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Make Your Own Natural Shea Butter Lotion

Posted by Chic Afrique on Thursday, December 29, 2011, In : Shea Butter

Make you own natural shea butter lotion!

There are unlimited possible combinations that you can use to make your own shea butter lotion. These are some general instruction ideas; but you can change this around to create your own special blends.

What you'll need:

- 1 lb. or 80% of unrefined shea butter

- 3 oz. or 19% grape seed oil, virgin coconut oil, neem oil. shea nut oil, or a combination of these or other natural oils.

- 1 oz. or 1% of vitamin E oil

- Fragrance oil

Put all your ingredients tog...

Whipping Shea Butter

Posted by Chic Afrique on Thursday, December 29, 2011, In : Shea Butter

Whipping Shea Butter

You can give shea butter a creamier texture by whipping it. You end up with much more volume than the shea butter that is not whipped. And because shea butter has such powerful healing properties, your whipped shea butter will still give your skin the best treatment available anywhere.

Here's what to do:

To whip it properly your going to need to have a more liquid base to mix with the shea butter. You can dilute your shea butter with coconut oil, jojoba oil, or grape seed o...

What is the Difference Between White & Yellow Shea Butter?

Posted by Chic Afrique on Thursday, December 29, 2011, In : Shea Butter

There are many variables that determine whether shea butter is white or yellow

- It can be the season in which the Shea nuts are picked or the fatty acid in the Shea nut itself.

- The general conclusion is that the color of Shea butter is most determined by how it is extracted from the Shea nut. If it is boiled or mixed for a longer period of time it normally has a lighter color. If it is mixed or boiled for a shorter period of time it normally has a greener or more yellow color.

- Either way t...