shea butter

Shea butter creation is a process that's been passed down from one generation of African women to the next.

Shea butter can be used as a hair conditioner or to fight dandruff.

In the West, shea butter is mostly used for cosmetics.

Shea butter is sometimes used as a base for medicinal ointments.

Other farm products include groundnuts, cotton, tobacco and Shea butter.

A number of steps are required to process the seed and obtain shea butter.

Shea butter is known for its cosmetic properties as a moisturizer and emollient.

Projects range from micro loans to a commercial shea butter plantation, a hospital and school for street children.

There are also other processes which can be used to achieve the 360 wave style naturally, such as using shea butter or hair food.

For instance, she said, she had "just come back from Ghana working with the shea butter farmers."

The relative proportion of these two fatty acids affects shea butter consistency.

Shea butter comes from a tree that's indigenous to sub-Saharan West Africa.

Shea butter is derived from the kernel of the "Karite" tree.

Look for products that contain shea butter.

A recent study characterized and quantified the most important phenolic compounds in shea butter (4).

Shea butter melts at body temperature.

Seek out moisturizers with natural ingredients like shea butter, avocado oil, and honey.

Instead, use a lip balm made with petroleum jelly, castor seed oil, or shea butter.

The products are made with natural oils, shea butter, artificial flavors and sweeteners like saccharine.

Look for a moisturizer that contains glycerin, shea butter, or safflower seed oil.

Shea butter and silicone create a silky layer without feeling tacky, while peppermint protects against odor.

For one thing, other tropical fats such as shea butter would be treated unfairly, and certain countries would in that way suffer.

Nuts are gathered from a wide area for local production, so shea butter consistency is determined by the average fatty acid profile of the population.

In Nigeria shea butter is used for the management of sinusitis and relief of nasal congestion.

It is also found in shea butter and is the best indication of its environmental history and post-extraction conditions.