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Ever Wonder Exactly What "Shea Butter" Is? (We Have.)

contributed by Hope Trotter

When we talk about skin care, we all think: lotion. Most people have a variety of bottles with many different skin care ingredients. The difference in all those bottles is what is in the lotion and what it actually does to your skin. A typical quick fix is mineral oil, or baby oil. These types of products create a barrier like plastic wrap on the skin. Many products use this because it is a cheap industrial by-product and is a quick fix for dry skin. The problem is the skin cannot breathe. A unknown fact is that mineral type oils cause wrinkling to occur because the skin is being smothered and not able to breathe normally. Have you ever left a vegetable in a plastic bag too long? The moisture from the vegetable has nowhere to go so it puckers and molds. Most of us would not willingly put our own skin through such torture, but unwittingly that is exactly what takes place with many products on the market.

Shea Butter is a natural product that is renowned for its skin softening and moisture retaining ability. Shea Butter is made with a moisture-rich butter obtained from the nut of the Karite tree in Central Africa, also known as Karite butter and African butter. Shea Butter is a superb emollient ideal for use in skin moisturizers. It helps enhance cell regeneration and capillary circulation, which assists in the healing of small wounds, cracks, and crevices in the skin.

What makes Shea butter so great for the skin is its high content of fatty acids. These fatty acids are indispensable for moisturizing and retaining the elasticity of the skin. By making up for lipid (fat) deficiency in the epidermal cells, Shea butter provides the skin with all the essential elements it needs for its good balance. Shea Butter also is high in Vitamin E which has an anti-elastic characteristic, which makes this type of product a very beneficial active ingredient against stretch marks.

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Hope Trotter wanted to be her own boss, in a business that she felt was natural and American made. She fell in love with Jordan Essentials, partially because the products are quality and manufactured in the Ozarks.  The products are family friendly and Jordan Essentials has something for each person in the family, plus products for the bath and body, and mineral makeup.  You can shop Hope's site at:  www.myjestore.com/4768

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