Shea Butter: The Secret to Glowing Skin
STILL WORRYING ABOUT ROUGH AND PALE SKIN? SHEA BUTTER TO THE RESCUE!! In my previous skin care post, I talked about the wonders of fresh tomatoes http://zaraifedi.blogspot.com/2018/07/wonders-of-fresh-tomatoes.html , today we are going to discuss another powerful natural skin care tool called Shea Butter. Shea butter popularly known as 'Okwoma' among the Igbo race has been proven to be a very active home ingredient for both skin care and other health benefits, the processed form normally comes in yellow or cream colours. According to Wikipedia " Shea butter is a fat extracted from the nut of the African shea tree. It is usually yellow in color when raw, with more processed versions being ivory or white in color. Shea butter is a triglyceride derived mainly from stearic acid and oleic acid." Shea butter is very thick and solid at room temperature but has a buttery rich consistency that makes it ideal for use as a natural eye cream, lip balm, or bo...