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What are the Best Essential Oils for Shea Butter?

A quick and handy guide to shea butter and essential oils! A quick and handy guide to shea butter and essential oils!

Why Should You Mix Essential Oils with Your Shea Butter?

You may be thinking, why should I mix essential oils with shea butter? Is shea butter stinky that you need to modify it before using it? Not at all! In fact many people love the dense, nutty aroma of shea butter…but imagine my surprise when I lathered pure Grade A, raw shea butter all over my skin only to find a weird lamb-like smell emanating from my body (Shock! Horror! OMG!) When I figured it was the shea butter, I wasted no time in washing it off of me! I talked to a couple of other people about this and they told me to use refined “white” shea butter rather than the unrefined, raw shea butter. But there’s no way I’m going to forego the benefits of pure, raw shea butter which is full of vitamins and minerals, and in fact gets its yellowish colour from the presence of high levels of Vitamin A! In any case, my love affair with shea butter continues – all thanks to beautiful essential oils!

Essential Oils have Healing Properties

It’s not all about the aromatics, though – there are numerous healing benefits that you can enjoy by mixing essential oils with shea butter! That being said, it pays to know that there are some essential oils that blend well better than other oils. Some oils such as lavender essential oil mix so harmoniously with shea butter giving you a scrumptious-smelling butter to apply all over your skin or hair. Let’s look at the top 10 essential oils for shea butter.

Note: Please consult your doctor/healthcare practitioner before using essential oils. Avoid essential oils particularly if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Avoid using essential oils on new born babies.

My List of Best Essential Oils for Shea Butter

1.     Lavender Essential Oil

Scientific Name: Lavandula angustifolia

Origin: Asia, Europe, Africa

Scent Profile: Sweet, clean, powdery, floral, fresh

Blends With: Chamomile, Clary Sage, Geranium, Ylang Ylang

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A highly soothing and calming oil, lavender essential oil is known anti-depressant and relaxer that offers amazing benefits for skin. It has analgesic, antibacterial and antiseptic properties among others that help prevent acne, pimples, acne scarring, blemishes, stretchmarks and more. It is also useful against excessively oily skin.

2.     Frankincense Essential Oil

Scientific Name: Boswellia carterii

Origin: Middle East

Scent Profile: Warm, woody, musky, balsamic

Blends With: All Citrus oils (Bergamot, Lemon, Lime, Neroli, Sweet Orange), Sandalwood, Lavender

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Popularly known as a spice mentioned in Biblical texts, frankincense essential oil has been used for spirituality, medicinal and healing purposes since the times of Cleopatra. It is an oil that offers amazing properties for the skin and is highly effective at reducing wrinkles and fine lines, treating acne and removing stretch marks and blemishes.

3.     Geranium Essential Oil

Scientific Name: Pelargonium Odorantissimum

Origin: Africa

Scent Profile: Deep, feminine, floral scent, slightly peppery

Blends With: Basil Citrus oils (Bergamot, Lemon, Neroli), Chamomile, Lavender, Patchouli, Rosemary

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Extracted from the leaves of the geranium plant, geranium essential oil is a green-coloured oil that has a deep, rich and floral scent that blends beautifully with citrus essential oils. It is a skin-care darling as it helps fight all sorts of skin ailments including acne, pimples, wrinkles and fine lines, puffiness, scarring, blemishes and dark spots.

4.     Rosemary Essential Oil

Scientific Name: Rosmarinus officinalis

Origin: Spain, Morocco, Tunisia

Scent Profile: Woody, fragrant, strong, herbaceous, camphor-like

Blends With: Basil, Citronella, Chamomile, Clary Sage, Frankincense, Lemongrass, Peppermint

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Rosemary essential oil is my personal favorite when it comes to hair care and it contains acne-fighting properties as well as anti-inflammatory properties that help promote smooth supple skin. It can be mixed with other oils to create a balanced, beautiful fragrance that you can apply to both skin and hair.

5.     Rose Essential Oil

Scientific Name: Rosa damascena

Origin: Persia

Scent Profile: Feminine, floral, sweet, rosy

Blends With: Clove, Geranium, Jasmine

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Rose essential oil is a highly sensual and romantic oil that is rich in antioxidants and contains antiseptic and astringent properties that help prevent acne & pimples, promote youthful skin, reduce large pores and balance hormones. Mix with clove and jasmine essential oils to create a mystical fragrance.

6.     Ylang Ylang Essential Oil

Scientific Name: Cananga odorata var genuina

Origin: Philippines, Indonesia

Scent Profile: Flowery, floral, fragrant, sweet, fruity, fresh, delicate, exotic

Blends With: Citrus oils (like Bergamot, Grapefruit & Neroli), Lavender, Sandalwood, Vetiver

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Ylang ylang is an all-time favorite in the world of aromatherapy thanks to its sensual, mysterious and exotic scent. Recognized as a powerful aphrodisiac, the delicate flowers of ylang ylang are used to decorate the matrimonial beds of newly-weds in East Asia. But go easy with this oil though – I find that using one too many drops of ylang ylang essential oil has a tendency to cause headaches.

7.     Vanilla Essential Oil

Scientific Name: Vanilla planifolia

Origin: Central America & Mexico

Scent Profile: Warm, sweet, rich (who doesn’t know the scent of vanilla cake, anyway? :p)

Blends Well With: Citrus oils (Bergamot, Lemon, Orange), Sandalwood, Vetiver

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Vanilla essential oil is one of the best essential oils to add to your shea body butter to have you smelling absolutely delicious and irresistible. The only downside is that it’s one of the priciest oils out there, so perhaps you could substitute with vanilla extract instead.

8.     Lemongrass Essential Oil

Scientific Name: Cymbopogon flexuosus, Cymbopogon citratus

Origin: Australia and South Africa

Scent Profile: Strong, sharp, fresh, herby, lemony

Blends With: Basil, Eucalyptus, Geranium, Jasmine, Lavender, Tea Tree

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Lemongrass essential oil is a healing oil that is great for treating a myriad of ailments including digestive disorders and headaches. When it comes to skin care, lemongrass essential oil is great for treating acne and lightening pimple scars and blemishes as well due to its rich Vitamin A & Vitamin E content.

9.     Jasmine Essential Oil

Scientific Name: Jasminum grandiflorum

Origin: China & India

Scent Profile: Floral, exotic,

Blends Well With: Citrus oils (Bergamot, Lemon, Grapefruit), Rose, Sandalwood

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Jasmine essential oil is another aphrodisiac that makes it on to this list and is an absolutely exquisite oil to add to your shea butter that will leave you smelling like an exotic princess from a mystical land. Apart from its beautiful floral scent, jasmine essential oil contains powerful properties that help alleviate depression and promotes youthful, supple skin, reduces stretch marks and pimples scars and blemishes.

10.Sweet Orange Essential Oil

Scientific Name: Citrus sinensis

Origin: South Western China

Scent Profile: Strong, citrusy, invigorating

Blends Well With: Cinnamon, Clove, Frankincense, Sandalwood, Vetiver

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Sweet orange essential oil can be added to your shea butter for a refreshing, invigorating cream that can be applied under your eyes to alleviate puffy eyes as it’s very good swelling and oedema. It is a stimulating oil that relieves cellulite and promotes blood circulation, creating a healthy, radiant complexion.

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Comments

  1. Natural Hairista says

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    I really love lavender BEST for shea butter! They work really well together, people!

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    • beautymunsta says

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      Yes, lavender mixes really well with shea butter! Lavender and geranium are two of my best. 😀

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      • Shirley Rasmussen says

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        Hi. Personally i can’t stand the smell of raw shea butter so tell me please how much of lavender oil can i blend so the smell would be atleast tolerable? Can u please share a good mixture that i can use on both skin & hair? Will be very greatful..thanks in advance! 🙂

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    • Isabella Kendi says

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      I will give it a try….thanks . How about Jojoba?

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  2. Daniel says

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    I whipped shea butter with the following: aloe vera, honey,coconut oil and vitamins c,E.it was good on the skin. But after four days I noticed the mixture have swollen. Can someone tell me it has spoiled?though it smell and taste the same as before

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    • Aspen says

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      Hi there, I wonder what went wrong…I’ve tried all the ingredients you mentioned before (except vitamin C) and the shea butter mix came out perfectly – one lotion I made with raw honey, rose water, shea butter and essential oils even lasted over two years. The only thing I can think of to help you find out the reason of spoilage is were the ingredients you used pure? And what kind of aloe vera did you use? If you used some straight from the plant like some people do, it will easily spoil.

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  3. April says

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    Shea butter sounds like a tasty food.

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  4. stelpat says

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    It’s really good,l tried it on the skin for two weeks but I saw the big difference even with out mixing with essential oils

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