Shea Butter - Acknowledged as One of the Best Anti Aging Skin Care Applications for Your Skin

Author: Ron King

Shea butter is natural fat educed from the fruit of the shea tree. It is particularly recognized for its cosmetic properties as a moisturizer and emollient. but shea butter is a primary ingredient in numerous products.

Shea butter is so riskless that it is edible. It can be consumed in foods and is likewise used in the fabrication of chocolate as a alternate for cocoa butter. The 2 sorts of shea butter available are natural certified organic and chemically refined.

Unprocessed certified organic shea butter is milled without chemicals. The chemically refined butter is bleached, heated, and solvent extracted employing a petrol-chemical. Purists say the chemically refined type lacks the healing attributes detected in unrefined organic shea butter.

Shea butter is acknowledged for its anti-inflammatory properties. It is also utilized for treating skin problems such as rashes, fading scars, eczema, severely dry skin, and in curbing the irritation of psoriasis. Shea butter renders some natural UV sun protection although the level of protection deviates and should not be relied on.

It's available in a lot of big-ticket moisturizing and antiaging skin products. It is also employed in high quality hair conditioners to add moisture and recondition split ends, and as hair tonic to moisturize a dry scalp and promote hair development. It can be applied to hold hairstyles and lightly loosen curls. It is a cardinal element in the most reputable beauty products and soaps, only lately gaining recognition in the United States in products like Revitol.

This butter has been used for hundreds of years by the citizenry of Africa to moisturize and protect their skin from sun, wind and salt water. One of the most productive emollients available, scarceness of the provision results in an unstable market price. Shea butter is commonly applied in massage to create a frictionless surface on the skin, providing therapeutic deep tissue work. It also acts as an superior foundation for the addition of medical and cosmetic ingredients. Shea butter can really help stimulate collagen production in the skin, causing it to be very effective in aiding the minifying of wrinkles, burns, and scars.

The anti-inflammatory properties of shea butter have been dissected for medical application. It's been found to be important in cases of arthritis and rheumatism. Shea butter has also been analyzed for use as a nasal decongestant by utilizing it on the inside of the nostrils. It is assistive in cases of eczema and dermatitis and can assist to reduce skin bruising and tenderness.

SUN TIPS

There are three main ways to protect the skin from the enviromment and the sun's ultraviolet light: sun avoidance, cover up clothing and sunscreen.

If you are an active person, it’s hard to stay out of the sun. If you are going to spend time in the sun, cover-up clothing and sufficient sunscreen are essential to prevent sun damage and premature aging to your skin.

The SPF (sun protection factor) of clothing has been studied. A typical summer weight cotton T-shirt has a SPF of only 7 or 8. The SPF decreases if the shirt gets wet. A higher number means longer protection. The minimum acceptable SPF is 15 and many doctors routinely recommend SPF 30 to effectively protect the skin from damage. Look for sunscreen with moisturizers to help condition skin while it protects.

Look for products with labels that say: broad spectrum, which means they protect against both types of harmful sun rays, UVA and UVB. Also look for "water resistant", which means that they stay on your skin longer, even if you get wet or perspire a lot. Broad brimmed hats and sunglasses are as important sun protection as well as fashion statments.

Avoid the sun between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. when the sun's UV rays are strongest. Don't be fooled by cloudy skies. Harmful rays pass through clouds. UV radiation also can pass through water.

Using Sunscreens Effectively

Sunscreen should be applied 30 minutes before sun exposure. Don’t skimp, use a handful every time you put it on. If you aren’t perspiring, it ’s best to reapply it every two hours. If you perspire heavily, reapply every forty minutes.

Don’t be fooled by any "waterproof" sunscreens, you still need to reapply it.

ALERT

Some medications and perfumes can cause chemical reactions with the sun. Retin A can cause skin to burn very easily and twice as fast. Diuretics can cause a rash or itchy bumps on exposed areas. Fragrances such as musk or lime can cause a burn or blotches. Tetracycline can increase sun sensitivity resulting in severe burning.

TIP for Soothing a sunburn:

Fill a tub with tepid water and add 1 cup of white vinegar. Soak for at least 15 minutes. Vinegar has anti-inflammatory properties that help take the sting and swelling out of burns.

Avoid harmful tanning methods such as tanning beds, sunlamps or tanning pills. Tanning pills have a color additive that turns your skin orange after you take them.The large amount of color additive in tanning pills may be harmful. The FDA has approved this color additive for foods but not for tanning the skin.