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Shea butter is fat that has been extracted from shea tree nuts. It‘s off-white or ivory colored and has a creamy consistency that’s easy to spread on your skin. Most shea butter comes from shea trees in West Africa.
High concentrations of fatty acids and vitamins make shea butter an ideal cosmetic ingredient for softening skin. Shea butter also has anti-inflammatory and healing properties. Using shea butter on your body, especially your face, can condition, tone, and soothe your skin.
Production Process:
Wait for wild shea fruit to ripen
Collect wild fruit
Extract kernel from fruit
Wash kernels
Dry kernels and sort for quality
Crush kernels
Roast crushed kernels
Mill roasted kernels into paste
Add water to paste and knead to emulsify oil
Boil emulsified oil to eliminate water and sanitize
Strain purified oil to separate from shea residue
Let oil cool and solidify
Package
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Side effects and risks
Shea butter is an incredibly low risk topical ingredient. Allergic reactions to shea butter are rare. Even people who are allergic to tree nuts, the family that shea nuts belong to, have a low risk of reaction to shea butter on their face. Researchers believe this is because shea nuts contain little of the tree nut proteins that trigger allergies.
But that doesn‘t mean there aren’t any risks to using it. The creamy consistency of shea butter means that it can be comedogenic. This means that it can clog pores, especially if you have acne-prone skin. You can manage the risk of this side effect by using shea butter that‘s mixed with other ingredients when you use it on your face, and by washing your face well after applying any pure shea butter product.
Shea butter is a proven moisturizer for your skin. It has soothing, anti-aging, and healing properties that make skin appear smoother and younger. Using pure shea butter on your face could lead to breakouts, so try purchasing products that contain shea butter instead of pure shea butter. There are plenty of skincare products, at a variety of price points that contain shea butter as one of the main ingredients.