Shea butter for hair

Shea butter, or shea butter, is famous for its nourishing and moisturizing properties, it is often used to care for dry skin of the face and body, it is included in the composition of masks, creams and other cosmetic products. The use of a lipid element for hair and scalp care has become a necessity for a modern woman who seeks for thick, chic head of hair with natural ingredients.

Shea butter is especially known for its nutritional properties and will become a necessity for the care of damaged dull hair, split ends, dry scalp and itching that accompanies a woman throughout her life. Shea extract can be used separately as a lipid base and as a part of finished cosmetic products, the effect of its action will be similar and will not be long in coming.

Shea butter is produced by cold pressing the seeds of the fruit of the tree of the same name, which ensures the preservation of its beneficial components: lipid acids, vitamins A, E, F, D, minerals, proteins and others. It is surprising how useful the finished product is and how rich it is from the inside with useful ingredients, it is not for nothing that Shi trees grow in Africa and do not take root in countries with a cool climate.

• An important feature of Shea butter is its availability, in other words, ready-made herbal remedies can be purchased at any pharmacy or cosmetic store.
• Shea powder extract in the form of a cosmetic product is applied over the entire length of the hair or selectively - on the roots or split ends, along the entire length, kept on the hair for half an hour and washed off with the help of a mild shampoo. It does not exclude its use for the whole night.
• Shea butter is universal in its application and is not limited to use only on the hair. It perfectly copes with the problem of dry skin (including the head).
• It is easy to purchase unprocessed karite oil in a liquid or solid form, while such a cosmetic product will become a more effective helper in the fight for healthy hair, since it retains a greater number of nutrients.
• The aroma of fresh natural composition captivates; it feels woody and the smell of walnut.
• Lipid composition has a long service life and unpretentiously behaves in a dark shelf in a cabinet.

• The main function of Shea butter is softening and nourishing the structure of the hair or scalp therefore, it is shown to owners of dry epidermis and severely damaged hair structures.
• The texture of the finished cosmetic component is quite strong, with a pleasant woody and nutty aroma.however, when it gets on the warm skin of the hands, the oil literally “melts before our eyes,” which makes its use simple and convenient at home.
• Shea Butter strengthens hair follicles and stimulates the maturation of new even in its pure form, additional “warming” supplements only enhance the result of a homemade hair spa.
• Lipid composition is used at home and can eliminate the fragility and weakness of the hair, stop their loss by applying massage movements to the roots and scalp. Shea butter treats weakened hair from the inside and gives them a healthy appearance, a noticeable shine.
• The benefits of its use are colossal, as confirmed by the research and experience of women around the world. Shea butter copes with dandruff and itching of the skin, eliminates almost all known problems, the cause of which are external factors - thermosetting, frequent washing of the head, tight hair, unfavorable environment.
• Shea extract to cope with dandruff and unwanted peeling head cover during the course of treatment. In addition, the herbal remedy helps in combating excessive dryness of the hair and scalp.

Shea butter is sold in pharmacies and cosmetic stores mainly in the form of a solid plate mass, the use of which is possible in its pure form or as an additive to the main care product - shampoo, conditioner, cream, mask, and other oils to obtain a household composition. In this case, it is appropriate to use herbal extract to treat any parts of the body and hair, but viscous and nourishing oil requires washing it off from the hair.

Shea butter is easily heated in the hands - it begins to melt and acquire a liquid state.

Warming up the plastic composition in a water bath can be safely applied to the hair or mixed with similar lipid extracts to obtain a homemade mask.

To feed the epidermis of the head, apply warm Shea butter to the epidermis and hair roots; for better and faster results, the composition can be left overnight, in the morning wash it off with regular shampoo using conditioner. Healthy smooth hair is only occasionally "pamper" with Shea butter, for example, once in 7-10 days apply it along the entire length or on the tips, roots.

Shea butter will be appropriate for use for straight and curly hair, regardless of their length or thickness, it is important to use it rationally and for some time. For weak, dry hair, oil can be used frequently: from 2 to 5 times a week (and more often, it is important to monitor the behavior of the hair and not achieve the opposite effect of “greasy”, “heavy” hair).

• A simple way to use carite extract is to use the product in its pure form, preheat the oil in a water bath or with the help of palms and apply it on the hair along its entire length or on the tips and roots.

• Shea butter combines perfectly with other fatty components, such as olive oil: mix the two ingredients in equal proportions (by eye), heat them up, mix until they get a homogeneous mass and apply to hair. The most effective effect will be achieved when wearing a plastic cap and a thick towel.

• Another simple recipe: mix pre-melted Shea butter with two egg yolks, a teaspoon of liquid (melted) honey and red pepper oil. This mask will be an excellent stimulator of hair growth and is used exclusively in the root zone. The yolk in the composition is rich in beneficial fatty elements and minerals, red pepper stimulates blood circulation, but it dries the surface of the epidermis and is contraindicated for itching and dandruff.

• Shea butter can be mixed with other plant components such as burdock, castor, coconut and other lipid compounds, including saturated essential. It is easy to calculate the proportions yourself: add as much oil as is required for carrying out one procedure, and use only freshly prepared formulations.

• Mix the same amount of Shea butter with avocado lipid extract, if you wish, you can add an extra drop of the essential component (tea tree oil, orange, propolis, ylang-ylang, etc.).

Unrefined, that is, unrefined, shea butter is often found in moisturizing products: shampoos, masks, conditioners, balms, and other cosmetic products.Prepared, indelible cosmetic products based on shea butter for the tips are usually used daily or after each shampooing for wet or dry hair, depending on the manufacturer's recommendations.

Shea butter brand Botany - one of the most affordable: it is easy to buy, the price is relatively low - from 300 rubles, depending on the seller. The use of oil is not limited to hair; The product is suitable for the care of lips, nails, hands, any surface of the skin, as it is designed to eliminate dryness and nourish.

Botany fatty oil is suitable for any skin - the manufacturer reports this directly on the product label. A solid cream-textured product is enclosed in a round jar, the product weight is limited to 50 ml. It is sold in cosmetic stores, pharmacies. Under conditions of room temperature, the oil does not melt, when it comes into contact with warm skin of the hands it melts, therefore, to quickly apply it, just rub it between the palms and apply to the hair and skin.

Avon Cosmetic Product - hair spray balm with Shea extract will be a good choice for the lady who does not have free time in preparing and aging her homemade mask, but wants to have healthy and saturated with moisture, useful hair lipid acids. The finished product of the well-known Avon brand is stored in a convenient tube with a spray; it is applied to dry and wet hair after each wash or for ease of combing at any time. In addition to an attractive price, the cosmetic product has a pleasant aroma and affordability - it is easy to purchase a spray from the company's representatives.

Shea Spivak Oil happens refined and unrefined. An unrefined product has slightly more useful properties, since it is unpurified (including from useful elements). A valuable tool is produced by cold-pressing the seeds of the fruit of the Shea tree, which grows in the African Republic and is famous for its properties. Cosmetic product is suitable for any skin and any part of the body: from the roots and tips of hair to heels and toes: a well-known manufacturer openly reports this.

Unrefined lipid composition Spivak has a dense texture and is stored in a jar with a round shape. Manufacturer - Germany, but the composition is packaged already in Russia. When opening a jar, a pleasant oily flavor with a nut flavor is felt. Spivak refined shea butter differs in that it contains a high concentration of triterpenic acids, or unsaponated fractions, in other words, it is better absorbed into the skin and reaches its deep layers.

Traditionally, shea butter is used by women to nourish and saturate hair structures, while often the composition is used on the hair roots for a long time - all night.

Consumers say that Shea butter is more expensive than vegetable analogues, for example, burdock or castor oil, however, in their effectiveness they exceed both compositions. The pleasant aroma of the cosmetic product is also captivating - the attractive smell of the nut and the unobtrusive oil aroma make the treatment procedure even more pleasant.

Women with severely damaged hair are recommended to use Shea butter before each hair wash, leaving the composition on the hair for 30 minutes and longer depending on the availability of free time.In conditions of strong employment, women leave the composition on the hair for the whole night, which guarantees its full-fledged work. The only thing that such a home spa can cause discomfort and interfere with normal sleep.

Bloggers say that sometimes Shea vegetable oil is difficult to wash off the hair, and especially if it is the basis of another oil mask, therefore it is recommended to wash off the composition 3-4 times to achieve the effect of clean hair.

In general, reviews of the cosmetic product for hair Shea extract positive and enthusiastic, each of the bloggers advises to use this tool at least once a week and feel the result on their hair.

Natural and healthy vegetable oil shea, which is often called the oil of African greasy wood, has been known in the world of cosmetology for a long time. How to apply it - in the next video.