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Food and cometic use
*Raw Shea Butter - Guinea Conakry
*Refined Shea Butter - Guinea Conakry
*Deodorized Shea Butter - Guinea Conakry
Main characteristics:
• Moisturizing: the lipidic part of the butter constitutes the vast majority of this product. It allows easily pass the skin barrier and to keep the upper layer of the epidermis hydrated, effectively and sustainable manner.
• Healing, softening: thanks to the resinous esters which compose it, shea butter allows to soften the skin. Indeed, by passing through the skin barrier, Shea butter will nourish the skin and soften it, to make it less sensitive to external aggressions.
• Skin protector: used in prevention or after sunbathing, shea butter helps protect the skin against UV rays and environmental aggressions. It is thanks to a variety of unsaponifiables, including karitene, that butter allows this action.
• Antioxydant, cell regenerator: the vitamin E present in this butter has an important antioxydant role. This vitamin will provide the necessary energy of the metabolism to produce cells in large numbers, thus promoting healing and cell renewal.
• Anti-inflammatory: it contains a high rate of unsaponifiable matter, mainly composed of triterpene alcohols. Lupeol and beta-amyrin are known for their anti-inflammatory properties.
• Penetrating: shea butter is quickly absorbed by the epidermis.
Nutritional advantages
Shea Butter is generally recognized for its use in cosmetic care, but did you know that it can also be consumed? Obviously, its consumption must be in its pure form and not in a refined or perfumed form… So why consume it? Mainly use by African populations who consume the fruit pulp, which is very nourishing. It is a major source of fat, used in sauce or even in frying. Rich in unsaturated fatty acids, especially oleic acid, shea butter is considered "good" fat. AGIs are widely studied and described to get a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system. Moreover, Shea is rich in vitamin E, an antioxidant found mainly in raw and deodorized butter.
