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The Benefits of using Shea Butter in our soaps

The Benefits of using Shea Butter in Evesham Emporium Handmade Soaps

What are the benefits of using

Evesham Emporium’s Shea Butter Natural Soap?

Shea Butter soap has been used for hundreds of years to help moisturise and replenish the skin. As shea butter comes from the nut of the African karite tree, it is said that the Egyptian Queen Nefertiti regularly used the plant butter to enhance her beauty!

This rich, ivory coloured fatty butter is easily absorbed by the body, enriching skin and hair without the need for artificial chemicals and can be found in many health and beauty products. It is ideal for all skin types.  It adds a creamy, richness to the soap that many soap makers say they cannot get without using lots of shea butter.

A Wonderful Moisturiser

Shea butter is an excellent moisturiser for all, whether they are young or getting on in years. The natural extract is very gentle and even suitable for babies’ sensitive skin. When shea is applied to the skin the buttery oils are rapidly absorbed into the epidermis. They act as a ‘topping up’ process, restoring lipids and rapidly create moisture. This enables the barrier between your skin and the environment to be enhanced, keeping moisture in and reducing dry, chapped skin. Simply, shea butter provides a wonderful moisturising boost for the skin.

It also contains a high concentration of vitamins A, E and F which helps the skin recover from conditions like eczema and means it promotes antioxidant activity. Antioxidants are important anti-aging agents because they protect skin cells from free radicals that can lead to premature aging and dull-looking skin.

The unique composition of different kinds of fatty acids in Shea Butter can help clear your skin of excess oil (sebum). Simultaneously, shea butter rejuvenates moisture to skin and locks it in to the epidermis, so skin doesn’t feel dry and stripped of its natural oils. Restoring the natural balance of the skin’s oils can even help to stop acne before it starts.

Protection from the Weather

There is some speculation that shea butter was first used in African nations to protect the skin against sun damage. Its unique compounds, including vitamins A and E, help protect the skin from environmental damage. The butter also contains cinnamic acid, which provides some protection against UV radiation – it has an SPF6  and helps the skin retain moisture, preventing it from drying out.

Anti-inflammatory Properties

The plant esters of shea butter have been found to have anti-inflammatory properties so our soaps make them a really good choice for those suffering from skin conditions such as eczema or irritations. Shea butter also has some effectiveness as an after-sun treatment – these anti-inflammatory qualities and antioxidants help reduce swelling on the surface and speed up skin recovery. At the opposite end of the weather spectrum, It can also provide a little protection from frostbite, forming a barrier over the skin.

Rich in fatty acids and plant sterols, shea butter can help heal all manner of wounds and burns, as well as improving the appearance of scars. Vitamin A helps the skin heal while Vitamin F is soothing and replenishing for sensitive skin. Shea butter is also useful in guarding against insect bites, stings, rashes, allergic reactions and stretch marks.

Promoting Cell Regeneration

Shea’s moisturizing, hydrating, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties work together to not only protect the skin, but it will help produce healthy new cells. The body is continuously making new skin cells and shedding dead skin cells.  Shea butter aids in creating moisture balance on the surface of the skin, which means that fewer dead skin cells will be in the way of fresh cell regeneration in the epidermis. The shea butter aids the production of natural collagen. This contains oleic, stearic, palmitic and linolenic acids that provide the nourishment needed to eliminate dryness. All of this means that the skin is protected as the skin is strengthened and softened.

The Amazing Recipe

Simply, it is the chemical recipe of shea butter which makes it so amazing. Containing linoleic, palmitic, stearic and oleic fatty acids, vitamins A, E and F, triglycerides and cetyl esters, these elements enable the butter to balance the oils on your body, promote circulation and healthy skin growth and nourish and condition the skin.

That’s why we use shea butter in all our soaps.

Oliver Lister



 

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