This is just part one of my personal exploration with raw shea butter... enjoy!
Hello there my loves. I am very excited because today I made my first raw shea butter purchase! It has been something I have been wanting to do for a long time, but I was confused about what to buy, where to buy it, what was too expensive, too cheap, real, fake... etc! However, I have been doing some research about shea butter and I would like to share it with you.
For one, as many of you know, I have 4C hair. My hair is very kinky (I don't use that word in a negative way) and frizzy. So I battle with frizz and dryness. I had gotten my dry scalp under great control, however it has been coming back lately.
To be honest, my hair has been very frustrating to me as of late. I feel like just when I had everything nailed down, my hair began to rebel and not like what I am doing. So I know something needs to change. To get some ideas and help, I began to search natural blogs and youtube channels to see what naturals with a hair type similar to mine use. What do you know? Almost every single one of them use Shea butter. So I decided to look more into this product...
My research...
What is Shea Butter? It is a natural fat taken from the nut of the Karite African Shea tree. It is then prepared by cracking, roasting, grinding, crushing and separating the oils. - What are the benefits when it is RAW? It contains minerals and vitamins such as vitamin A and E. In addition it contains essential fatty acids. In addition it is not processed and therefore contains no added chemicals. It is all natural, literally :)
- How does it benefit hair? It is said to give moisture to dry or damaged hair. It protects against weather damaged hair and repairs dry and brittle hair. It also restores luster to dull hair. In addition, it is quickly absorbed into the scalp to hydrate without clogging pores on your scalp
My hair is getting longer, I am becoming more educated, and I want to do everything I can to keep my hair healthy. So I decided that I am going to back away from "processed" products and opt for a more natural regimen. I will be using up the rest of what I have, but after that is gone, I will be going as natural as possible in regards to my products.
I purchased mine online at amazon.com though the vendor Nature and Herb. They have a 100% positive rating over the last 12 months out of 7031 ratings. According to their product description,
"This is the raw and unprocessed Shea butter. It may be lumpy and hard. You can rub it on your hands and apply it directly on the skin. If it is not soft enough for you, you can put it into the microwave and heat it for a couple minutes. It will become soft.
Golden Shea butter is the classic Shea butter many are familiar with. It is yellow in color, has a fairly strong smokey order and is imported from the African nation of Ghana.."