Description

Description

Lemongrass Shea Butter - Superfood for Your Skin

As gardeners, we demand a lot from our hands and skin; working in our gardens and daily life can be hard on them. Thankfully, Shea butter is a superb moisturizer with exceptional healing properties. It's packed with unsaturated fats, essential fatty acids, vitamins E and D, and other nutrients that nourish your skin. Shea butter has a unique composition that allows it to penetrate and heal your skin from the inside, unlike any other natural ingredient.

Our lemongrass Shea butter infuses lemongrass essential oil for a brightly uplifting experience. It comes packaged in a beautifully handcrafted coconut shell lined with beeswax to protect the Shea butter. Even the label is made by hand from water hyacinth paper.

Our botanical body care offers a pure and effective alternative to cosmetics loaded with synthetic ingredients: welcome softness, radiance, and a healthy glow from deep, natural nourishment.

By choosing our handcrafted Shea butter, you directly support Global Mamas, a cooperative of extraordinary women in Ghana who create handmade products of the highest quality. The cooperative allows Ghanaian women to support themselves and their families in a sustainable partnership.

Details

Shea butter begins with the nut of the Shea tree, native to the savannas of West Africa. These nuts protect a creamy, waxy fruit that is carefully roasted and hand-crushed. The pulp is then blended with water and gently simmered over a low flame until a rich, golden oil slowly emerges, shimmering on the surface. This is pure Shea butter, a gift from nature.

Unrefined Shea butter is the purest, most natural form. Extracted by hand, it retains all its vitamins, minerals, and other natural properties, ensuring maximum nourishment for your skin. Each batch is carefully graded to provide the highest quality and effectiveness.

Our Shea butter is hand-prepared from start to finish without any chemical extraction, bleaching, or whitening agents that strip away its healing properties. We use only unrefined, Grade A Shea butter so you get the full moisturizing and healing potential.

You can tell it's authentic by its light ivory-to-yellow color and subtle earthy aroma. The yellow hue indicates a high vitamin A content, while the smooth, creamy consistency reveals its handmade origin. It will melt quickly in your hand, absorbing into your skin and leaving a soft, supple feel behind.

History

For centuries, Shea butter has been a cherished treasure across Africa. Its remarkable ability to protect and nourish the skin, even in the harshest climates, has made it an essential part of traditional beauty rituals. Renowned for its soothing and healing properties, Shea butter makes the skin feel rejuvenated.

Legend has it that the Queen of Sheba, celebrated for her beauty and wisdom, used Shea butter as a vital part of her skincare routine. It is said that the Queen relied on its luxurious texture and nourishing properties to maintain her radiant and youthful complexion. Another iconic historical figure known to appreciate Shea butter's benefits was the legendary Egyptian queen Cleopatra. Caravans are believed to have transported clay pots filled with this precious balm across the desert to cater to her legendary beauty regimen.

Uses and Benefits

Your hands are your most valuable tools, but the sun, soil, and work can leave them feeling rough and dry. Shea butter offers a natural and effective solution to restore and rejuvenate your hardworking hands.

Shea Butter for Gardeners' Hands

Intense Moisture Replenishment: Shea butter contains fatty acids that help lock in moisture like no ordinary lotion. It creates a protective yet breathable barrier, preventing moisture loss and restoring suppleness. Feel your skin transform as dryness fades and suppleness returns.
Healing Power: Shea butter is rich in vitamins A and E, natural antioxidants that promote skin regeneration. It helps minor cuts and scrapes heal faster and more seamlessly, while its anti-inflammatory properties soothe irritated and itchy skin.
Soothing Relief: Massage Shea butter into your hands after a day spent tending your garden and feel its restorative effects with comfortable and deeply nourished hands.
Overnight Repair: For extra-dry or damaged hands, apply a generous amount of Shea butter before bed and put on cotton gloves. You'll wake up to softer, smoother skin, ready to tackle another day in the garden.

Beyond these immediate benefits, Shea butter offers long-term nourishment and protection for your skin. It's an excellent choice for a deeply hydrating moisturizer that provides supple, soft, and healthy skin.

Shea butter’s ability to boost collagen and minimize free radical damage can visibly diminish fine lines and wrinkles, restoring your skin's youthful appearance. Its natural properties make it safe and effective for all skin types.