Shea Butter and I... my discoveries

So in my previous writing, I gave you a taste of my experience with Shea Butter. However, since life is not the sum of what we think, I also sought in finding what are others saying about Shea Butter thus taking this time apart for you to research. Needless to say that there are so many resources that it was not easy to narrow down, nut I hope you will enjoy my discoveries about Shea Butter!

                     Shea Butter, originating from the Savannah Tree also known as the Shea Tree called Vitellaria paradoxa,  is a tree only found in Africa: That is why it is often referred as the African Shea Butter or the African Shea Tree. Present in over twenty countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia,Eritrea, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and Guinea) out of fifty three African countries, Shea Butter is usually yellow or white, but can be used unrefined, refined or ultra-refined. The research community defines is as being a triglyceride from stearic acid and oleic acid.

The American Shea Butter Institute is a potential best friend for those who have dry skin, it fights and visibly wrinkles after four to six weeks of use. Mother Nature Network  shares the benefits of its use in haircare products such as its sealing effects in moisturizing, its conditioning of the scalp, its alleviation of dandruff, its voluminous effect when applied to the roots.

Other researchers praise its richness in Vitamin A and E and how compared to other oils its healing effects and is highly recommended for the treatment of blemishes, itching, sunburns, small skin wounds, eczema, skin allergies caused by poison ivy, poison oak, insect bites, frost bite, dermatitis, skin cracks.
In Latin, it is also known as the Butyrospermum parkii, and some researchers suggest that it is incredibly nourishing and moisturizing, and can last  approximately two years on shelf, though I must acknowledge that we've kept it for longer than that.
In French, Shea Butter is known as Beurre de Karite. In Bambara, it is known as shiriyi or shisu (a language from Mali). In Wolof (a language from Senegal), the tree is called ghariti. In Hausa (one of the language spoken in Benin, Niger, Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire, Togo, Central Africa and Libya), Shea of Shea Butter is known as Kade or Kadanya. 

Furthermore, to complete these discoveries shared with you, why not watch this testimonial?

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