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Archive for May, 2010
Unrefined Shea Butter in a Nutshell – Uses, Benefits, Production and Purchase
May 20th
An Introduction to Unrefined Shea Butter
In today’s society, most people have only recently heard of the substance Shea Butter however that secret is far from being a “breakthrough discovery”. The function and benefits of Shea Butter have been known and put to use for centuries. The Africans have used Shea Butter for many generations, protecting and rejuvenating hair and skin (the largest organ in the human body). Having said that, the benefits of Shea Butter are not discriminatory to the people of the world. Literally everyone can take advantage of the benefits provided by Shea Butter. Today, Shea Butter is accessible More >
Serf to Surf Unrefined Shea Butter Product – MUST READ Before Buying
May 12th
What I’d like to share is something that you simply must know before using a powerful moisturising product such as the Serf to Surf Unrefined Shea Butter product. This product contains some Tea Tree Oil which is a soothing antibacterial oil. However, some people are in fact more sensitive to Tea Tree Oil, especially when applied to raw/damaged skin. Whilst allergy as such is not common at all.
When someone is sensitive, they may experience some irritation/mild redness and when they are allergic, they will experience rapid swelling, intense redness (often with a ring of ‘white’ around the outside) and sometimes pain. This area More >
Unrefined Shea Butter – The Moisturizing & Healing Benefits with a Little Know How
May 11th
Unrefined shea butter contains an abundance of curative ingredients, including vitamins, minerals, proteins and a unique fatty acid profile, and is a fine active moisturizer. Unlike petroleum based moisturizers, shea butter rightly restores the skin’s natural elasticity.
Shea butter enables your skin to absorb moisture from the air (increases the hydrophilic profile of the skin), and as a result, your skin becomes softer and stays moisturized for an extended period of time. It also has natural sunscreen properties and anti-inflammatory agents.
Because of its amazing properties, shea butter is an excellent ingredient for body goods such as soaps, lotions and creams. Perhaps, it is most More >
African Black Soap For Acne – Helps Manage it Effectively!
May 4th
Traditionally, pure black soap (also known as African black soap, anago soap, alata simena or ose dudu) is made in West Africa, mainly in Ghana, but Togo, Nigeria and Mali also produce it. It is made from the ash of topically harvested plants and barks such as the palm tree leaves, cocoa pods, plantains and shea butter tree bark. various tribes and communities have their own “secret” recipes of the oil and preparation techniques. As a result, black soap comes in assorted color variations.
Acne is a skin condition in which blackheads, whiteheads and inflamed red pimples or “zits” break out on More >
About Pure Black Soap
May 3rd
African pure black soap is a hand crafted soap product created by Africans. It has a number of regional variations to its name (for example anago soap) Over the past decade or so, the dark brown african soap product has become a very popular skin rejuvenating remedy in the West.
A bit about black soap’s background:
- Black soap is also known as (AKA) Ose Dude, Anago Soap, Alata Simena and has been typically made by the female members of varying African communities over the past centuries. To name a few, some of the regions of Africa where it is made include Ghana, Benin, More >