FAQ
What is Shea butter
Shea butter is the fat extracted from the nuts of the shea tree. It’s solid at warm temperatures and has an off-white or ivory color. Shea trees are native to West Africa.
Shea butter is technically a tree nut product. But unlike most tree nut products, it’s very low in the proteins that can trigger allergies.
There’s no medical literature documenting an allergy to topical shea butter.
Where do all the Shea butter benefits come from?
​The benefits of shea butter come from its chemical makeup. Shea butter contains:
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linoleic, palmitic, stearic, and oleic fatty acids, ingredients that balance oils on your skin
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Vitamins A, E, and F, antioxidant vitamins that promote circulation and healthy skin cell growth
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Triglycerides, the fatty part of the shea nut that nourishes and conditions your skin
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Cetyl esters, the waxy part of the shea nut butter that conditions skin and locks in moisture
What type of Shea butter did we use
We used raw and unrefined grade A from fair trade.
Shea butter is classified by a grading system from A to F, with grade A being the purest form of shea butter you can buy. The more that shea butter is processed, the more its amazing, all-natural properties get diluted.
Buying shea butter that’s raw and unrefined also helps more of your purchase count toward supporting the communities that harvest and grow shea nuts.
Does the Healing balm helps with dry hands?
Yes, it will help recover the skin and keep it hydrate and soft will protect it from the elements.
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What are 100% pure essential oils- High, therapeutic grade?
It means that the essential oils have a whole different standard for purity and potency. This standard requires meticulous care and effort to protect what nature has created, which correlates directly with the health-enhancing benefits you expect from essential oils. The oils are source from their natural habitat, and they are safe from polluted soil or pesticides. They do not contain any fillers or artificial ingredients, and companies producing high-grade therapeutic essential oils have rigorous quality control.
My product arrived in a liquid form. Are they still good?
Place your product in a cool area until it hardens again.
Shea butter is susceptible to temperature changes. It melts when exposed to heat and hardens when exposed to cold temperatures. The best way to store shea butter is in temperatures between 18-23 C | 64 -73 F.
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