Mango butter consistency relates to solid oils, so-called Butter. At room temperature, the viscosity, it resembles the softened butter and begins to melt by heating up to 40 degrees. The color of the oil varies from white to light yellow and cream.
Monounsaturated acids, vitamins A, C, E, D and group B, minerals (potassium, magnesium, manganese, iron), make up the oil mango seeds have a beneficial effect on the skin, nails and hair, and so it is widely used in cosmetics .
Known for his PHOTOPROTECTIVE properties. Beauticians recommend using this oil after prolonged exposure to the sun or the wind in order to restore the lipid barrier of the skin and avoid the negative effects of UV rays. Very useful to soften the skin mango butter after application of various detergents to avoid drying.
Solid mango butter poorly absorbed by the skin, so it should be warmed in a water bath until it begins to melt. The oil is then easily smeared on the body and hair and absorbed without leaving greasy.
Mango butter may be use either alone or as a base for compositions with other oils. In combination with peach, apricot, almond and chamomile oil it copes with minor cuts and cracks on the skin, softens the coarsened place. When you add a few drops of essential oil of tea tree, rosemary, lemon or mango butter becomes Echinacea healing ointment for the treatment of local inflammations and abscesses.
It has a beneficial effect on the nails. To strengthen the nail plate Oil Rubbed 2-3 daily upper phalanges. The result is evident in a month: the nails are strong and solid.
It is recommended to enrich this butter cream for face and body: 5 parts cream one part oil.
Add it in the hair conditioner 1:10, and use after shampooing. Mango oil is absorbed into the scalp and hair roots, nourishing and strengthening them. These masks relieve seborrhea, strengthen the hair, making them smooth and shiny.
It must be remembered that there is idiosyncrasy mango butter. In some cases it can lead to the formation of blackheads (black dots on the skin).