Applying Shea Butter to Skin

Shea (karite) extract is one of the most valuable, it well softens and moisturizes the skin, and also protects and restores it. It is widely used in cosmetology as the main ingredient for many skin care products.

Oil is extracted from the fruit of the shea tree. This is an amazing plant that can live for several hundred years and maintain a consistently high yield. It grows in hot countries, mainly in Africa: Cameroon, Ghana, Mali.

The extract has a pleasant smell with notes of walnut and sometimes coconut. The extract is hard, softens at a temperature of twenty-seven degrees and begins to melt. This property makes it perfect for skin care, it can be gently smeared on the skin before it melts and is fully absorbed into it. However, only pure, unrefined extract of non-chemical origin is suitable. This is the oil that has all the good qualities.

It has excellent emollient properties, takes good care of dry, rough skin of the hands, elbows, knees, feet, where a special load falls on the dermis. The oil will smooth out the roughness and roughness of the skin. The special regenerating and rejuvenating properties of Shi fight against aging and fading of the skin, make it elastic and elastic, smooth wrinkles. Oil can also relieve stretch marks if its use begins immediately after they occur.

Also, its protective abilities effectively cope with the negative influence of sunlight and other aggressive environmental factors. Due to its mild action and nourishing and moisturizing properties, it is suitable for any type of dermis, including the most sensitive, baby’s skin.

More on the beneficial properties of shea butter in the next video.

Remember that any remedy, including natural, can cause allergies. Therefore, when first applied, apply a drop of oil on the skin and track the reaction. Many women are also concerned that with a large number of reviews, clinical studies have not yet been conducted, which would actually confirm its positive effect on the body. Perhaps such studies will be conducted in the near future.

As we said, this wonderful extract is widely used in cosmetology, it is used in skin care products, in anti-early aging products and in cosmetics to protect the skin and hair from the sun. It is also added to the means for massage. Its daily use will make the dermis more supple, soft and elastic. This universal remedy will suit every person.

Karite has a great effect on the skin and is easily absorbed, softening and moisturizing it. It is also suitable for particularly sensitive skin of the eyelids and around the eyes, chapped skin of the lips, and coarse skin of the neck.

To enhance the useful qualities of this tool, it can be combined with ethers and other useful substances and used as protective masks.Shea butter in this case will be an excellent basis for any mask with a regenerating, nourishing and rejuvenating effect. For starters, it should be melted with steam using a water bath.

Also, this tool is perfect as a protection against aggressive climatic conditions. It will protect both from the hot sun in the summer and from the cold air and wind in the winter. Just apply it on the face an hour before leaving the house. After it is absorbed, blot the skin with a tissue to remove any remaining oil.

You can also use it as a reducing agent and apply it on the skin before bedtime. Heat the oil and apply it on the skin.

Take 2 teaspoons of melted shea butter and add 4 spoons of almond. Stir the mixture until it is completely cool and add a few drops of lavender ether and chamomile ether (2-3 drops are enough).

Melt 2 teaspoons of shea extract in a water bath, add 2 spoons of macadamia oil, 1 teaspoon of avocado and jojoba. Mix thoroughly. While cooling the mixture, add 2 drops of rosemary ether and 3 drops of rosewood. Transfer the mixture to a convenient container with a lid and store in the refrigerator for no more than 2 weeks.

Take art. a spoonful of rose water and a teaspoon of aloe vera. Take a beeswax in the amount of one teaspoon in the melted form, 2 teaspoons of shea extract and 1 spoon of vegetable oil, such as olive oil. Stir well until the oils are completely melted. Add vitamin E and a small amount of licitin to the mixture. Then carefully stir and pour in aloe and rose water. Remove the mixture from the water bath and stir using a mixer. The resulting cream is placed in a convenient jar and store in the refrigerator.

As a tonic and nourishing dry and sluggish skin means you can make the following mixture. Grind in a coffee grinder dried lemon peel. Take 1 tbsp. spoon the resulting lemon powder, add the egg yolk, close with food film and set aside for 20 minutes. After that, add 1 teaspoon of shea extract in a melted form and the same amount of walnut extract. Stir everything thoroughly and apply on face, then rinse off with water.

Expand the pulp of avocado or banana, take 2 tbsp. spoon the pulp and add 1 teaspoon of melted shea extract. Add 1 teaspoon of jojoba oil and melted honey. Apply to skin and hold for 20 minutes, then rinse off.

Melt 1 teaspoon of beeswax and shea extract and add one teaspoon of cocoa butter and honey. Stir everything to a liquid state, remove from the stove and add one drop of cinnamon oil and 2 oils of mint or lemon balm. Keep the product in a convenient jar. Apply it on weathered lips, it is a very good tool for softening and treating cracks, which will help you in winter.

Take one teaspoon of melted butter and add the same amount of walnut and calendula oils. Massage your skin with this mixture. Leftovers can be removed with a napkin.

Take a hundred milliliters of shea extract, previously melted in a water bath and add melted honey, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of walnut extract and one milliliter of salicylic acid. Apply the mixture to the skin without touching the eye area, and hold it for 20 minutes, then rinse with water.

Take shea extract (this time it does not need to be melted to a liquid state), 2 teaspoons of brown sugar and a small amount of shower gel, which will create a foam. Mix everything with a spoon, if the mixture is thick - add a drop of olive oil, if it is too liquid, sugar. Then beat the mixture with a mixer for about five minutes to make it light and airy. As usual, put it in a jar and store in the refrigerator. This scrub is not inferior to branded products.

Shea butter is great for skin care of any type. Try and see how it miraculously improves her condition.

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