Shea butter for face

Shea butter came to us from Africa. There it is used as a medicine. In European countries, it has found its application mainly in cosmetology, as a means that perfectly moisturizes the skin and hair.

The benefits of shea butter for the face

This product is obtained from the fruit of the shea tree. In finished form, the oil has a slightly nutty smell with coconut notes. Its color is like ghee with a creamy undertone. This product goes on sale in refined or unrefined form. The latter, of course, is much more useful, since it contains much more valuable substances.

This oil can be used in a variety of ways. It is perfect as a remedy to keep the dermis youthful. Butter nourishes delicate skin, smoothes small wrinkles, heals wounds. Shea butter is especially suitable for dry skin. It perfectly moisturizes, removes signs of flaking, and rejuvenates.

In addition, shea butter is used to eliminate the first signs of age-related aging of the epidermis, to treat rashes, for example, with acne or acne. Shea butter can be used successfully to protect the skin from the effects of low temperatures in cold season and also for protection from sunburn in summer. This product is very suitable for the care of the delicate skin of a child.

This oil is useful for lip care. It is able to heal microcracks on the red border of the lips, making this area soft. Shea butter is the main ingredient in many well-known cosmetic brands for lip care.

Applying shea butter for the face

The rules for using shea butter for face care are the same as for other cosmetic oils. This oil is best used on cleansed skin. Depending on the final result you want from using shea butter, you can combine it with fruits, vegetables, milk, honey or any other product. The basic techniques for using shea butter are as follows:

• If you plan to use fragrant oil as one of the components of the mask, then you need to melt it with a water bath or over low heat. If you want to use shea butter in its pure form, it is enough to warm it slightly with your palms so that the hard block melts slightly.
• The melted butter must be immediately mixed with the rest of the mask ingredients. Otherwise, it will harden again very quickly. Then it will already be impossible to mix it with other components. To prevent lumps from forming, it is more convenient to use a blender for mixing.

• Before applying masks the face must be steamed with a steam bath or a hot, damp towel. For the best effect, cleanse your skin with any scrub.
• The oil is applied to the skin only in the direction of the massage lines. At the same time, shea butter in its pure form can also be applied to the skin of the eyelids and to the red border of the lips.
• Mask or pure shea butter should be left on the face for up to 60 minutes.
• To remove the product, it is better to use a damp cloth moistened with water or milk.
• Then the skin should be rinsed with warm water and patted dry with a cloth.

Shea butter treatments are best done no more than twice a week for three months. Then you need to take a break for a month and repeat the entire course again.

Shea butter face masks

To relieve inflammation, eliminate acne and such a mask is suitable for acne: melt 5 g of shea butter and 7 g of honey and combine with each other, then add 12 drops of cashew nut oil and 5 drops of salicylic acid to this mixture. This mask is applied for 30 minutes, and a decoction of calendula is used to remove it. It is best to do the procedure in the evening, so that after the mask, apply a healing cream with antiseptic properties to the skin.

To eliminate existing small wrinkles and to prevent the formation of new ones, use the following composition: grind 17 g of cottage cheese and 2 quail eggs, then melt 3 g oils shear and mix with the egg-curd mass. Spread the mask over the previously steamed face in a thick layer and let it act for 20 minutes. After the indicated time, remove the remnants of the mask with a damp sponge.

To moisturize dry dermis, the following is suitable mask: Mash 2 overripe apricots with the skins, then add 4 g of melted shea butter and a few drops of oregano essential oil to this mass. Apply the mask to the cleansed dermis and leave to act for 30 minutes. Use water with a little grape seed oil to remove the mask.