Puraeo Shea Butter Oil Cold-Pressed Shea Butter Carrier Oil For Skin

Product description

Rich in Vitamins A, E and F, Shea Butter is a natural emollient that nourishes skin to promote its clarity and health. Its moisturizing, circulation-boosting, and anti-inflammatory properties make it a popular ingredient for use in products that address skin problems such as dryness, wrinkles, dark spots, discolorations, stretch marks, and blemishes. Whether skin is dry or oily, Shea Butter balances its oil production without clogging pores. It melts at body temperature and is known to soothe and hydrate mature skin as well as skin that has been damaged by the harsh effects of the elements.The main chemical constituents of Shea Butter are: Oleic Acid, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Linoleic Acid, Cinnamic Acid Esters, Allantoin, and Polyphenols (Tocopherol/Vitamin E).

As with all other New Directions Aromatics products, cosmetic butters are for external use only. Shea Butter should not be ingested and should not be stored within the reach of children, in case of accidental ingestion. As with all butters, a patch test should be conducted on the inner arm or other generally insensitive area of skin, using a dime size amount of Shea Butter to check for sensitivities. An absence of an allergic response within 48 hours indicates that the butter is safe to use. Individuals with allergies to tree nuts are at a higher risk of developing an allergy to Shea Butter and should avoid its use.

Efficacy

Shea Butter is reputed to have many therapeutic properties. The following highlights its many benefits and the kinds of activity it is believed to show:

COSMETIC: Anti-Inflammatory, Regenerative, Anti-Aging, Hydrating, Skin-Conditioning, Softening, Smoothing, Restorative, Collagen-Boosting.

MEDICINAL: Anti-Inflammatory, Regenerative, Anti-Microbial, Anti-Fungal, Stimulating, Restorative, Circulation-Boosting.

How is SHEA BUTTER oil extracted

Chemicaly

The shea nuts are grinded and mixed with chemicals to seperate the fat. This is done by using solvents such as n-hexaan.

Disadvantage: Hexane is a harmful substance for humans and nature. Obviously it will be removed from the shea butter but there is a chance traces will remain.

Mechanicaly

This method is used to make shea butter on a large scale. The nuts and fats are heated and then pressed in a large press. The oils and fats are separated from the kernels by pressure, than filtered and collected.

Disadvantage: This method does not remove bad nuts from the stock. The bad notes can be recognized by the color and are removed by hand in the traditional way of producing. The quality of mechanically produced shea butter is measurably inferior to the quality of the shea butter that is traditionally produced.

Cold pressed

With this method, the fats are pressed out of the nut without heating. Compared to other methods, little fat is extracted from the nuts with this method. This is actually the only way you should call RAW because the other ways are all using heating (or chemicals).

Disadvantage: The yield is small due to the lack of heat.

Traditional hand-crafted