If you have been using Signa Scents’ vegan bath and beauty products, there is a good possibility that you have used unrefined, raw shea butter. Shea butter has become a popular ingredient in bath and beauty products due to the benefits to your skin. Let’s take a closer look at the benefits of shea butter and why it’s a great natural moisturizer.
What is Shea Butter?
Shea butter is fat that has been removed from shea tree nuts found in Africa. This skin superfood contains fatty acids, antioxidants, and vitamins. Similar to green tea, the shea butter’s antioxidants called polyphenols have anti-aging properties. This ingredient has been used for centuries to soften, heal, hydrate, and soothe the skin, as well as reduce inflammation and reduce the signs of aging.
Shea butter contains essential vitamins and fatty acids, which include:
- Stearic acid
- Oleic acid
- Phytosterols
- Allantoin (helps heal skin irritations)
- Vitamin A, E, and F
What Are the Benefits of Shea Butter?
Naturally Hydrates Your Skin
If you are new to shea butter, one of the most well-known benefits is that it provides excellent hydration for the skin. Since shea butter is a thick solid at room temperature, it’s easy to rub this ingredient into your hands to create a smooth consistency for application. You can use it on your face and body for some serious natural hydration. For those that have dry skin, your skin will thank you for using shea butter.
Shea butter contains high fat content, which means it acts as an emollient and humectant. This will help lock in that moisturizer, so your skin stays hydrated for several hours. The butter’s vitamins and fatty acids help soften and soothe the skin, which is great for irritated and/or itchy skin.
Helps Fade Your Scars
No matter what type of scars you may have, shea butter is an excellent natural ingredient to fade scars. This includes scars from acne and non-acne causes like stretch marks. Shea butter is also known to help heal bruises and burns.
Plumps Your Skin
As shea butter hydrates and soothes your skin, this also helps plump your skin. This is especially beneficial during those dry winter months when the heat is on and humidity levels may be low. The shea butter will help keep your skin soft, moisturized, and plump, which is something everyone can appreciate.
Reduces the Signs of Aging
You may know about how moisturizing shea butter is, but did you know that shea butter has natural anti-aging properties? Indeed, the skin superfood helps skin appear younger by reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Shea butter helps increase the production of collagen. In turn, collagen helps firm the skin due to vitamin F, a key vitamin which helps the skin stay moisturized and soft. When your skin is soft and hydrated, this helps maintain your skin’s elasticity.
As you can see, shea butter is a skin workhorse when it comes to a natural ingredient that can hydrate, protect, soothe, and heal your skin. At Signa Scents, many of our vegan products contain raw, unrefined organic shea butter sourced directly from Ghana, Africa. We are dedicated to providing only the highest quality products for our customers, which starts with the highest quality ingredients. Raw, unrefined organic shea butter is extracted and prepared without using any chemicals or preservatives that could damage or remove the natural properties found in the shea butter. Refined shea butter is often bleached, so it is white in appearance and does not smell. This is quite different from the unrefined type, which has a yellow color and a delightful earthy scent. Contact Signa Scents based in Southport, NC today to check out our wide range of vegan bath and beauty products containing raw, unrefined shea butter.