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The History and Benefits of Shea Butter:

The Karite Tree can live up to 300 years and has been called the "Godsend" to the people of Africa. Found growing wild in the African Savannah, the Karite Tree gives up its fruit once a year. This is called the Karite or Shea nut. This nut is pounded, then boiled and the oil is extracted and made inte Shea Butter. The making of the Shea Butter is traditional Women's Work, and as Gloval interest increases, Cooperatives are being formed to maximize production and local profit. Shea Butter is one of the main providers of essential food, clothing, education and shelters in the areas where it is produced.

Recently advocated as a cosmetic ingredient, shea butter continues to attract the interest of cosmetic chemists the world over. Shea butter has been known for a long time in Europe as a useful product of their former colonies and was clinically tested to ascertain its tolerance and therapeutic activity in cutaneous conditions.

Dermatologists approved by the French Ministry of Health used shea butter on 35 people from different age, gender and racial backgrounds for a period of ten days to 5 months. These candidates had all types of skin disorders ranging from dry and wrinkled skin to serious burns and rashes. No one had any negative side effects from the use of Shea B.utter. These cases have all been documented by the French Ministry of Health. (Toan Tran, head of the Laboratory Sederma, France)

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23 reasons to use Shea Butter:

Shea Butter will provide improvement in all the conditions listed below. As you use this all-natural, multi-purpose non-greasy cream, you will discover additional uses. The amount of time required for optimum results on various conditions may vary with each condition. Wrinkles, for example, require 4-6 weeks of daily use. Itching is relieved immediately.

Dry Skin
Skin rash
Skin peeling, after tanning
Blemishes
Wrinkles
Itching skin
Sunburn
Shaving cream for a smooth silky shave
Small skin wounds
Skin cracks
Tough or rough skin (on feet)
Cold weather
Frost bites
Stretch mark prevention during pregnancy
Insect bites
Healthy skin
Muscle fatigue, aches and tension
Before and after strenuous exercise
Skin allergies such as poison ivy or poison oak
Eczema
Dermatitis
Skin damage from heat (hot grease while cooking, radiation treatment for certain medical problems, etc)
Lip Balm for dry lips

Skin & Hair Benefits of Shea Butter:

Repairs: Unique to shea butter, is its high content of non-saponifiable fat. This natural fatty acid is felt at the cellular level and contributes to the regeneration process of dry and wrinkled skin.

Moisturizes: Shea butter penetrates deep into your skin and gives it back its elasticity. It will revitalize, soften, and maintain moisture to your skin without greasiness.

Nourishes: Shea butter's high content of vitamin A, E, and F will provide your skin with all the essential elements it needs for good skin balance. Use it for the treatment of dry and wrinkled skin, sunburns, scars, skin irritations, cold sores, itching, diaper rashes on babies, eczema, burns, dermatitis and skin discoloration. Shea butter soothes and heals skin after shaving or waxing.

Hair benefits: Shea butter will add and maintain moisture to dry and brittle hair, revitalize split ends. It will also, protect your hair from damaging sun rays, hair dryers, perms, and dyes. Use, it as a conditioning sheen to maintain your hair's natural shine, improve manageability and before swimming to protect your hair against chlorine or sea salt.

Who should use Shea Butter?

Everyone! Every household should have a jar of Shea Butter, either among the beauty supplies for soft smooth better looking skin, or in the medicine cabinet for minor skin injuries around the house.

SHEA BUTTER IS THE SKIN’'S BEST FRIEND!

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