Shea butter - Raw & Organic - 100ml

Shea butter: Raw & Organic ethically produced in Burkina Faso Description: The 4 main properties of Shea butter on the skin and hair Shea butter is traditionally used in many applications: to nourish the skin, treat stretch marks, in massage to relieve joints, but also as protection against insects (7)! In Europe and elsewhere, shea butter is widely studied for its emollient, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. Emollient: Shea butter is an excellent emollient because it contains stearic acid. This fatty acid creates a protective barrier on the skin, and diffuses between the cells. This will create a barrier that reduces dehydration of the skin allowing it to be better hydrated, softer and more supple (8) (9). Shea butter is therefore recommended if you have dry skin, to protect it. Antioxidant: Shea butter has an antioxidant effect. This comes from the presence of tocopherol. When applied to the skin, tocopherols help reduce inflammation linked to exposure to the sun (10) (11). As in castor oil, the tocopherol concentration varies depending on the origin of the plant; shea growing in warmer areas contains more antioxidants (12)! After the sun, you can apply shea butter to reduce the effects of UV rays and protect your skin from aging. Anti-inflammatory: Shea butter is useful against minor skin irritations. A study shows that shea butter has an anti-inflammatory action (13). This would be due to the action of triterpenoids present in the unsaponifiable fraction of shea butter. In young children, a cream based on shea butter has shown a good action against inflammation due to diapers, compared to a zinc cream (14). Shea applied to patients suffering from eczema is well accepted and provides relief to patients (15). However, shea butter is not a panacea. Three studies show that certain triterpenes extracted from shea butter can reduce inflammation in the paws of mice, but only when injected (16) (17) (18). Be careful not to mistake shea butter for a miracle product when applied to the skin. The effects of shea butter on hair: for hair, shea butter can help you keep it healthy. As it is a good emollient, shea butter maintains water in the hair and scalp. When applied, shea butter creates a film that can help hair detangle. In the long term, the fatty acids present in shea butter can help preserve the ends (19). Summary: Shea butter has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and is an excellent emollient! Not bad is not it ? It helps fight against small inflammations of the skin and keeps it supple and hydrated. On the hair, it is not very practical, I recommend moving towards vegetable oils that are more fluid and easy to apply. To find out more, do not hesitate to consult our blog article by clicking here! Features shea butter emollient healing anti-inflammatory nourishing