What Makes Shea Butter Different From Other Butters? Shea Butter is divided into two important fractions: (1) the first fraction is called the saponifiable fraction, which contains most of the moisturizing (moisturizing fraction) properties; (2) the second fraction is called the unsaponifiable fraction, which contains most of the healing properties (healing fraction). The healing fraction contains important nutrients, vitamins, and other valuable phytonutrients required for healing. In other body butters, the healing fraction is very small, often in the range of 1% or less. While other seed oils may have a good to excellent moisturizing fraction, these oils contain little or no healing fraction. Because Shea Butter has such a large healing fraction, in addition to moisturizing fraction, regular use of this natural butter can treat many skin problems, including blemishes, wrinkles, itching, sunburns, small skin wounds, eczema, skin allergies, insect bites, frost bite, and other skin conditions. It is because of these unique healing properties that the Shea tree got its name, the Karité tree, which means the TREE OF LIFE.
Posted on: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 05:02:23 +0000
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