Phoenicia Natural Skin Care Products
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Natural Skin Care Products - Shea Butter As far back as ancient Egypt there is mention of Shea Butter being transported in clay jars by caravans. Shea butter (Butyrospermum Parkii) was transported for cosmetic purposes and used by three of the most famous and beautiful Queens: Cleopatra, Makeda aka the Queen of Sheba and Nefertiti. Shea Butter is created from the Shea Nut (Karite) Tree is nature’s marvelous number one emollient; it naturally contains vitamins A, E, and F. Shea Butter is special because of its exceptional healing properties of important nutrients, vitamins, and other valuable phytonutrients required for healing. The high level of vegetable fats found in shea butter contribute to its ability to heal burns and wounds and to promote cell regeneration and capillary circulation. Shea Butter can have healing components as high as 17%. It is an excellent massage balm, and it contains cinnamic acid which provides natural protection against the sun's ultraviolet rays making it a natural sunscreen (SPF 7-8), skin softener, skin smoother, skin healer that relieves dryness at its source. Combine the exceptional properties of Shea Butter with the aroma therapy, and the skin conditioning properties of the essential oils and herbs that we add to our shea butter it is a treat for your skin. Consequently, Phoenicia Natural Skin Care Products are an absolute necessity. Shea Butter can be affected by the weather so keep your butter in a cool place and the lid tightly closed. Our soufflés are Shea Butter whipped into a temperature resistant cream and are easily absorbed into the skin, replenishes depleted moisture, enhances your skin’s own moisture barrier and the results are long lasting. Use our soufflés and butters for dry, normal and combination skin. All of our products are hypoallergenic. Because our products are natural there are slight differences in each jar depending upon the effects in nature however, we maintain the exceptional quality of our products. Often the herbs in our products settle in the bottom of the jar. We minimally preserve our products with grapefruit seed extract; therefore, we advise use within 12 months of opening. Shea butter comes from West Africa and is made by the women by hand. Approximately 100,000 tons of shea butter is exported a year and by purchasing shea butter products we can help change the lives of some of the women in rural communities in Africia. This stream of income allows the women to obtain better housing, medical care, food and fresh water. Enjoy the Phoenicia product line! Phoenicia - Natural Skin Care Products |
