Hair Maintenance: Benefits Of Shea Butter

Shea butter is amazing for hair growth! Its a rich source of moisture, vitamins and fat for your skin and hair. Natural anti-inflammatory properties make it a nourishing choice for the scalp, helping to improve your hair growth and health.

Also known as karite butter, shea butter is a cream-colored fatty substance made from the nuts of karite trees that grow in the savannah regions of West and Central Africa. Karite trees, or shea trees, grow only in the wild, take up to 50 years to mature, and live up to 300 years. The trees need tender loving care, and their cultivation, along with the manufacture and distribution of shea butter, is an enormous undertaking in Africa, where shea butter is sometimes referred to as women’s gold because so many women are employed in its production.
 

Shea Butter’s Healing Properties

Shea butter is in high demand because it has many healing properties — it's used to cool burns, soothe sores, fade scars, lighten stretch marks, and help cure skin conditions such as dermatitis, psoriasis, and dandruff. It may also help diminish wrinkles by moisturizing the skin, promoting cell renewal, and increasing circulation. An effective moisturizer, shea butter is rich in fatty acids, which help skin retain its moisture and elasticity. Because of this, shea butter is a key ingredient in many cosmetic and hair care products.

The Benefits

Does shea butter work magic on your hair and scalp? Well, here are some of its chief benefits:

• Shea butter provides moisture to dry and damaged hair from the roots to the tips, leaving it healthy and shiny. Because it's rich in vitamins A and E, shea butter soothes dryness, repairs breakage, and mends split ends.
• Shea butter absorbs quickly and completely into the scalp without clogging pores, leaving a greasy residue, or causing a buildup of oil or dandruff.
• Shea butter helps heal a variety of scalp problems, including dry scalp, psoriasis, eczema, and dermatitis.
• Shea butter protects hair from weather damage caused by wind, humidity, and extreme dryness, and repairs such damage.
• Because it's rich in moisture and can shield against harmful ultraviolet radiation, shea butter protects hair from sun damage.
• If your hair has endured chemical treatments, hot irons, and blow-dryers, shea butter can restore its moisture and vitality.

Use

You can use shea butter on your scalp, your hair or both to improve the length, health and appearance of your hair. Gently warm shea butter to liquefy and work through your hair. Leave the emollient butter in place for 30 minutes or longer, wrapping your head in a hot towel for additional warmth. Wash out with shampoo and follow with conditioner. You can also use shea butter as a styling cream, particularly if you have damaged or curly hair. Rub a very small amount of shea butter between your hands, then apply to the hair. Keep the shea butter away from the roots of the hair to avoid making your hair look greasy or unwashed.

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