Pay attention to the lower part of the nose, to the corner of your lips, ears and finally your forehead. After shaving, apply it again to avoid bumps.
2. Shea Butter for your Hair
A person with beautiful hair can enhance beauty tremendously. To rejuvenate your hair, massage a generous amount of African Shea butter on your scalp and in your hair.
Not only does it act as a good moisturizer for your scalp after you have washed your hair; it improves hair texture and has even been shown to stimulate hair growth.
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Black Women’s Anti-Aging Secret Revealed
February 23, 2008
Have you ever wondered why the average black women of even 60 and over have few if any wrinkles on their face at all?
Well, whilst there are natural oils that are found within black skin, there is still the essential requirement of a dedicated skin care regime.
Integral to that regime for many black women and increasingly men also, is the core ingredient Raw Shea Butter.
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DIY Mango Body Butter
February 23, 2008
This is a fun recipe to make when you’ve got a bit of time to go slowly and melt the butters then whip for a nice consistency that’s easy to apply. You don’t have to use fragrance oil or essential oil but it’s always nice for a scented treat in the winter. Apply some to bare feet then put on socks before you hit the gym. The heat your body generates from working out will help your skin absorb the butter.
Mango Body Butter
Ingredients:
2 ozs cocoa butter (weighed)
2 ozs natural shea butter (weighed)
2 ozs mango butter (weighed)
1 teaspoon wheat germ oil
3 teaspoons apricot kernel oil
1 teaspoon beeswax pearls
Mango fragrance oil (or any fragrance oil)
1/4 teaspoon Vit E. (optional, as a preservative)
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