Shea Butter for Skin Care

Shea Butter Heals as well as Moisturizes

For centuries, shea butter has been used in Africa as a way to keep skin healthy. In the 1900's, the French discovered the benefits of shea butter and began to use this magical substance sparingly as an ingredient in expensive cosmetics. Shea butter is now finally becoming more readily available world wide.

Shea butter, especially when infused with essential oils, is a wonderful natural healing agent for revitalizing skin cells so that they regain their moisture retention capacity. Unrefined shea butter not only contains a high moisturizing fraction, but also contains an extraordinarily high healing fraction. Because of these powerful properties, it's nature's finest one-stop product for healthy skin.

The Healing Fraction: In early adulthood, our skin cells begin to become more porous and less elastic. When a moisturizer is applied, it hydrates the cells, but the cells quickly lose the moisture. The essential oils we add to Karite Gold work synergistically with the shea butter's healing fraction to restore the skin cells' elasticity. As the healing progresses, the cells continue to admit moisture as before, but after the healing are better able to keep it from escaping.

The Moisturizing Fraction: Shea butter is a particularly good moisturizer because it penetrates the skin quickly, while leaving it feeling soft and smooth with no oily residue.

To experience the benefits of natural cosmetics, apply a moderate amount of Karite Gold daily. After you have coated an area of your skin with shea butter, spend some time making sure that the shea butter works its way down under the surface of your skin. Move your fingers in a circular motion as you apply the shea butter.

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