Shea Butter - Certified Organic - Unrefined 50 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 cooperative 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 approximately 15 standard lip balm tubes or about 5 x 15ml glass jars.