Shea butter is a fatty substance that is made from nuts grown on the karate nut tree in West and Central Africa. The butter is also known as karate butter. The karate nut tree grows in the wild and has a life expectancy of 300 years and takes fifty years to mature. It is only in recent times that the butter from these nuts have become very popular for their health and beauty benefits.
Shea butter is quite effective for reducing wrinkles as it moisturizes the skin, increases circulation in the skin and promotes cell renewal. The butter also contains cinnamic acid which helps to protect the skin from the sun's UV rays. Shea butter also has some incredible healing properties and is used to heal sores, scars, burns, dermatitis, psoriasis, dandruff and stretch marks. It also has anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties and it contains some important vitamins including Vitamin E, F and A. Vitamin F is great in assisting the protection of skin against harmful exposure to the elements. It also contains the three essential fatty acids – linoleic, linolenic and arachidonic acids.
The skin needs some fatty acids to retain moisture and elasticity and as Shea butter contains the three essential fatty acids it is very effective in moisturizing the skin. It is also often used in shampoos, anti-aging creams, soaps, lotions, massage oils and cosmetics. Shea butter just melts into the skin leaving it feeling soft and smooth.
This amazing butter is used worldwide for those who want to keep their skin youthful and healthy and want to repair any damage to their skin. Shea butter is used as the main ingredient in many skin care products.
Shea butter has become particularly popular with pregnant women as the fatty acids make the skin soft and subtle and allow it to stretch with the growing stomach of the pregnancy. It helps in the fight against stretch marks and any possible scarring of stretch marks.
Those cosmetic companies who have discover shea butter and are using the butter in their products are benefiting from its popularity. The skin care benefits that change the aging effects of women have been welcomed with open arms.
The medical world has also discovered the benefits of this amazing product and the fantastic effects it has on the skin. Skin can be replenished even if it is showing the signs of lifelong damage, that youthful appearance and texture can be regained.
Shea butter will have skin and hair looking young and healthy again in no time. There is no leftover greasy feeling left on the skin as there is with many other skin care products. The butter not only helps with keeping skin youthful but it also helps to reduce skin irritations and burns and also reduce any scarring. Many women have now added shea butter products to their facial regimens and are enjoying the many benefits it brings.
