Tips on Buying Shea Butter for Skin Care

Shea butter is among the most precious gifts of nature for skin protection. Its medicinal value has been known for ages in Africa—especially in Central and West Africa. Karite or shea butter from West and Central Africa regions is renowned globally. This shea butter is particularly called “women’s gold”. Production of this butter allows many helpless African women to have a steady employment; so by buying it you would contribute to a worthy cause. Shea butter is now a major ingredient in beauty creams, lotions, lip balms, hair oils and other cosmetics used by women. If you have plans to use products that contain shea butter, perhaps you should educate yourself more about them.

Since these products have a very high demand now, you stand a chance to be deceived. How can you be deceived?  As you know, karite butter has five grades and Grade A is the most valuable. Premium beauty products should contain shea butter of a Grade A quality. You can easily be made to believe that a product has a Grade A quality while it is, in fact, of a Grade B or C quality.  What’s more, you can be made to believe that a product contains high quality unrefined karite butter despite the fact that it is highly processed. Gathering adequate consumer knowledge prior to buying any item is very much recommended. You should start by finding trustworthy and experienced shea butter dealers on the internet.

Additionally, you should read the label of any item that you intend to buy. A reliable product should always contain a high concentration of shea butter.   Another thing you should be cautious about is how to store this Karite butter. It melts easily when it is exposed to high temperatures.  Many users panic when they notice this happening during the hot season. There is nothing to worry about even if your product has melted. It will not lose nutrients as it changes to a liquid form. When this occurs, simply remove the lid and keep the container in the refrigerator or a cool dry place. It will soon begin to cool down and solidify. You are advised to keep stirring the liquid to synchronize stearin(solid parts) and olein(liquid parts). Storage should simply be in a cool, dry location and it is advisable to keep the container tightly closed.
 
When it comes to skin protection, shea butter is unrivalled. It is effective than avocado oil, cocoa butter and so many other natural skincare foods. This is true because shea butter contains very many ingredients including vitamin A, E and F and fatty acids. All these play different roles including moisturizing dry skin, offering some degree of protection against ultraviolet rays, fading acne spots, wrinkles and fine lines and getting rid of stretch marks. If you are looking to soften your skin naturally, Karite butter is the solution. It is easy to use depending on the purpose for which it is bought.  Each product that contains Karite as one of the ingredients will have usage instructions. Read and put those instructions to practical use. If you have a sensitive skin disorder, you might want to first ask your dermatologist if it can be treated with shea butter.