Characteristics of shea butter

In every corner of the earth all people, though the different latitude, culture and traditions, are united by the constant and continuous search of the Beauty and Wellness. Throughout the ages the health and beauty of the people have had an irreplaceable ally: the Nature with its essences, oils and butters. The She Butter is one of the fruits of the Nature better known and appreciated for its healing properties. The Shea butter is a high tree (family of Saponacee) scattered throughout the savanna of West and Centre Africa. Its botanical name is Butyrospermum parkii; from the fruits derive a precious unctuous dough: the “she butter”.

The Africans use this substance in different ways, for food, for cosmetics and for pharmaceutical industry. The Shea Butter is rich in vitamins (A, B, E, F) and it'is used in modern cosmetology for different purposes, moisterizig, protective, antioxidant and anti-aging. Thanks to the content in saponine (from 12% to 18%),it gives to the skin more tone and elasticity; Ideal remedy for stretch marks of the breast and the abdomen; good to alleviate the diaper rash. The emollient activity treat the hands and feet's callosity, alleviates the suffers derived from bed sores and it's a great ally in the cold seasons. It is a valuable natural cosmetics for face, neck and décolleté, that will slow down gradually the anti-aging effects on the skin preventing the formation of wrinkles.

BACK TO THE KARITE' LINE