African Shea butter is a miraculous natural product. It is full of many amazing properties that help us in multiple ways including beautiful skin and hair plus good health. The African Shea butter is made from the seeds of shea trees that are found in Africa.

Let us now explore the quick ways in which African Shea butter can be used for maximum benefits!

1. Use Shea Butter in Beauty Areas

• Use it as a wonderful moisturizer – Take some African Shea butter. Go for the brands that provide least refined butter. Rub the butter on your body areas which have dry skin. You can also use it as a body lotion. Leave the butter on skin overnight or for an hour at least so that the skin absorbs the essential moisture from the Shea butter. Take a warm shower afterwards to receive baby soft skin!

• Use it as a great hair care conditioner – Take some butter and rub it in the roots of your hair. Spread the butter throughout your hair with the help of comb. Now, cover your head with a shower cap and let the butter sit there for 10-15 minutes. Shampoo your hair and flaunt your finely conditioned hair! Work it through gently and shampoo well afterwards.
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• Use it for massage on dry skin– Shea butter is traditionally used on dry skin and hair, and you can read more about shea butter and stretch marks. To use it on dry areas, apply some butter and massage softly in circular motions for at least 7-8 minutes. Leave the butter for as long as you can, that is, for the whole night or for at least an hour! Later on, take bath with lukewarm water. Regular massage with this butter is a simple moisturising routine.

• Use it on dry heels and lips – Annoyed with cracked heels and lips? Try using African Shea butter! Rub the butter softly on your cracked heels and leave overnight. Next morning, wash your feet with lukewarm water. Do not forget to take out the dead skin from your feet with fine and suitable pedicure equipments. However, be gentle while taking off the dead skin cells. You can also apply some butter on your cracked lips to achieve soft and smooth lips the next morning!

2. Shea Butter in Shaving

Take some butter and rub it on the shaving area of your face. Though, this butter will not produce lather but will help you attain a smooth shaving base. Also, you can use this butter as an after-shave moisturiser.

3. Shea Butter and Scars

If you have scars on your body, you can use this butter to moisturise the skin over them. Be sure that your scars are fully healed. You should also consult your doctor before actually starting with the butter application. And also always use an unrefined shea butter for your face, which is readily available at the Baraka online store.

All you have to do is to massage some butter on the area of scars and let it sit there for the whole night. You will have to repeat this procedure for 3-4 months. Moisturising the area regularly keeps the skin feeling soft.

4. Shea Butter on Dry Skin

Simply massage the butter gently into the affected areas of your skin. Leave the butter on for 15-20 minutes, then rinse with warm water.

5. Shea Butter as a Moisturizer for Babies

Remember that this butter remains in solid form at room temperature. When it comes in contact with your body, it starts melting down due to heat received from the body. To use Shea butter as an after bath moisturizer for your baby, apply the butter in gentle circular motions all over your baby’s body. This natural product is traditionally used on dry skin, and a small amount spreads easily.

6. Shea Butter in Cooking

Shea butter is an essential ingredient of many chocolates. It is also used in making different types of cakes and pastries. You can also combine garlic, onions (green) and the Shea butter to prepare a delicious sauce. African Shea butter can also be used as a substitute for butter in many recipes. You may also use the Shea butter for frying. Try to use unrefined Shea butter as it contains multiple nutrients and a nutty flavor too!

Last but not the least, we would like to say that be it beauty, health or cooking, using any natural product is always better than using an artificial product that is full of chemical! African Shea butter is a natural product that is traditionally used on dry skin, lips, hands, feet and hair.

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Quick answers

What is shea butter used for?

Shea butter is traditionally used on dry skin, lips, hands, feet and hair. It melts on contact with skin, so people rub it in as a moisturiser, use it as a hair conditioning treatment, or use it as a smooth base for shaving. More in Use Shea Butter in Beauty Areas

Uses for shea butter

The most common uses are as a body moisturiser, a hair conditioning treatment, a lip and heel balm, and a shaving base. Baraka's shea butter is unrefined, strained and filtered only, and is made by hand by women's producer groups at the Konjeihi Women's Enterprise Centre in Wa, Ghana. More in Use Shea Butter in Beauty Areas

What can you use shea butter for at home?

At home, rub it on dry skin and leave it for an hour or overnight, then rinse with a warm shower. Work a little through your hair from the roots, cover with a shower cap for 10 to 15 minutes, then shampoo. You can also smooth it on dry lips and heels, or use it as a shaving base. More in Use Shea Butter in Beauty Areas

Shea butter uses for skin

For skin, shea butter is traditionally used as a moisturiser on dry areas, including hands, feet and lips. It is solid at room temperature and melts on contact with skin, so a small amount spreads easily. More in Use Shea Butter in Beauty Areas

Can you use shea butter on nails and cuticles?

Yes. Shea butter is traditionally used on dry skin and hands, and the skin around your nails is no different. Warm a small amount of Baraka's unrefined shea butter between your fingers, where it melts on contact with skin, and rub it into your cuticles and the skin around each nail.