What can shea butter be used for?
Shea butter can be used for all skin types. The product can be used for skin and hair for example skin cracks, dry skin, eczema, rashes, skin care, baby care, foot care, cuticle care, dry lips, stretch marks and as a hair wrap.
Shea butter can also have a good effect on various skin conditions such as acne, acne scars, psoriasis and perioral dermatitis.
What is the difference between "yellow and white" shea butter?
The color of shea butter can vary depending on where the shea butter comes from and the nature of the shea nuts. Natural unrefined shea butter can also be slightly darker in color the fresher it is.
Unrefined shea butter has a beige/yellow color and smells natural, slightly nutty. The nutty scent subsides as soon as the skin has absorbed the product.
Refined shea butter is white and odorless. Refined shea butter, unlike unrefined shea butter, is instead treated, bleached and deodorized. This means that the desired vitamins and healing properties of the shea butter are deprived.
Is shea butter a comedogenic oil?
Vegetable oils are graded from a scale of 0-5 on how comedogenic the oils are. This means how prone the oil is to clogging pores and causing acne. Shea butter is graded at stage 0, which means that the shea butter not is prone to causing clogged pores, acne or oily skin.
The scale consists of the following gradations:
0 = Does not clog pores
1 = Low
2 = Mild
3 = Moderate
4 = Fairly high
5 = High
Various skin conditions that shea butter can prevent, alleviate and heal:
Dry skin: Shea butter contains amazing vitamins and fatty acids that your skin will love!
Eczema & Rashes: Shea butter has an anti-inflammatory effect and can thus heal eczema and rashes.
Acne: Shea butter also has antibacterial properties and can heal acne problems due to its antibacterial and cleansing properties.
Acne Scars: Shea butter contains antioxidants and fatty acids that contribute to the breakdown of scar tissue.
Psoriasis: Due to the shea butter's content of vitamins A and E, these vitamins both protect and relieve inflammation in the skin.
Perioral dermatitis: Perioral dermatitis is a skin condition related to rosacea. Shea butter contains anti-inflammatory properties and contributes to increased cell renewal and reduces the production of inflammatory cells.