Shea Butter - Certified Organic - Unrefined 200 grams

Certified Organic. Unrefined Shea Butter. Fair Trade Certified. Cruelty-Free & Vegan. 

Shea butter is used for making your own body butter, lip balm, concealer sticks, hair treatments and face masks, just to mention a few.

Also known as the African karite butter. It is expressed from the pits of the fruit of the African butter tree which grows in Central Africa. It makes a hard bar of soap with a silky feel that is conditioning and has a stable lather. Shea butter is beneficial for treating dry skin, blemishes, skin discolouration, scars and wrinkles. This organic and fairtrade Shea Butter is collected with the help of women's cop-operative groups to empower local individuals and their communities, and, in turn, provide employment and opportunity to create a sustainable quality of life. 

Recommended usage 5-15%

Lip Gloss Recipe

Ingredients:

• 50g shea butter
• 30g jojoba oil
• 10g beeswax
• 1/8 teaspoon mica colour (optional)

Directions:

• Measure out your ingredients.
• Carefully heat beeswax in a thick-based pot on the stove until just melted. Remove the pot from the heat.
• Add shea butter to the pot and melt.
• Mix in jojoba oil and stir until evenly combined.
• Mix in mica colour (optional)
• Before it cools, place it in small jars or lip balm tubes.

This recipe fills approximatly 15 standard lip balm tubes or about 5 x 15ml glass jars.