VIRGIN Shea Butter

USDA Certified Organic VIRGIN Shea Butter

As we all become more educated about the toxins that surround us, the demand for eco-friendly, all-natural, and organic products has surged. Skincare products are among those products. Here at Purely Shea, we always recommend that everyone read the ingredients of their products to ensure that they are picking things that are safe and healthy.

We also like to tell people to choose products that carry the USDA ORGANIC seal. Purely Shea is one of the few skincare companies to offer 100% Pure USDA Certified Organic VIRGIN Shea Butter for maximum healing.

Having USDA ORGANIC approval ensures:

• Independent third-party guarantee of quality and purity of the shea butter
• The shea butter is free from pesticides
• Sustainable agriculture of the shea tree that respects, supports, and
nurtures the complete ecosystem of Earth
• Authenticity of natural and organic shea butter claims
• Prevention of damage to the environment by toxic synthetic chemicals

Please make sure your Certified Organic Shea Butter is VIRGIN which means it is not refined and still in its raw form. This form ensures that you are getting the most potent healing shea butter available.

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Lavender Shea Butter from Purely Shea

Many of you have requested a scented version of our original Purely Shea shea butter so here it is: Lavender Purely Shea shea butter made with the finest certified organic lavender essential oil.

Lavender essential oil is one of the most versatile and therapeutic essences available. It has the ability to restore harmony, inspire and your calm spirit.

It also is extremely helpful for the following skin care conditions:
- abscesses
- acne
- athlete's foot
- boils
- bruises
- burns
- cuts
- dandruff
- dermatitis
- eczema,
- insect bites & insect repellant
- psoriasis
- sores
- sunburn
- wounds

Aromatherapists also use Lavender Essential Oil to help treat depression, headaches, hypertension, insomnia, migraines, nervous tension and other stress related conditions.

Certified Organic Shea Butter combined with Certified Organic Lavender Essential Oil provides the ultimate relaxing therapeutic skincare treatment giving excellent healing effects to the skin while soothing the spirit.

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Combat Parched Winter Hair with Shea Butter

Winter is here and the cold weather can dry out your hair and damage it beyond repair. Check out the tips listed below to help get you combat parched winter hair.









1. Shampoo Less


excessive shampooing can strip natural oils from the hair so it is best to shampoo every other day or less frequently, if possible, unless you exercise regularly or work outdoors.



2. Nix the Heated Hair Appliances


In order to avoid damage caused by hair appliances, it is best to let your hair air dry whenever possible. Blow-drying can dry out the hair and damage it even more. When using hot rollers or a flat iron, apply a light protective hair product to the hair to lessen the damage.

3. Increase Circulation to your Scalp


Massage your head daily for 5-10 minutes to promote blood flow to the scalp and improve the quality of your hair. This increases the circulation and stimulates the scalp while spreading natural oils throughout the hair.



4. Deep Condition Hair with Shea Butter


This thick and rich cream is great for parched dry hair. Melt Shea Butter, and apply to hair as a hot oil treatment after shampooing. Comb thru and rinse for silky soft tresses.





5. Eat Right


Finally, be sure to eat enough protein, B vitamins and drink enough water to stay well hydrated.



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Shea Butter DIY Recipe

For all of you natural DIY bath and body enthusiasts out there, we have a wonderful Purely Shea Shea Butter Fancy Feet Scrub recipe that you are going to LOVE!

Here is what you need:

1) 4 Tablespoons of Purely Shea Shea Butter

2) 8 Tablespoons of Organic of Sugar

3) 2 Tablespoons of Organic Honey

4) 2 Tablespoons of Glycerin

5) 2 Tablespoons Organic EVO

Put everything in one big and mix thoroughly. Slather the mixture on your feet concentrating on rough spots like heels. Rinse thoroughly and pat dry. Be sure to use some extra Purely Shea shea butter once you are finished. You will find it will absorb better after the scrub!

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Shea Butter Retailer Spotlight: REAL FOODS MARKET

Happy Monday Everyone!

Today I wanted to showcase a new retailer of Purely Shea products: REAL FOODS MARKET. We are truly happy and pleased to announce this new partnership here at Purely Shea. Real Foods Market Located in Orem, UT is dedicated to bringing its customers "real food that goes far beyond the popularized organic vs. non-organic distinction. Real food is nothing more or less than food created by Mother Nature and eaten in its natural, unadulterated, pure and nutrient rich state. In theory, if you cannot pick it, gather it, milk it, or hunt it – it is not real food."

To learn about the wonderful offerings at Real Foods Market, please visit their website at http://www.realfoodsmarket.com/

Steph Hutchins,

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Purely Shea is now FAIR TRADE CERTIFIED

We are so pleased to announce something new and exciting Purely Shea. Our products are now Fair-trade certified by the ECOCERT organization.

This is what being Fair-trade means for producers:

1)Ethics

Assurance for producers to sell at a guaranteed minimum price, and for workers to receive a decent salary.

2)Social

Proper working conditions, unions or similar organisations, the establishment of a development fund to finance technical, economic and social measures to benefit producer communities.

3)Health and Environment

Production methods making responsible use of natural resources, mindful of producers' and workers' health.

4)Development

The process involves a lasting partnership with buyers and the empowerment of producers.

Steph Hutchins,

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Beautiful Lips with Shea Butter in 4 Easy Steps

It is always better to prevent than to cure. Chapped lips can be caused by a number of issues can cause chapped lips, such as being for a long time in a dry and cold environment, salty food, or windy winter weather. No matter what caused your chapped lips you can help heal them Purely Shea, here's how:

1) First use a warm moist wash cloth to wet lips. Gently massage in circular motion to exfoliate.

2) Dry lips with dry towel.

3) Wet lips with a little warm water.

4) Apply Purely Shea shea butter liberally to the wet lips to heal and seal in moisture.

Good luck with your lovely lips this winter!

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Like our PURELY SHEA Facebook Page

Hi Shea Butter Fans!

Happy Friday to all. Please take a moment out of your busy day to LIKE our Facebook Fan Page Titled: PURELY SHEA -Organic Skin & Hair Solutions.

We post often to our Facebook page and we would love to include you in our conversations.

Thanks so much,
Steph Hutchins

FREE SHIPPING!

Hi Shea Butter Lovers!

Welcome to 2012. Here on the Shea Butter Blog we are excited about the New Year and want to share that excitement by offering FREE SHIPPING on all of our products now thru January 31, 2012.

Stay Tuned as we will be unveiling wonderful new products for 2012.

Shea Butter for Stuffy Nose

We are still in the midst of cough and cold season. But no need to worry, Shea Butter is here to help with your congestion woes.

Did you know that Shea Butter has been used for hundreds of years by traditional healers to help relieve a stuffy nose? In fact is was proven that Shea Butter has the ability to act as an nasal decongenstant in preliminary studies? Natural skin care is also quite therapeutic.


Well an article published almost 30 years ago in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology concluded that Shea Butter worked better than the conventional nasal drops used in the study.


Click on the link below to read for yourself!
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=89854&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_DocSum


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Eczema and Shea Butter

Shea Butter for Eczema

Eczema is a type of skin condition causing extreme inflammation and irritation
Simply anything and everything touching the skin can activate eczema. First, it is ALWAYS important to contact a professional health-care provider to determine the best treatment plan and if drugs are needed. Although Shea Butter is not a drug, many physicians recommend it to their patients suffering from eczema.

As eczema dehydrates the skin, the best thing to help heal eczema is by making the skin recover its moisture withholding ability. Shea Butter is one of the superb means of invigorating our skin cells so as to help them recover their moisture preservation ability. Unrefined certified organic shea butter has intense moisturizing effects and also has an extremely powerful ability to heal the skin.

While you apply Shea Butter as a medication for eczema, use a judicious quantity of to the parts of the skin that are influenced by eczema. After you apply shea butter on a part of the skin, ensure that the butter penetrates beneath the skin surface. Massage gently as you put on the shea butter. The huge proportion of unsaponifiables( the healing fraction) present in Shea Butter add to its capability to help bring relief to eczema as well as other skincare disorders such as psoriasis, severe dry skin, wounds, and rashes.

Steph Hutchins,

Purely Shea - The Leader in Organic Shea Butter Skincare

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Enjoy Shea Butter SAVINGS

Hello!

We took a hiatus from the Shea Butter Blog but we are back better than ever!

In order to properly welcome you back we are offering $10.00 OFF of Unscented Purely Shea shea butter.

Just use the discount code "save10" at checkout for Unscented Purely Shea at http://www.purelyshea.com to save $10!

Steph Huchins

Shea Butter: How much shea butter is really in your skin care?

Shea Butter: How much shea butter is in your skin care products?

Everyone has heard of the term “less is more” but when it comes to Shea Butter in your skincare products, this is not the case. For healing purposes, it is always necessary to choose the product that contains the most shea butter.

Two different types of Shea Butter skin care exist:
1) Shea Butter Based Products
2) Pure Shea Butter Products

Shea Butter-Based Products
These particular products contain less than 5% of shea butter and usually contain the words “shea butter” simply for marketing purposes. These type of products may offer mild moisturizing properties at best, however, they will not provide healing for skin conditions such as stretch marks, eczema, psoriasis, and tough dry skin.

Pure Shea Butter Products
This class of shea butter products contains 95-100% Pure Shea Butter. The products in the second category deliver greater moisturization and healing effects to the skin unlike the watered-down shea butter-based products. This category also produces greater antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

So, buyer beware! Be sure to read the label of your products to ensure that you are receiving high-potent skin care. Just because the front of your skin care container reads the words “Shea Butter” on it, it does not mean Shea Butter is one of the main ingredients. Be sure to use 100% Pure Shea Butter Products for your skin care needs.

Steph Hutchins,

Purely Shea - The Leader in Organic Shea Butter Skin Care

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Shea Butter for your Neck & Decollete

SHEA BUTTER FOR YOUR NECK AND DECOLLETE

SHEA BUTTER FOR THE NECK

As we age, we tend to loose elasticity in not only our face but also the neck area. However, many people do not moisturize their neck as apart of their skincare routine. To prevent lines, wrinkles and “crows” neck it is important that you remember to ALWAYS moisturize your neck along with face using shea butter. Holding your head up as much as possible and avoiding high pillows at bed time will also help to keep your neck wrinkle-free.

SHEA BUTTER FOR THE DECOLLETE

This is also a neglected and vulnerable area often forgotten during skincare. This aea deserves the same Shea Butter Treatment we give to our face and our necks. To lock in extra moisture, apply the shea butter after showering with slightly damp skin for superb anti-aging properties and velvety smooth skin.

Steph Hutchins,

Purely Shea - The Leader in Organic Shea Butter Skincare

http://www.purelyshea.com/

Shea Butter Convention 2008

Shea Butter Convention is only about six weeks away so mark your calendars! Here is the information:

• The 2008 International Shea Butter Convention
  
• Friday, October 03, 2008 7:30 am - Sunday, October 05, 2008 3:30 pm
  
• Atlanta Airport Crowne Plaza Hotel and Resort1325 Virginia AveAtlanta , GA 30344USA
• SPONSORED BY
  AMERICAN SHEA BUTTER INSTITUTE
  & THE BIO-SHEA CORPORATION

• Visit the American Shea Butter Institute website to register today.

Learn what's New, and See What's Hot in Shea Butter. Enjoy the rare opportunity to have experts answer all of your questions about Shea butter. Hope to see you there!

Steph Hutchins,
Purely Shea - The Leader in Organic Shea Butter Skincare
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Natural Shea Butter Skin Care

Is Your Shea Butter Skincare Truly Natural?

If you've done any research at all on Shea Butter, you know that it has some really beneficial healing powers. You also probably know that it can be used for anything from lip care to babies to dandruff. There are so many uses, I could probably write a report. However, if you're using refined Shea Butter, you aren't getting all of these benefits. The refining process destroys Shea Butter's healing properties. Is your Shea Butter Skincare truly natural? Here are some great tips to find out.

Packaging
A truly natural Shea Butter product should have eco-friendly packaging. This means either reusable containers or packaging that has been recycled. This includes using the least amount of packaging needed. When companies use environmentally friendly packaging, it's a good sign that they care about our planet's resources, and also about what they are sending to their customers. Eco-friendly packaging is easy on the environment, and our pockets. Check your Shea Butter container for the recycle symbol.

Sustainability
Sustainable means that the product ensures a better quality of life for everyone. The Shea nut is never wasted. Every part is used. The fruit is consumed, the empty shell is used for fuel, the oil for cooking and the butter for skincare and beauty health. It also provides a fair earning for the native women who collect it. Make sure you're purchasing the Shea Butter product from a company who works with women's cooperation groups. This helps those women with their community, to take care of their children, and to have a better life.

Cruelty-Free
Check the labels on your products for information telling you that the company does no testing on animals. Your Shea Butter product is not all natural if they do animal testing. Cruelty includes but is not limited to – being derived from an animal that was killed specifically for the extraction of that product. Being derived from a live animal through a painful process. Check your labels.

Ingredients
It is not pure if it contains any of the following. Methylparaben, Propylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Imidazalidol Urea, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Octyl Stearate, and Fragrance. You would be surprised to know that there are products that have 'shea butter' listed on the front of the package, and there is actually NO Shea Butter in the product at all!

Fair Trade Practices
Fair trade practices is where a company pays fair and competitive wages to the farmers and workers who produce the ingredients. For example, the women of Africa who produce Shea Butter from the Karite nuts. If your company is not providing fair and competitive wages to the people who do the labor to get these ingredients, chances are it's not pure. Check for all of these things to ensure that you have natural and pure organic Shea Butter that is not refined.

Acne Scars Treated with Shea Butter

Shea Butter is very helpful for those fighting facial scarring due to acne. If used daily, immediate improvements in the scars on your skin will be noted within 10 -14 days.

Shea butter will keep your skin hydrated. Keeping the skin hydrated is very important in the fight against acne scars because the skin is made up of 80% water.

Shea Butter also helps to fight acne scarring because it contains Vitamins A and E, as well as many healthy fats and acids that promote clean smooth skin. Shea butter used as an acne facial treatment is very effective treating facial pimples and blemishes due to its highly effective agent for killing the bacteria that is responsible for acne infection. Shea butter kills the bacteria that causes acne, reduces the sebum production, and helps to get rid of dead skin cells preventing the clogged pores.

If your skin is oily prone, only use a tiny amount of the product-about 1/4-1/2 the size of a dime. If you have dry acne, which is more commonly seen in adult onset acne, use Shea Butter in the amount about the size of one dime for a clearer complexion.

Steph Hutchins,

Purely Shea - The Leader in Organic Shea Butter Skincare

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SHEA BUTTER Stops Sagging Skin!

Shea Butter Stops Sagging Skin

Using Shea Butter is a great way to prevent your skin from sagging by using this natural oil to keep it moisturized. Shea Butter can help prevent the formation of free radicals as well as keep the skin's connective tissues supple and strong. It can also help bring back a youthful appearance by dissolving dead cells on the skin's surfaces.

Shea Butter also acts as a lubricant that will protect the moisture barrier of the skin as well as attract more moisture to its surface. The use of Shea Butter has been shown to restore damaged skin make sure your favorite skin care products contain this powerful natural oil in its organic unrefined form.

Here are some other tips to prevent sagging skin:
-Decrease prolonged exposure to sunlight
-Eliminate cigarette smoke
-Taking fish oil for regular Omega-3 fats in diet
-Take good vitamin supplements with plenty of antioxidants
-Eat a healthy diet
-Exercise regularly

Steph Hutchins,
Purely Shea – The Leader in Organic Shea Butter Skincare
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Shea Butter Special Tip # 4

SHEA BUTTER SPECIAL TIP 4#

Using Shea Butter as a Cleanser or Make-Up Remover

Shea Butter can be used as a cleanser and make-up remover using the “oil cleansing method” which involves washing the face with shea butter or some other oil.

When you use oil to remove oily dirt you’re employing the chemical principle called “like dissolves like.” In other words, oils will dissolve other materials that have a similar chemical structure. As an example let’s look at Shea Butter. The atoms in Shea Butter (the solvent) are held together by covalent bonds. Now, if the solute is greasy makeup or skin oils (aka sebum), it also consists of atoms that are hooked together with covalent bonds. So that means that Shea Butter is similar enough to dissolve all the gunk on your face. Cool, huh?!

So next time you need to remove dirt or make-up from your face, grab your favorite Shea Butter and massage into your face in circular motions. Wipe off with a gentle cloth for clean healthy face.

Steph Hutchins,

Purely Shea - The Leader in Organic Shea Butter Skincare

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Shea Butter for your Facial Massage

Shea Butter can be used to revive and refresh your face via massage. Regular facial massage has numerous benefits including the prevention of lines, wrinkles, and sagging skin. It helps to normalize the skin's moisture balance. All of these things help to make the skin look radiant and younger looking. A great tip is to exfoliate your facial skin before you indulge in a facial massage. This will help to remove the dead skin from your face and it will allow maximum absorption of the Shea Butter during massage. Choose your favorite exfoliating product, and remember to be gentle. You want to take the dead skin off, not the healthy skin!

When performing a facial massage, only light touches should be used. You don't want to knead the skin on your face as this can result in lines and wrinkles as well. Facial massages immediately increase blood flow and oxygen to the skin. This improves color, cell activity, and can help with the fight against aging. It also releases the impurities in your skin which can damage your skin's complexion.

Shea Butter can help your skin with a number of different things. It's excellent for dry skin, and helps your skin retain moisture for a longer period of time. It also contains cinnamic acid. This is a great little acid that protects your skin from Ultra Violet rays. Don't forget to add sunscreen too, though. Shea Butter contains Vitamins A and E, and helps smooth and soften your skin. Make sure you get a Shea Butter that is unrefined and organic. Any other kind doesn't contain the health promoting properties that unrefined Shea Butter does.

Steph Hutchins,

Purely Shea - The Leader in Organic Shea Butter Skincare

http://www.purelyshea.com/