The beauty secret of shea-butter

There is no doubt that Africa is blessed with natural beauty products in abundance, but shea-butter tops the chart. If there was a beauty cure-all, it would be shea-butter. It is an extract from the nuts of the African shea tree, which is called the tree of life. The ivory coloured butter itself has also been nicknamed “miracle butter. ‘’

Hair: Shea-butter is the key ingredient in most hair products, but research has shown that even without mixing it with other products, sheabutter works wonders for the hair. It is filled with vitamins A and E, so it has nourishing and healing properties that will help protect your hair from breakage, hair loss, repair hair damages and maintain healthy hair.

Skin: The vitamin in sheabutter helps in eliminating skin conditions such as acne, dark spots, stretch marks etc. It contains moisturizing properties that will leave your skin looking fresh and radiant. It also has wonderful anti-aging properties. The butter helps the body produce more collagen, and the vitamin in it also helps the skin maintain its elasticity and prevent wrinkles.

Lips: Shea-butter is a perfect lip balm. The butter is easily absorbable and moisturizing. So it forms a barrier on the lips and helps the lips to retain moisture with no side effects whatsoever, which makes it the perfect go to.

DID YOU KNOW... THAT SHEA-BUTTER CAN BE USED AS A SUNSCREEN?