If you have dry and itchy skin that has difficulty retaining moisture, a good body butter might be just what you need. The body butter is a rich creamy concoction formulated to hydrate even the driest of skin. There are many different kinds of...
Mafura oil was made popular with the introduction of Shea Moisture Manuka Honey and Mafura Oil line into the market some years ago. The line claims to be specially formulated to provide intense hydration for dry hair but what exactly is mafura oil? What is...
Kokum butter is one of the best butters for use on skin due to its emollient and restorative abilities. Kokum butter is derived from the seeds of the kokum tree aka wild mangosten or red mangosten tree found in India. Kokum butter has been...
What is Illipe Nut Butter? Illipe butter comes from the nuts of the Illipe tree which grows in Malaysia and Indonesia. The nuts are processed by drying them out in the sum then pressed to extract the pale yellow, solid fat. Illipe butter contains...
This is a continuation of the natural butters for hair and beauty series. You can read the previous articles about natural butters HERE. This article takes a look at tucuma butter for hair as well as benefits, best ways to use tucuma butter for hair and...
This is a continuation of the natural butter for hair and beauty series. You can read the previous articles about natural butter HERE. In this article, we’ll be taking a look at murumuru butter for curly hair, benefits of murumuru butter, murumuru butter benefits...
Cupuacu butter comes from a tree that grows in the Amazon rainforest in South America. The tree is similar to the cocoa tree, and its seeds are sometimes used in the production of white chocolate. Cupuacu butter for hair is derived by pressing the...
I have been testing out natural butters for a long time and over the next few weeks, I will be covering natural butters available for hair, health and beauty, their uses and benefits and the best recommendations based on my research starting with mango...
This is a continuation of the lemongrass oil for hair series. I covered Reduce Scalp Irritation & Inflammation with Lemongrass Oil and How to Make Lemongrass Oil previously. In this article, I will share two excellent lemongrass recipes for hair that help deal with common scalp...
Shea butter has been very popular in hair care for some time. Shea butter is a versatile butter that aids greatly with moisture retention. It is also used as an ingredient in lip gloss, body creams, moisturizers and soap making. Back home, we use shea...