Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Shea Butters

  • Aloe & Green Tea
  • Lavender
  • Lemon Cream
  • Mango
  • Vanilla

Your skin has never been pampered like this! Shea
butter, cocoa butter and five oils—macadamia nut,
avocado, apricot kernel, jojoba and coconut—are
whipped for a smooth, spreadable feel that’s perfect
after bathing or for in-home manicures and hand
massages.

• All-natural shea butter.
• All-natural cocoa butter.
• Five all-natural oils.
• Intense moisturizer.
• Variety of scents.
• Wide open jar for convenient application.

• Shea Butter: A natural fat obtained from the
fruit of the West African karite tree. It has a high
content of non-saponifiable fatty acids, as well
as allantoin and linoleic acid (aka vitamin F).
• Cocoa Butter: A vegetable fat from the cocoa
bean which softens and lubricates the skin.
• Macadamia Nut Oil: This rejuvenating body
oil has a warm, nutty aroma and excellent
spreadability with no greasy feel. Its fatty acid
composition is similar to that of natural skin
oils (sebum), including some of the acids that
are crucial to the maintenance of the skin’s
water barrier functions. It is excellent for daily
skin care to moisturize and soften the skin.
• Avocado Oil: Delivers essential fatty acids, and
contains vitamin A (in the form of carotenoids),
plus exceptionally high amounts of vitamins D, E
and potassium to help keep skin moist and
smooth. Avocado oil has the highest penetration
rate among similar oils.
• Apricot Kernel Oil: This oil is similar in texture
and properties to almond oil (you’ll notice that
the pit of an apricot looks remarkably like an
almond), and is in the same category as olive oil
and avocado oil. Apricot kernel oil is considered
by many chemists to be an excellent natural
replacement for mineral oil; it is rapidly absorbed
by the skin and has a high vitamin E content.
• Jojoba Oil: A natural moisturizer held in high
regard by the Native Americans of the Sonora
Desert for its cosmetic properties.
• Coconut Oil: A highly-saturated fat consisting
primarily of short-chain fatty acids bonded with glycerin.

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