Shea butter is a fatty extract from the nuts of the Shea tree, it has been used for centuries in West Africa for skin care, cooking and medicinal purposes. Poplarshea Certified Grade A Shea Butter is raw and unrefined thereby retaining its healing and moisturising properties. It has gone through a rigorous set of lab test and certified grade A.
Poplarshea is an all-natural vitamin A and E cream and is known to contain a number of natural ingredients with biological activities. These give Shea butter its great skin moisturising and remarkable healing properties for ailments including blemishes, itching, sunburns and skin wounds. In addition to its use for skin care, Shea butter is also used in the chocolate industry as substitute for cocoa butter (CBE) to make chocolate smoother and creamer. Furthermore, the butter can be transformed into other value added products such as Shea butter soap and hair care products shampoo and lotion
While we make no medical claims about our Shea Butter, we do have anecdotal evidence that it is very useful in treating minor skin conditions. We have had several customers who have used Shea Butter for eczema and/or psoriasis and told us it works as well as steroids at a fraction of the cost and without the side effects.
Benefits from Shea Butter Shea Butter can provide relief from everything from just dry skin; to many minor dermatological diseases (it is advisable to see a doctor for all serious skin conditions). It has clinically shown to provide benefits. Here are some of the benefits of Shea butter for the skin.
Daily skin moisturizer (face and body)
Dry skin relief
Dry scalp
Skin rash- including diaper rash
Skin peeling, after tanning
Blemishes and wrinkles
Itching skin due to dryness
Sunburn
Shaving cream to reduce razor irritation
Small skin wounds
Skin cracks
Soften tough skin on feet (especially heels)
Stretch mark prevention during pregnancy
Minor burns
Eczema
Sun and wind