Use of shea butter
Why use shea butter for the body?
On a daily basis, the Shea Butter On a daily basis, shea butter is a “magic” ingredient for the whole family! Essential for the care of dry, irritated and sensitive skin, it is also very useful for limiting the appearance of stretch marks during pregnancy or for firming the breasts. Do not hesitate to use it without moderation to nourish the skin of the legs and avoid the “crocodile skin” effect, but also to protect your skin from the cold, the sun or to soothe razor burn. Shea butter is particularly appreciated by dark skin for its exceptional nourishing and protective properties. Does your little one have a red, irritated bottom? Use shea butter without fear on your skin from the first months.
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Use: how to use shea butter on the body and skin?
Use pure directly on the body and skin
Whatever your skin type, shea butter can help you! Its versatility and ultra-easy use make it an essential ingredient, particularly for dry and irritated skin. Heat a dab of shea butter in your hands and apply it to the affected area, massaging to make the butter penetrate. As the texture of shea butter is quite thick, it may be difficult to spread, especially in winter. Do not hesitate to soften it slightly by placing the pot of shea butter in a bowl of very hot water. This will be especially necessary if you want to apply it to large areas (legs, back, arms, etc.). For smaller areas (scratches, irritations, dry cheeks or irritated buttocks), it is not necessary to soften the shea butter beforehand.
As an ingredient for the creation of all your homemade cosmetics
A protective cosmetic ingredient par excellence, shea butter can be added to all your homemade cosmetics, whatever your skin type. Its texture being solid, the higher the concentration of shea butter in your cosmetic, the denser and thicker your product will be.
Soothing after-sun balms or treatments
Nourishing balms
Anti-aging body care
Anti-stretch mark treatments
Firming treatments
Shea whipped cream for the body
Body cream or milk
Diaper cream for toddlers
Solar cream
Who is shea butter for the body for? For which skin types?
The Shea Butter is ideal for the whole family! You'll especially love it if you have:
Our complete recipes and DIY formulations
5 quick recipes & tips for the body using shea butter
Treatment recipe against stretch marks with shea butter
Melt 30 g of Shea Butter, 30 ml d'calophyll oil, 30 ml d'rosehip vegetable oil and 10 g of beeswax. When the oily mixture is melted, remove the container from the heat. Add 10 drops of vitamins E then mix until cool. Transfer to a pot, let cool for 24 hours. To be used daily on the stomach, buttocks and hips from the start of pregnancy to reduce the risk of stretch marks appearing.
Diaper cream recipe for red buttocks
Melt 150 ml of oily calendula macerate, 150 g of shea butter and 16 g of beeswax. When the oily mixture is melted, remove the container from the heat. Add 80 g ofzinc oxide then mix vigorously until cooled. Transfer to a pot then leave to cool. To use daily to get rid of little red buttocks. Be careful, this cream has a very thick texture but when you apply it, it melts on contact with baby's skin and is therefore very easy to use.
Recipe for firming balm for the bust
Melt 50 g of shea butter, 40 ml of bellis macerate and 10 g ofoliperle. When the mixture is completely melted, remove it from the heat then add 10 drops of vitamin E, 5 drops ofItalian Helichrysum essential oil and 5 drops ofEgyptian geranium essential oil. Transfer to a 100 ml jar. Leave to cool for 24 hours. Apply to the bust in the evening on clean, dry skin. Please note, this treatment based on essential oils cannot be used during pregnancy.
Recipe for tan-extending after-sun balm
Melt 40 g of shea butter, 48 ml of carrot macerate and 12 g of oliperle. When the mixture is completely melted, remove it from the heat then add 10 drops of vitamin E. Transfer to a pot then leave to cool for 24 hours. Apply in the evening after sun exposure to clean, dry skin.
Beauty tip: shea butter used pure
Never hesitate to use pure shea butter on localized areas such as a scar, stretch marks, sunburn, or on baby's red bottom!
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Properties and benefits
What are the benefits of shea butter for the skin?
Shea butter to reduce stretch marks and firm breasts
Are you pregnant or have you just given birth? Nourishing and firming, shea butter increases skin elasticity. It is ideal for firming the breasts after childbirth or for preventing the appearance of stretch marks during pregnancy, without any danger for the baby! Heat a knob of butter in your hands and apply it to the thighs, hips and stomach (the areas most prone to stretch marks). Like many preventative treatments against stretch marks, it is essential to use it from the very beginning of pregnancy, before stretch marks appear. Established stretch marks will be much more difficult to remove.
Shea butter to protect the skin from the sun and cold
The ultimate protector, shea butter protects our skin from the sun but also from the cold! Whether it's hot or cold, shea butter protects dry skin from the cold and helps prevent sun allergies. Please note, although shea butter has a very slight UV index, it obviously does not replace a suitable sunscreen.
Shea butter to prolong your tan
Who hasn't dreamed of extending their holiday tan into autumn? With the Shea Butter Who hasn't dreamed of extending their holiday tan into autumn? With shea butter it’s possible. Very nourishing and hydrating at the same time, it forms a protective film on the skin preventing it from peeling and flaking. Our summer tan can thus be preserved for longer. To give your skin a tanned complexion even in winter, do not hesitate to combine shea butter with vegetable oils such as apricot kernel or carrot which have a pretty orange color thanks to the beta carotene they contain. thus the role of natural self-tanner.
To nourish and hydrate the skin
Is your skin so dry that it's flaking on your arms and legs? You have what is sometimes called “crocodile” skin in reference to the small scales that form your epidermis. Nourishing and hydrating, shea butter restores the skin's hydrolipidic film and helps maintain water on the surface of the skin. It is the ideal ingredient to protect and deeply nourish dry to very dry skin.
To soothe irritated skin on baby's little buttocks
Does your little one have a red bottom? Urine, often quite acidic, irritates baby's bottom. To protect and soothe little ones' skin, there's nothing like shea butter! It forms a hydrolipidic film, protecting the small buttocks from the acidity of urine and soothes redness and irritation thanks to its slightly anti-inflammatory properties. This is the winning duo! Use pure shea butter on clean, dry buttocks.
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Firming and anti-stretch marks
These are terpene alcohols like lupeol, which strengthen the elasticity of the skin. The breasts are curved, the skin is firmer. More elastic skin also means “stretches” more easily. Indeed, stretch marks are simply “cracks” in the skin. Our skin, which is not very elastic, instead of stretching, cracks and cracks: stretch marks appear. Shea butter, by strengthening skin elasticity, reduces the occurrence of unsightly stretch marks.
Soothing
Thanks to the phytosterols and terpene alcohols it contains, shea butter is slightly anti-inflammatory. It is therefore perfect for soothing redness as well as related itching or slight pain.
Protective and anti-UV
Rich in vitamin E, terpene alcohols and latex, shea butter has a slight solar index and helps absorb UV rays. However, it does not replace a suitable sunscreen before exposure to the sun.
Moisturizing and nourishing
Although it does not contain water strictly speaking, shea butter is also hydrating! In fact, the protective lipid film that it forms on the surface of the epidermis allows the water naturally present in the skin not to evaporate. So we can say that shea butter nourishes but also hydrates the skin.
Precautions for use
We advise you to avoid using shea butter if you are allergic to latex.