AFRICAN SHEA BUTTER: TALES OF NATURE AND NURTURE: shea butter RSS
Raw Shea Butter Benefits for Skin: The Full List
What raw unrefined Shea butter does for skin, backed by what is actually in it. Plus the three claims we refuse to...
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Shea Butter and Tattoo Aftercare: What the Research Actually Says
A documented case: one week after a new tattoo, a scented lotion triggered allergic contact dermatitis. Three days later the ink had...
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Shea Butter and Baobab Oil: How to Use Them Together
One is thick enough to stand a spoon in. The other vanishes into skin in about twenty seconds. Most people pick a...
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Is Shea Butter Edible?
Yes, raw Shea butter has fed West Africa for centuries. The women who make ours eat it too. Here is what that...
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Is Raw Shea Butter Good for Your Face?
Yes, and facial skin is where the gap between raw and refined Shea butter shows up fastest. What it does, whether it...
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Is Shea Butter Safe for Cats and Dogs?
Plain unrefined Shea butter is widely regarded as safe for cats and dogs in the small amounts they lick off. The danger...
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What Does Shea Butter Smell Like?
Raw Shea butter smells nutty, smoky and faintly earthy, like toasted hazelnuts near a wood fire. Here is where the scent comes...
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Raw Shea Butter and Wrinkles: What It Can and Cannot Do
Shea butter will not erase a wrinkle. What it does do is keep skin healthy, comfortable and well fed, which is the...
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