Do you have oily skin? Many people think that because they have oily skin, they need to avoid other oils at all costs. The still popular though outdated mode of thinking is that more oil will make your already oily skin break out. And while this is true of some oils, it is not true of all of them. Finding the correct plant based anti aging oil can do wonders for your skin, and many people find it actually helps to correct the overly oily nature of their skin. So what differentiates an appropriate face oil from an inappropriate one? At the end of the day, what will determine whether or not someone breaks out from putting a carrier oil...
As raw African Shea butter continues to grow in popularity, people are beginning to discover some of the more traditional uses and benefits outside of the incredibly healing moisturizing properties it is so well known for. One of those uses is as a natural soothing rub for sore and tight muscles and joints. Though it will forever be loved for its anti aging and skin softening properties, it’s time we give Shea butter its due as a body ache busting butter. Raw African Shea butter contains something called Stigmasterol, which behaves something like an anti-stiffness compound in your body. It helps to relax muscle tension and inflammation, which makes it a great substance to use on your own at home,...
For many people, the use of soap often results in dry and cracked skin, and while washing your body is a good practice to keep, wouldn’t it be nice to have a soap that didn’t just strip all the good stuff away? Wouldn’t it be great to use a soap that disinfects and moisturizes at the same time? Thankfully, such a soap exists! Shea butter soap combines the moisturizing properties of Shea butter with the cleaning and disinfecting benefits of soap for a hand and body washing experience that strikes the perfect balance between giving and taking. Because raw Shea butter is such a rich and effective moisturizer, using it for making soap is ideal because it will help to...
Do you struggle with frizzy, dry, split ends? Perhaps you’ve tried different shampoos, conditioners and leave in hair products and still your ends split. Sometimes, hair just needs a little extra something in order to prolong the health and smoothness of its ends. Aside from regular trims and cutting back on things like heat styling and over-brushing, a regular deep conditioning and protective hair mask does wonders for keeping your ends healthy and split-free. And what better deeply moisturizing and protective substance to use than raw African Shea butter? You can use Shea butter on your ends as both a deep therapeutic hair mask, and as a regular leave in conditioner type of end treatment. This is especially easy to...
Have you ever made an herbal infusion before? Chances are you have, in the form of a tea. You can also make herbal infusions with carrier oils, such as Jojoba, Olive, and Shea butter. Making herbal infused oils is a great way to enhance and turbo charge the healing powers of your preferred plant oil because many of the healing and beautifying compounds in the plants you choose are then extracted into the oil, and then delivered to your face. Now, you may be wondering what herbs are good to put onto your face. And while there are many, we’ll outline just a few here, specifically Horsetail, Rosehips and Comfrey. Horsetail is an herb that has an extremely high silica...
