Shea butter is a solid vegetable oils. A wholly-owned oil is extracted by pressing with increasing temperature. At room temperature, it looks like butter, is easy to cut with a knife and has a light beige color. The melting temperature of the oil close to body temperature.
The oils are a glad and important nutrients, each of which gives it its special properties.
Due to the large amount of fatty acids in the oil, as well as their diversity, it is an excellent protective agent. Shea Butter (English version of the name of the tree and the oil from its seeds) protects the skin from both the impact of a strong frost and from the action of ultraviolet rays.
Unusually high content of unsaponifiables gives Shea Butter restoring, regenerating properties. It slows down the aging of the skin, helps to reduce the existing wrinkles and helps restore the skin after various skin diseases, accelerates the healing of abrasions and small scratches. Shea butter is recommended for aging, dry, damaged, sensitive and children's skin. In addition, it can be used during pregnancy to prevent stretch marks and processing have already appeared. And it is perfectly moisturizes the skin and keeps moisture in it for a long time.
To all this we should add that shea wonderful absorbed through the skin. At the same time it promotes the transport of biologically active substances mixed with it, the deeper layers of the skin. All this makes it a good base oil for a variety of creams, ointments, salves and the masks.
The easiest way to use shea butter at home - take a piece of the hands and led them to the skin. Since the melting point is low enough, it is easy to melt from touching the skin and quickly it is absorbed, leaving no greasy. Shea Butter - is ready to restore, rejuvenating mask. If it is applied on a daily basis, then improve the complexion, wrinkles become less skin will become more elastic. In the same way, you can apply oil on exposed skin for an hour before going outside in the bitter cold or under the scorching sun. Shea butter protects and on and from the other.
The oil can be applied to the hair. After half an hour of them wrapped in a warm towel. And then the remaining oil washed off the hair with regular shampoo. This will make the hair stronger and shiny, as shea butter helps to restore keratin.
On the basis of shea butter comfortable doing creams and masks at home. In addition, it is used in the home as the soap base oil which is dissolved in essential oils.
Another feature of this wonderful oil that it is impossible in principle overdose. The skin just will not absorb the excess oil. However, some caution is still not hurt.
The fact that the oil refers to "heavy" oil, and may cause the appearance of blackheads. Therefore, prior to the application of shea butter on the face should be checked: Apply clean oil on a small patch of skin. If the oil causes a reaction, it must be mixed with some oil softer. The proportion of oil in the mixture are identified individually.
In addition, it should be remembered that the composition of shea butter is included latex, and therefore, it can cause an allergic reaction in people sensitive to it.
Shea butter is best stored in a dark glass container in a cool place. If stored properly, it does not lose its properties during the 18 months of.