Featured Shea Butter Product Of The Day - Zum Rub
February 21, 2008
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Refined vs Unrefined Shea Butter
February 21, 2008
For centuries, dating as far back as Cleopatra, shea butter has been used for multiple purposes. It conditions the skin and hair and protects them from harsh dry climates. It is also traditionally used for soothing sprains and strains and for its anti-inflammatory properties. New research is confirming natural shea butter to be a versatile active ingredient for skin anti-aging, moisturizing and healing. Everything from wrinkles and stretch marks, to rashes, blemishes, and muscle aches can benefit from its use. However, according to the American Shea Butter Institute, when shea butter is refined and bleached by the use of heat and chemicals, like most shea butter products on the market are, it loses most, if not all of its healing properties.
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Two Easy Methods Used To Test The Quality Of Shea Butter
February 21, 2008
Here are two fast tests to help you see the quality of the shea butter that you are getting. There are more involved tests that can be done, but these two will help you understand the quality of your shea butter fastest.
Featured Shea Butter Product Of The Day - Purely Shea
February 19, 2008
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Western demand drives Burkina Faso organic goods
February 19, 2008
TANGHIN-DASSOURI, Burkina Faso (AFP) - Burkina Faso may be one of the poorest countries on the planet but some of its people are now getting ahead thanks to rising demand in the developed world for organically grown cotton and skin-saving shea butter.
And the principal beneficiaries of this flourishing new trade are village women.
The famed US women’s wear chain Victoria’s Secret last July signed a deal for the delivery this year of 600 tonnes of organic cotton, with the first shipment sent out on December 24.
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Featured Shea Butter Product Of The Day - Carols Daughter
February 16, 2008
This superb and rich blend of cocoa and shea butters is the ideal moisturizer for extremely dry skin. The buttery texture is aqua free and glides on smoothly leaving the skin softer than ever before. You’ll see and feel the difference instantly.
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Fair Trade certification spreads to cosmetics
February 16, 2008
Shea butter has become the first cosmetic ingredient to be certified as Fair Trade in Canada but others are likely to follow as ethical consumerism catches on. Fair Trade certification has long been available to food manufacturers and importers keen to redress the power imbalances in international trade and protect the rights of disadvantaged workers.
Now the certification system has spread to personal care with shea butter being the first Fair Trade certified cosmetic ingredient to hit the Canadian market.
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