Shea butter

Oleic acid comes from the Latin oleum, meaning oil. This lipid is part of the omega-9 family. It is the most abundant long-chain monounsaturated fatty acid in our bodies. It is highly nourishing for the skin, making it suppler and softer, as well as more radiant. Other active components Unsaponifiables (approx. 10%) including : Phytosterols (karisterols: alpha-spinasterol, delta-7-stigmasterol): healing and repairing action. They also reduce inflammation. Latex (source of karitene): soothing and calming action on irritations, skin protection (absorbs UV rays very strongly). Vitamin E: natural antioxidant. Carotenoids: anti-free radical action: protects tissues from degeneration. As a cosmetic ingredient, Shea butter is renowned for its properties: It soothes skin prone to redness and irritation. It helps protect the skin against external aggressions (cold, wind, pollution, etc.). Repairing, it soothes sensitive, flaky skin. Softening, it leaves the skin feeling silky soft. Protective, it prevents skin dehydration. It helps prevent the signs of premature ageing. Its fluid, dry feel means you can create emulsions with a non-greasy feel. Recommended for: All skin types, particularly aggressed and sensitive skin. Dehydrated, rough, flaky skin. Skin exposed to extreme conditions. Protective and soothing care for sensitive and damaged skin.

Uses: Use as an ingredient in your preparations: Creams and balms for sensitive skin. After-sun milks to soothe skin prone to sun damage. Nourishing creams for dry, dehydrated skin. As a hair beauty ingredient, Shea Olein vegetable oil is recognised for its properties: Prevents hair dehydration. Revitalises and restores shine and vigour to damaged hair. Protects hair colour and prolongs shine. Indications: Dry, rough, frizzy, brittle, split ends, frizzy, afro, curly hair, coloured hair. Use as an ingredient in your preparations: Shampoos and conditioners, Hair care balms for dry hair, Colour protection creams or masks.

Constituents of Shea butter: unsaturated fatty acids with a high content of unsaponifiable triglycerides, oleic acid, triterpene alcohols, vitamin E, provitamin A, allantoin. As a cosmetic ingredient, Shea Olein vegetable oil is renowned for its properties: It soothes skin prone to redness and irritation. It helps protect the skin against external aggressors (cold, wind, pollution, etc.). Repairing, it soothes sensitive, flaky skin. Softening, it leaves the skin feeling silky soft. Protective, it prevents skin dehydration. It helps prevent the signs of premature ageing. Its fluid, dry feel makes it ideal for creating emulsions that are non-greasy to the touch. As a hair beauty ingredient, shea olein vegetable oil is recognised for its properties: Prevents hair dehydration. Revitalises and restores shine and vigour to damaged hair. Protects hair colour and prolongs shine. Indications: Dry, rough, frizzy, brittle, split ends, frizzy, afro, frizzy hair, coloured hair. Use as an ingredient in your preparations: Shampoos and conditioners, Hair care balms for dry hair, Colour protection creams or masks.