What is Shea Butter?
Shea butter comes from shea nuts that are grown on a West African Vitellaria Paradoxa tree. It has an extensive fatty acid profile: palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, and arachidic along with the vitamins A, E, and F. This combination of goodness is what makes shea butter desirable in hair and skin products.
Why do we use Shea Butter and how does it benefit hair and skin?
Shea butter has excellent emollient, moisturizer, and anti-aging properties on skin and hair. We currently use this raw material in our hair conditioner to help maintain moisture on the scalp and in the hair follicle. In the future, we will use it in our skincare line because of its beneficial moisturizing and skin-softening abilities. Shea butter’s use in cosmetics is growing in popularity worldwide— especially in the European markets.
Other benefits of Shea Butter
- It can relieve dry skin due to the fatty acid components that help prevent water from evaporating off the skin.
- It can help eczema (see a study published by The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)
- Shea Butter is more effective at preventing hair breakage compared to the use of argan oil.
- The anti-inflammatory properties in shea butter can help reduce scalp irritation and redness.
- Studies are being done on its therapeutic effectiveness
Is Shea Butter safe to use? Is it non-toxic?
According to the Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) it is safe to use in skin and hair products.
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Fruit is used in Rustic Strength's:
In Summary
Rustic Strength uses shea butter in our hair products because of its fatty acid content. It helps with moisture loss in dry hair, prevents hair breakage, reduces scalp irritation, and protects colored hair.
If you have any questions regarding this or any other ingredients we use, feel free to reach out to our email: customercare@rusticstrength.com. We would be more than happy to answer your questions.
We invite you to do your own research!
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