subject: Shea Butter: Natural Hair Products That Deliver [print this page] Shea Butter: Natural Hair Products That Deliver
Perhaps the most widely spread use for the wonderful butter nut of tropical Africa is use in western cosmetics. The Shea butter nut, which is packed with minerals and fatty acids, is prized for it's moisturising and replenishing qualities, and has been traditionally used in everything from cooking oil to use in various hair products.
In modern cosmetics, Shea butter is extracted from butter nuts using modern technologies, and used in hair products and replenishing skin productsShea butter is especially useful for managing forms of hair loss, shedding hair problems and taming unmanageable hair.
The traditional way to extract Shea butter from butter nuts is by roasting and pounding the nuts before boiling them for a prolonged period of timeeventually the butter will separate and rise to the top of the solution where it can be easily skimmed offit is now that the product is in it's purest form, and is quite expensive to purchase. However when mass produced using modern technologies, and sold by such retailers as alter ego hair products, Shea butter products can be obtained relatively cheaply.
Shea butter hair products, alter ego hair products in particular are commonly found at Dominican salons across the globe, where they are used to improve scalp health, hair manageability, promote hair shine, fullness and liveliness as well as counter any hair loss and shedding issues. Shea butter has also been picked up by many mainstream hair saloons for use in hair products as well as cosmetic retailers where it is found in various skin products. It's suitable use in these skin products is due to the butter nuts high density in desirable minerals and vitamins associated with skin health. It is said that continual use of Shea butter products for both the hair and skin will improve vitality, strength, manageability and promote an overall shine and glow.
