Shea butter

The shea butter is also called shíyiri or shísu, so from this names came the present form: shea. The tree is called ghariti in Senegal, so the other name karité, came from french. Valuable butter is obtained from the nut of the sweet and edible, stone shea fruit. They call it the women’s gold in Africa, because they make it there. It is also used to treat burns, wounds, scars, dermatitis, psoriasis, dandruff and sciatica. Due to its cinnamic acid content it forms a protecting layer on the skin and protects it from the effects of harmful ultraviolet radiation on skin aging.

Shea butter is a particularly effective moisturizer as it contains plenty of fatty acids that are needed for our skin to retain moisture and elasticity. Contains phenolines, whose are known to have antioxidant properties. These properties have made it one of the most widely used ingredients in the  world of the cosmetics industry.

• Promotes wound healing
• Strenghten the sturcture of the skin
• Effective moisturizer
• Has antioxidant properties
• Prevents from the harmful effects of UV radiation

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