Trust Shea Butter for Natural Skin Care

We ran across a very interesting article published in the New York Times yesterday titled “Should You Trust Your Make-up?” It speaks about the toxic chemicals in our skin care and what you can do about it.

The article states:
“Part of the push for greater oversight stems from concerns about health trends, like increased reports of early puberty, asthma and allergies. Some scientists and health groups want to know if there is any connection to the aggregate exposure to chemicals.

A handful of small case studies and anecdotal reports, published in medical journals, suggest that a few ingredients used in some cosmetics could potentially have a hormonal or allergenic affect on humans.”

Click on the link below to read the full article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/15/fashion/15skin.html

Here at Purely Shea – The Leader in Organic Shea Butter Skincare, we always encourage everyone to read ingredient panels and to know what you are putting on your skin. It is best to stick with pure products like Purely Shea 100 % Unrefined Certified Organic Shea Butter for your skin care needs.

Steph,
Purely Shea – The Leader in Organic Shea Butter Skincare
Your Source for Natural Skin Care and Organic Skin Care
http://www.purelyshea.com/
http://sheabutterblog.blogspot.com/

Natural Skin Care Tip: Shea Butter Spread Test

How do you know if your natural and organic skin care shea butter is authentic? You should look for a third party approval on your packaging such as the USDA Certified Organic Seal to verify authenticity. Also sending a sample of your shea butter to a lab can verify your natural skin care.

A test you can do at home is the “Butter Knife Spread Test.” At room temp, authentic unrefined certified organic Shea Butter will spread nice and smooth without crumbling to pieces. If the Shea Butter is difficult to spread, or if it is lumpy and crumbles, it may be cut with other ingredients.

On occasion, Shea Butter can appear grainy in its most natural state. But if it is authentic Shea Butter, even grainy shea will spread smooth and evenly when put to the butter knife test. Choosing natural skin care can be tricky, but with easy tests like this, you are bound to choose the best!

Steph,
Purely Shea – The Leader in Organic Shea Butter Skincare
Your Natural Skin Care and Organic Skin Care Source
http://www.purelyshea.com/
http://sheabutterblog.blogspot.com/

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