1. Shea butter helps to prevent skin damage.
There’s a good reason shea butter is included in so many face moisturizers and body lotions. It works as an emollient that softens and hydrates skin. Because it contains several types of fatty acids, lineoleic, oleic, palmitic and stearic acids, that improve the skin’s natural barrier, shea butter also protects skin from damage from the environment like pollutants.
2. Its anti-inflammatory properties soothe skin problems.
Today, it’s often included in products that help heal inflammatory skin conditions like eczema. What’s more, shea butter is thought to have mild sun protection benefits, though it’s not strong enough to replace your sunscreen. Still, you might notice shea butter sneakily adding moisture to your sun-protecting products.
3. It could heal cuts and scrapes
This ingredient is also often found in scar-healing products, because its rich fatty-acid levels help to soften scar tissue and may speed up the scar-healing process. Like many of the known shea butter benefits, it’s likely this is also partially due to the ingredients’ emollient properties.
5. Shear butter contains antioxidants that have anti-aging properties.
Shea butter also contains quite a few antioxidants, vitamins A and E. Antioxidants (especially vitamin A) have been shown to prevent free radical damage when applied to the skin.
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