The Shea butter extracted from the fruit of the Shea tree (from the flesh of their bones) by pressing. It grows healing tree on the African continent. Only when the tree to be fulfilled 30 years, it will be possible to collect the fruits. The first seeds to be dried, then crushed and pounded in a wooden mortar and pestle until the consistency of flour. Further, this flour must be mixed with water and simmer over heat until the mass of green. This weight will be liquid and will be easy to collect from water surface. Then the whole mass should be washed several times and let it cool down, the mass will thicken. As a result, the mass will have a cream or white color. The aroma of the finished oil has a spicy nutty notes. Its consistency and the oil appears granular, solid. At room temperature it becomes viscous. Therefore, oil should be stored in tight, closed container and at a temperature of no more room. Upon contact with skin it melts.
The composition of the oil:
— Линолевая кислота
— Миристиновая кислота
— Стеариновая кислота
— Протеин — 10 процентов
— Пальмитиновая кислота
— Жир — 45 — 48 процентов
— Арахиновая кислота
— Углеводы — 25 — 30 процентов
— Олеиновая кислота
— Неомыляемые жиры — до 17 процентов
— Линоленовая кислота
Unsaponifiable fats have regenerative properties, sunscreen, and also stimulate and control the synthesis of collagen.
The beneficial properties of Shea butter:
— Максимально эффективно увлажняет, насыщает витаминами, разглаживает и восстанавливает кожу.
— Способствует регенерации кожных покровов.
— Исследования американских косметологов показали, что это масло идеально подходит для борьбы с преждевременным старением.
— Повышает тонус кожи, упругость.
— Является натуральным УФ-фильтром.
— При болях в суставах и растяжениях масло можно использовать против воспаления и против отеков
— Является хорошим заживляющим средством после обрезания.
— В некоторых случаях значительно улучшает клеточный обмен.
— Принимает непосредственное участие в синтезе Коллегановых волокон.
— Идеально подходит для борьбы с растяжками на коже.
Shea butter is used in different sectors. For example, in cooking, adding in different dishes for frying or using; Shea butter are oil lamps; used to neutralize soil; used for rubbing shacks; used in medicine; widely used in cosmetology.
The use of Shea butter in the medicine
In medicine, Shea butter is used for pains in muscles and joints, as it can numb and relieve swelling. Effective for eczema on the face, dermatosis, psoriasis, burns, acne. Also oil is used for rheumatism, as the oil excellent for sensitive skin, for example, when the skin is cracked or if there are open any wounds. Africans are very adapted to this oil. They use it against dry hot wind, heat, cold, sun, etc. And they are smeared with Shea butter face, lips, scalp, private areas of the body, nose, etc On babies these difficult conditions of climate in Africa is very bad influence. So that their delicate skin to protect from the intense heat, sun, etc., it is massaged with Shea butter.
The use of Shea butter in cosmetics
Beauticians in Shea Butter is used for more than 20 years. And all because the oil is organic and therefore estheticians pay him such attention. It has been observed and established that those people who constantly apply the Shea butter, they have absolutely no problems with the skin, and the skin always firm, smooth and delicate. And we can say that oil is very different not only for its softening and protective properties, but also the ability to influence the synthesis Kollagenovykh fibers and the ability to regenerate. And all this thanks to fats entering into the composition of Shea butter. More oil is able to protect from the sun, slow down skin aging.
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