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By Cleopatra Peters

Shea Butter Has Different Quality Levels

The people of Central and Western Africa as well as other parts of Africa have been aware of the wound healing properties of this natural oil from this unique tree species for thousands of years. The positive psychological and biochemical effects that the butter has on the skin make it ideal for accelerating the healing process.

The butter from the shea nut also contains vitamin E which is well known for its anti-aging benefits as well as free radical expulsion characteristics, plus it increases micro-circulation in the skin. Micro-circulation increases blood flow to and from the skin, and free radical expulsion helps reduce the harmful effects of sun as well as nasty environmental exposure.

Another important ingredient in the butter is cinnamic acid. Cinnamic acid bonds to the other ingredients in the butter. Aged shea nut butter loses cinnamic acid and the healing benefits of the butter are lost, but the moisturizing benefits of the butter are retained. This recent discovery is important because not all butter from the nut of shea tree will produce healing benefits if it is not prepared correctly. Quality levels range from very poor to excellent. Bottles are usually marked with the quality level during the manufacturing process. The age of the oil should be considered in order to benefit from shea nut oil treatments.

The Benefits of Shea Butter Can Be Altered For Economic and Other Reasons

There’s no doubt that the benefits of this plentiful butter can be altered to meet consumer demands for lower prices, and perhaps a better fragrance. When the butter has been altered with a fragrance it smells better but loses some of its potency, and if it has been mixed with other less expensive ingredients it loses some of its healing properties as well. Butter that is two or three years old when it reaches the consumer has lost its healing properties and effectiveness.

The butter should be used within eighteen months of the extraction date. Premium butter is beige with a soft creamy texture in solid form. It is not grey, yellow, green, or dark brown. It does have a unique smell, but after ten minutes the smell disappears.

Some of the benefits of the butter include reduced peeling after a sunburn, plus it can heal skin cracks, skin blemishes, rashes, and small skin wounds. Frost bite, insect bites, and dermatitis as well as muscle fatigue, and stretch marks during pregnancy can also be treated with shea nut butter.

Joint paint and inflammation are treated with shea butter, and the anti-aging properties of the butter surprise most people. Men find shaving with it creates a smooth silky shaving experience. Poison ivy and poison oak sufferers also find relief in the butter. Skin damage from hot cooking grease or burns from the sun heal quickly when quality butter is applied as directed.

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