Product of the week: Raw unrefined Shea butter

raw unrefined shea butter

"Shea Butter provides moisture to dry or damaged hair from the roots to the very tips, repairing and protecting against weather damage, dryness and brittleness.  It also absorbs quickly and completely into the scalp to rehydrate without clogging pores.  It is particularly beneficial for processed and heat-treated hair.  It is an excellent treatment for dry scalp. It restores luster to damaged hair."-http://www.treasuredlocks.com/shebutben.html

Shea Butter is one of the very first products I invested in when I first decided to go natural and like a lot of my other products it is natural and can be used for multiple purposes; skin, hair, food, nails, and feet...the list goes on. I love how soft it leaves my hair. The more I use it, the different ways I find it to benefit me.

How I Use: 

1.I use shea butter as a pre poo, this means i apply it to hair before shampooing

2.I also use this as an oil for my oil rinses 

3.I whip it with other oils to get it in a lighter state,shea butter is very heavy (see whipped shea butter recipe post)

4.Melt it with for scalp treatments (i love not having to worry about rinsing it out like other oils)

5.Use it alone melted as a leave in or a sealer after leave in

6.For styling; it elongates hair, i like it for twists and twist outs

Other benefits of Shea butter:

Daily skin moisturizer (face and body) Dry skin relief Dry scalp Skin rash- including diaper rash Skin peeling, after tanning Blemishes and wrinkles Itching skin due to dryness Sunburn Shaving cream to reduce razor irritation Small skin wounds Skin cracks Soften tough skin on  feet (especially heels)

Stretch mark prevention during pregnancy Minor burns Eczema Sun and wind protection Even skin tone Reduce blemishes and scarring Eliminating scalp irritation from dryness or chemical processing Preventing bumps after shaving Reducing acne (especially in combination with African Black Soap) Absorbs quickly without leaving a greasy residue Helps restore elasticity to skin Restores luster to hair