Do you have pets? If you do, you no doubt want them to be in the best health possible. And while caring for our little furry friends is usually pretty straight forward, there’s always room for a few nifty tricks here and there to optimize their care and make our lives a little easier. If you have a dog, you may have noticed that from time to time your pooch’s paws get cracked. And in this situation, the best thing to do is apply some kind of soothing and healing salve to help their paws seal, heal, and be healthy once more. Sure, you could go buy one at the store, but it’s just as easy to make one at...
Have you ever gotten a cut or splinter and it’s filled with pus? Or perhaps you have gauged ears and one of them split. Next thing you know, it’s red, pussy, and painful. Chances are that if you have ever found yourself in a situation similar to this, you went looking for some kind of healing, soothing and disinfecting ointment to apply to your wound. And while buying one over the counter is easy to do, it’s just as easy to make one on your own. The star of this DIY disinfecting balm (other than raw African Shea butter) is Eucalyptus essential oil, because it has a long history of use as an effective natural disinfectant. It has been shown...
Is there really anything better than having a soft, kissable, and perfectly plump pucker? Our lips are covered with a very thin layer of easily disturbed skin, but this doesn’t mean that taking care of our lips has to be hard. A high quality lip balm is really all you need to keep that thin skin from splitting and drying, and your lips from sadly shriveling away. One good plant oil will do, but why stop at one when you can have two? Or three? Don’t limit yourself. You can have fun with your Shea butter skincare, and we’ve provided the perfect DIY recipe blueprint. Make this for yourself, or grab a couple friends and make an event of it!...
Vitamin E is a powerfully regenerative, fat-soluble antioxidant found in various plants around the world. It can be ingested as well as applied topically, which is our favorite way to use it. When applied to the skin, vitamin E helps in a number of ways, not the least of which being the prevention and softening of wrinkles and fine lines, as well as providing relief from dryness. You can find plain vitamin E oil almost everywhere, but why not get it in a more holistic and synergistic form? Raw African Shea butter contains vitamin E, and because it also contains vitamin A and vitamin C, the three antioxidant vitamins actually work together to increase the overall efficacy of each vitamin....
Have you ever tried whipped Shea butter before? It’s absolutely divine! Because the natural consistency of Shea butter is so thick and rich, whipping it makes it perfectly light and creamy while still retaining that deep moisture that can be felt with the rather dense thickness of un-whipped Shea. Whipping the Shea butter is also a great way to make your own decadent body butter at home, and because the whipping makes the Shea butter nice and light, you don’t have to worry about mixing the Shea butter with large amounts of other carrier oils to reach a thinner and more viscous consistency. Here you will find a basic blue print for making your own whipped raw African Shea butter...
