Description
What is Shea Butter (Organic & Refined)?
Shea Butter hydrates, nourishes and protects your skin. It's a wonderful ingredient to use in a body butter or lip balm, but thanks to its nourishing properties it's also suitable for scrubs and conditioners. In short: an essential ingredient for every beauty DIY enthusiast!
Shea Butter is extracted from the nuts of the Shea Tree (Butyrospermum Parkii). This tree is found in Africa, where women have been hand-crafting the nuts into Shea Butter for thousands of years.
Benefits
Deeply Hydrating
Shea Butter is a source of the essential fatty acids omega-3 and omega-6, which ensure that your skin stays supple and hydrated. Vitamins A and E also contribute to the deeply hydrating effect of Shea Butter. It's no wonder that this product is extremely suitable for dry and combination skin. Try adding Shea Butter to a scrub, so your skin is cared for and hydrated while you exfoliate.
Cares for Mature Skin
Shea Butter keeps skin supple and hydrated, but also stimulates cell renewal. Vitamin A in particular plays an important role in the production of elastin and the protein collagen, which helps keep your skin beautifully firm. This makes fine lines less visible, keeps your skin supple and elastic, and helps prevent premature skin aging.
Protects the Skin
Additionally, Shea Butter contains plenty of Vitamin E, a vitamin that helps protect skin against free radicals. Shea Butter maintains your moisture balance and supports the skin's barrier function. Moreover, Shea Butter contains cinnamic acid.
How Do You Use It?
When you start making your own skincare products, Shea Butter is a must-have ingredient. You can use it in the most diverse products: from lip balm to lotion bars and from salves to hair masks.
You can also apply Shea Butter directly to your skin. Take some of the butter in your hand and gently massage it into your (scalp) skin or hair ends.
At room temperature, Shea Butter is quite thick and sometimes even hard, but the butter melts immediately on your skin and then absorbs deeply.
What Makes It So Special?
Shea Butter is a real superfood for your skin: it provides your skin with the necessary fatty acids and hydrates deeply. This keeps your skin looking supple and cared for in the long term. An essential ingredient for every beauty routine.
Cruelty free
Vegan
Organic
Free from (synthetic) fragrance
Usage
Usage instructions
For the preparation of cosmetics and care products.
Shelf life (from production date)
18 months
Ingredients
Ingredients
Shea Butter
INCI
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Raw material
Substance
Butter
Origin
Ghana
Consistency
Buttery|Hard
Color
White to yellow
Scent
Fragrance-free
Soluble in
Oil|Alcohol
EWG score (Lower = better)
100% natural
Vegetarian
Vegan
Cruelty free
Food grade
Organic
Unrefined
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Fair trade
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Alcohol free
Free from (synthetic) fragrance
Free from preservatives
Free from mineral oils (petroleum derivatives)
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Free from phthalates, parabens, mineral oils, nanoparticles, SLS, triclosan, talc, silicones, aluminium, Bisphenols (BPA), PEG's, DEA, TEA, MEA
Shelf life (from production date)
18 maanden
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Technical
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Recipes
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Product safety
Manufacturer
Natural Heroes B.V., Rijnzathe 6, 3454 PV Utrecht, Nederland, support@naturalheroes.nl
