Stretch marks can be a big concern for women, especially when pregnant. And while there’s nothing wrong with having stretch marks, it’s a sign of good skin health if it can easily stretch and come back to its normal shape. The key, then, to keeping the skin as stretch mark free as possible is to give it as many high-end, healing nutrients as possible so that it has everything it needs to regenerate, repair, and remain supple. Raw African Shea butter is the perfect contender for the task. A big part of the skin’s healing and regenerative process is the creation of new cells to replace the old and dead ones as they slough off. This is often referred to...
Scents- you either love them or hate them. Whether it’s a good scent, or one that makes you recoil in disgust, scents are full of information that goes right to the olfactory centers in our brain, letting our bodies know what’s going on in our environment, or even with another person. For thousands of years, perfumes have been a popular element in human society and they have been used for everything from inspiring lust and love, to calming one’s mind, and even inspiring and aiding in meditation. One of the oldest perfume methods is the use of essential oils and they are often used to this day for this exact purpose. While chemical perfumes are often harsh and can even...
Healthy, happy skin is made up of happy, healthy cells, and one of the most important factors for skin cell health is the integrity of the cell membrane. Without a properly functioning cellular membrane, the intelligence of the cell is compromised, and things can start to go awry. By giving our cells proper nutrition through the use of things like shea butter skincare, we maintain the intelligent structure of our cell membranes and the beauty and health of our skin can live on. You can think of the cellular membrane as the brain of the cell; without it, things don’t go so well! A crucial component of this cellular membrane function is deciding what goes in and out of the...
Have you ever noticed that some raw African shea butter can be really thick and hard, while another batch will be much more pliable and easy to spread? Have you ever wondered why? The answer lies in the essential fatty acid content found in shea butter. All oils contain EFA’s, and it’s these little fatty acid guys that are responsible for some of their moisturizing properties, as well as the overall texture of the oil. Shea butter is made up of five primary essential fatty acids, palmitic acid, stearic acid, linoleic acid, oleic acid, and arachidic acid, the most common of which are oleic acid and stearic acid. Each fatty acid lends a different therapeutic quality to the shea butter,...
So you want a lotion that’s light, fluffy, uber moisturizing but also fantastically healing and nourishing? It’s time to make your own Raw Shea Body Butter. Body butters are famously sensuous creams. Using Raw Shea Butter in one you make yourself gives your concoction super healing power! Raw Shea Butter contains unadulterated nutrients like Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids, Vitamins A and E, Copper, Magnesium and loads of antioxidants. That means it’s not only a great moisturizer, but also incredibly medicinal. It’s how Raw Shea Butter has the power to make the skin shimmer with health! You’ve seen those delicious whipped body butters in stores, but if you want to ensure your version is the most exquisite and therapeutic– you need to make it yourself using Raw Shea...
