"Shea butter: than it is useful how to use

"Shea butter: than it is useful how to use

Organic oils as a part of which there are only vegetable substances and vitamins became irreplaceable means for regular skin and curls care today. One of the most valuable cosmetic oils is to the carriage, possessing tremendous with the rejuvenating, healing, moistening and regenerating complex. If you want to have faultless skin and a thick, silky hair, then this product is ideal for these purposes. Let's consider features of its application in article.

As receive oil in the industry

Shea butter is received from the tree of the same name. The fruit of a tree is externally very similar to avocado, only has the smaller sizes. In its middle the stone which of pulp receive a product is located.

Whether you know? The homeland of a tree to the carriage which Latin name sounds as Butyrospermum parkii (Vitellariya surprising) the African country of Sudan is considered. Also it is widespread in Nigeria, Cameroon, Mali. The plant is capable to grow several centuries, at the same time keeping high productivity.

There are two ways of production of means:

  • traditional method of pressing of seeds with their simultaneous heating;
  • industrial method of extraction by solvent where as the last hexane acts.

Oil which is used in the cosmetology sphere is in addition cleaned and deodorized by steam for removal of a characteristic specific smell of a plant.

To the carriage also distinguish on the lower point of its melting:

  • liquid, or fractional, pulp oil. At a temperature of +20-22 °C keeps liquid state, begins to harden at the temperature range of +5-10 °C. The product differs in the increased content of oleic acid and lowered — stearin;
  • firm, or fat. Has plastic, elastic, uniform consistence, and begins to melt at a temperature over +26 °C, that is at hit on skin of the person. Such means is received by a pressing method, without use of solvents and preservatives. It is used most often in cosmetology.

Chemical composition

Shea butter has pleasant, slightly nut aroma with hardly noticeable notes of a coco. Its structure is unique, nearly 80% of a product make triglycerides among which 40-55% are the share of oleic acid, 35-45% for stearin and 3% for palmitic.

The rest, about 17%, make so-called fats of not saponifiable group (lipids) to which carry alpha spinasterol, parkol, lupeol, butirospermol.

Also the following vitamins are the chemical composition of karite butter:

  • And (Retinolum): slows down aging process, takes active part in protein synthesis, participates in oxidizing and improving processes, promotes growth of new cages, increases barrier functions of mucous;
  • E (tocopherol): powerful antioxidant, rejuvenates cages, accelerates their regeneration, has anti-aging properties, supports normal functioning of all systems of an organism;
  • F: has antiallergic effect, takes part in synthesis of fats, stimulates the immune system, promotes digestion of many minerals and vitamins, has the healing properties.

Useful properties

The unique rich chemical composition of a product causes its high curative properties, does it by an effective and irreplaceable component for skin and curls care.

In particular, carriage:

  • softens, promotes elimination of dryness and peeling of integuments, including elbows, knees, a foot, heels;
  • perfectly humidifies and feeds. The anti-allergenic structure of a product gives the chance to use it for care for all types of skin including the nursery. It will be irreplaceable for fight against an intertrigo, skin inflammations, irritations;
  • rejuvenates and tones up. Thanks to vitamins which are capable to influence synthesis of collagen and elastin, oil is capable to struggle with early signs of aging, to do skin more elastic and elastic, to smooth wrinkles, to improve a face contour, to return to integuments natural color and a flush;
  • protects. Means is an excellent defender from adverse effect of ultraviolet rays, aggressive external factors — temperature differences, a frost, wind, etc.

Besides, the carriage has excellent medicinal properties which are widely used at fight against such illnesses as psoriasis, eczema, dermatitis, burns.

Video: useful properties of shea butter Oil shows anti-inflammatory action, helps at joint pains, muscular spasms, stretchings and ligament injuries, improves blood circulation.

Application in cosmetology

Useful and medicinal properties of shea butter are capable to reveal as much as possible at its correct and dosed application. As cosmetology means the product is used in the kindled or natural look, crude or in a complex with other ingredients.

For hair

The product from the carriage has positive impact on hair and head skin. It helps to get rid of dryness, fragility and a hair loss, to eliminate seborrhea and dandruff, to restore structure of hair, to strengthen bulbs, to give to curls the shining and brilliant well-groomed look.

From a hair loss

For those who faced a problem of loss and fragility of hair cosmetologists advise to use the strengthening mask on the basis of shea butter. Such ingredients are necessary for its preparation:

  • essential oil of rosemary — 3 drops;
  • karite butter — 3 tablespoons;
  • castor oil — 2 tablespoons.

From a hair loss also use a camomile, an aloe, garlic, olive oil, black caraway seeds, dogrose oil, green onions, red siliculose pepper.

For preparation of means it is necessary to mix all ingredients, the massing movements to rub weight in roots, and then to distribute on all length. Hair are recommended to be wrapped up with food wrap and to cover with a towel.

To sustain a mask on the head not less than 3 hours. To wash up curls by a traditional method. For achievement of the maximum effect it is necessary to carry out 2 procedures in 7-10 days for a month, then as necessary. Video: use of shea butter for a skin nourishment of the head and growth of hair

From dandruff

Shea butter remarkably nourishes and moistens head skin, carefully deletes the horny parts of epidermis, normalizes exchange processes in cages that allows to get rid of dandruff and to support integuments in a healthy state.

It is necessary to take: oils — 2 tablespoons to the carriage and 4-5 drops of a tea tree or a lavender which have antiseptic and anti-inflammatory effect. Mix should be rubbed accurately in head skin, to sustain about 1 hour. A course — 2-3 masks for 1 month.

Important! This means does not need to be applied on all hair as it can overdry them.

Against split ends

This product has great solder property (to stick together) split ends and also to eliminate their fragility and dryness. To get rid of a problem, it is necessary to apply before each washing of the head slightly warmed oil fingers on tips, to maintain 20-25 minutes, further to wash up hair in the traditional way. Also there is a recipe of a mask which will help to get rid of split ends: mix in glass capacity one egg yolk and on 2 tablespoons of oils shi and almonds. Mix is distributed on all hair, since roots, wrapped up with a film and closed a towel. 2-3 hours later a mask wash away.

For the person

Karite butter is simply irreplaceable at skin care. It has a number of excellent properties, allows to humidify and nourish well skin, to save from inflammations, pimples and eels, to tighten integuments, to make them more elastic and elastic, to smooth wrinkles, to remove signs of aging. On its basis it is possible to prepare various masks, creams, balms, lotions and tonics.

Whether you know? To the carriage contains triterpenovy alcohols which allow other medical components to get deeply into cages in the structure and also have the increased antimicrobic and anti-inflammatory properties.

The toning and nutritious mask

To return to skin a tone, to improve blood circulation in cages, to deeply saturate them with nutrients, to save from dryness and peeling the following mask is called: to mix one yolk, 1 tsp of olive oil, 1 tsp of the product kindled on a water bath from the carriage and ½ tsps of an orange dried peel. To put the received gruel on a face, in 20 minutes to wash away. It is recommended to use means once a week.

From eels

Use of a product not only improves the general condition of skin, but also allows to cure integuments of inflammations, pimples, eels and an acne.

It is possible to get rid of acne rash by means of laundry soap, a guelder-rose, bay leaf, a lemon, a thyme, leaves of a sea-buckthorn, a melon, pumpkin, a dogrose and a yarrow.

The antimicrobial and healing action of a product gives the chance to apply it to removal of pimples and eels. For this purpose the natural mask will approach: To mix 1 tsp of the kindled oil from 1.5 tsps of liquid honey, to add 12 drops of oil of cashew and 5 drops of salicylic acid.

Means to mix, apply carefully the circular, rubbing movements to skin. Half an hour later to wash away a mask broth of a camomile or a calendula. Frequency of use of means — 2 times a week.

Lip balm

To make sponges soft, smooth, without signs of peeling and dryness the carriage will be helped by house balm on a basis.

Technology of its preparation is simple:

  • to kindle 15 g of shea butter on a water bath;
  • gradually stirring slowly, to add 10 g of jojoba oil, 2-3 drops of essential oil of a lemon and 7 ml of pink water;
  • ingredients to mix, remove from a bath, to wait before full cooling.

To shift balm in sterile glass capacity, to use daily before disappearance of dryness.

Nutritious mask for hands

Is suitable the carriage for the solution of esthetic problems not only on skin of face or a hair, but also hands. It perfectly softens, humidifies integuments, eliminates dryness, peeling, heals small cracks and wounds, improves cell regeneration, at the same time is perfectly absorbed, without leaving fat marks. Cosmetologists recommend to apply daily shea butter on hands with massage movements. Also from dryness of skin such mask will help: to mix in equal proportions of karite butter, walnuts (it is possible to replace olive) and calendulas. Daily means is rubbed in skin of hands, in 10 minutes the remains are removed a napkin.

We advise to read how apply castor oil, fir oil in cosmetology, wheat germ oil, stones of pomegranate, grape seeds, avocado, a sandalwood, a cedar, coconut oil, tea tree oil, linen, corn oils.

Shea butter against irritations from diapers

Antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and gippoallregenny properties to the carriage allow to apply it to care for sensitive, gentle and smooth skin of kids. The special effect renders a product at treatment of an intertrigo and irritations for diapers, he possesses the healing action, removes reddenings.

To reduce inflammatory processes, it is necessary to apply a little oil on problem places of the child daily. During a morning or evening dress and also after the water procedures it is recommended to wipe skin of the kid with pure oil. The means remains 15-20 minutes later to remove a napkin.

Karite butter at pregnancy: advantage or harm

To the carriage enters the five of the best oils used for skin care during pregnancy. During incubation of the child skin of the woman changes and stretches. Quite often there are extensions in hips, a breast, a stomach.

Daily application shi will allow to prevent emergence of striya or to reduce their manifestation. It improves cell regeneration, restores a lipidic barrier, promotes deep food and moistening, reduces dryness and tightness, allows to increase elasticity and turgor of skin.

During pregnancy it is recommended to apply daily means to the most subject sites to emergence of extensions skin in pure form or as a part of house masks.

Also it is possible to get rid of extensions at pregnancy by means of olive oil.

As for contraindications, when using a product of collateral reactions it was not revealed. However before use it is recommended to carry out the test for sensitivity of skin, having put a little funds for a wrist.

Important! Pregnant women who had allergic reactions to any nuts earlier cannot use a product.

How to choose a quality product upon purchase

To the carriage represents organic fat which has certain properties. The quality product differs in pleasant, slightly nut aroma and the same nut, a little beige color.

If means has no characteristic smell and absolutely white on color, it is better to refrain from its purchase as solventa and other inorganic components, most likely, are added to its structure.

It is strictly forbidden to buy a product which has an unpleasant third-party smell: it not only lost all the curative properties, but also when using can cause serious allergic reactions. When choosing means it is recommended to give preference in drugstores or shops to goods of the checked producers. Upon purchase of oil it is necessary to pay attention to information specified on packing: in the description of structure to the carriage has to be at the first place.

How to store in house conditions

Shea butter — a natural product which shows all the medicinal properties only on condition of its correct storage. It is not obligatory to keep a product in the fridge — for it better to find the dry, dark, cool place in the distance from direct sunshine. The term of suitability of natural means is 1-2 years, depending on the producer.

Contraindications

To the carriage has practically no contraindications. It is ideal for any type of skin, hair, is used for children's skin. Nevertheless, to the people having various skin illnesses (for example, eczema, dermatitis), it is necessary to consult before the use with the doctor. It is better to appear from shea butter in the presence of allergic reactions to nuts. Follows it is dosed and regularly to apply oil to people with fat type of skin as frequent use can lead to obstruction of a time.

Whether you know? Not saponifiable fractions consist of vitamins and various nutrients — complexes of nutritious elements which are not synthesized by a human body, and arrive by means of food. Such fractions possess the increased healing functions therefore they are called healing while saponifiable fractions contain a large number of the moistening components because of what received the name of moistening.

Shea butter — a unique natural product which at regular application will allow to receive the healthy, shining, smooth skin and a thick, silky hair. It will help to keep for many years youth and beautiful appearance without application of any radical methods.

Responses from network

I apply not only on all length, but also on roots, I leave for the night. I do two three - three times a week not the first year, the effect is very noticeable.

same

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I use mix of hair oil shi + coconut + burdock in equal quantities and vitamin A, E, result - hair dense, heavy, shine... though by nature hair not such. And yes to stat refused body creams, I do mix coconut and shi on moist skin - super!!! the body manky became, to shine, suntan, and eyelashes that yes long keeps, not to compare to modern ""kariprostama"." Generally for herself drew conclusions that and other so you will not saturate with creams a body and hair, from oils result - an ukhozhennost and the LUSTRE!

To Vassa

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Very much shea butter for hair as this really natural means without any parabens is pleasant. At me a thick hair by nature and to maintain their beauty, I use this oil. It copes with the task perfectly!

Mary7865

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I adore shea butter too. It is called still Smart. At me is special stik, as a pencil, I smear the person with it. Also there is a separate can of solid oil... - a daaaaaaaa, it for hair superfood!!! I adore it and other oils. This rescue for hair.

Nicole

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