Does Shea Butter Promote Hair Growth? Many people wonder if shea butter promotes hair growth and most importantly natural hair growth! Of course it does! Shea butter is rich in hair boosting nutrients including saturated fatty acids, vitamin A, vitamin E and vitamin K. All these nutrients are immensely good for promoting and maintaining luscious hair and preventing hair loss. The fatty acids help feed the hair follicles and strengthen the strands and shaft, thereby reinforcing them and preventing them from breakage and hair fall. Vitamin E in shea butter is a powerful anti oxidant and also wards off scalp Continue Reading
Shea Butter Almond Oil Body Butter Recipe for Gorgeous Skin
Make a shea butter almond oil body butter recipe for gorgeous skin! This shea butter body butter recipe uses only 2 main ingredients: shea butter and sweet almond oil! Sweet almond oil is one of the best oils to mix with shea butter because of its light and easily absorbable consistency. It’s not like the heavier oils such as coconut oil or olive oil that can rather leave a slight greasy coat on the skin/hair. To me, this shea butter almond oil body butter recipe is perfect with just two skin healing ingredients, however, you may add optional ingredients such as essential oils like the one I’ve listed below to Continue Reading
How to Make Shea Butter Creamy At Home
Here’s a simple guide on how to make shea butter creamy using two methods: without hand mixer and with a hand mixer. I’ve also linked many of my favorite creamy shea butter mixes for skin and hair. How to Make Shea Butter Creamy Ingredients 4 parts 2 parts liquid/base oil(s) 1 part hydrosol (try , or ) 2 parts optional ingredients like aloe vera gel and raw honey A few drops of essential oils A list of skin-healing ingredients you can use: Herbs/ingredients like calendula gel, aloe vera gel, raw honey, witch hazel, etc Essential Oils such as lavender essential oil, tea tree Continue Reading
Whipped Shea Butter Recipe for Natural Hair
Shea Butter for Long Thick & Luscious Hair Here's another variation of whipped shea butter recipe for natural hair, which you can also use to moisturize skin! I've used safflower oil, which has a light consistency and won't grease up and weigh your hair down. Coconut oil is extremely good for taming down frizzy natural hair and dense dehydrated hair. It's also the best hair oil for hair growth! So slather some of this shea butter goodness on your scalp for longer, thicker and luscious hair growth! Aloe vera gel is good for oily haired people like me but it's also a good sealant so even if your natural hair Continue Reading
How to Make Your Own Lotion with Shea Butter At Home
You can make your own lotion with shea butter at home with absolutely no chemicals or preservatives but just natural ingredients! For my homemade shea butter lotions, I don’t even use beeswax or emulsifying wax (except for this one) and I still get a liquid lotion consistency. The most important step in making your own lotion with shea butter at home is adding the hydrosol at the right time in a slow steady stream while the oil mixture is blending on high speed. (more details in Method 2 down below) You can use a hand mixer or immersion blender but this recipe uses a food processor. You could also use a Continue Reading