Shea butter, unrefined shea butter for skin and hair

Tips for Using Shea Butter for Skin and Hair Shea Butter History Benefits of Shea Butter

Shea Butter for the Face


A chunk of shea butter

Massage your face with a little Shea Butter. Pay attention to the lower part of your nose, the corner of your lips, ears & forehead. Shea Butter helps reduce premature facial lines, dark spots, marks, minor scars, chapped lips, blemishes & bumps. Shea Butter also helps to maintain moisture & skin softness.

Shea Butter is 100% natural so it can be used daily or whenever needed. To improve the quality of your skin, wash with Black Soap, towel dry and apply a small amount of Shea Butter. A little shea butter goes a long way. Shea butter contributes to smooth skin after shaving. After shaving apply African Shea Butter to avoid bumps.

For shaving issues, start by applying some shea butter to soften the area before a shower. Try to use a sharp razor with at least two blades and a moveable head. Best time to shave is in the morning after a shower or bath. GNLD's Foaming Gel Cleanser 2 is great for shaving.

Shea Butter for the Hair

Shea Nuts before shelling

To revitalize your hair, massage a generous amount of unrefined Shea Butter on your scalp and in your hair. Wrap with a warm towel for 30 mins. Remove the towel and style as usual. For softer & silkier hair, shampoo your hair the next day with GNLD's Rich Revitalizing Shampoo and follow with GNLD's Enriching Conditioner. Shea Butter is also useful for dry hair, dry scalp & dandruff.

Apply African shea butter at least twice a week to your hair & once a week to your scalp. It improves hair texture, hair moisture & hair growth. Shea Butter grooms locs.

Apply African Shea Butter to your hair before swimming to help protect your hair from the chlorine & salt. After swimming, shampoo & condition your hair right away. A little shea butter before & after you dry your hair is a good idea.

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Shea Butter for the Body

Shea Nuts after shelling

Shea Butter will penetrate into the skin to help provide a lasting protection against the cold & the sun (don't forget your sunscreen). Because of it's softness, unsaponifiable content & vitamin F, Shea Butter is excellent for a body massage. With the help of your body heat, it absorbs quickly into the skin.

(TEST IT. Place a small amount of pure Shea Butter on your finger tip & watch closely as your body heat melts it down.)

African Shea Butter helps reduce stretch marks, dark spots. It is effective on dry, dull, rough & flaky skin.

Shea Butter plus sun screen products help reduce peeling, help protect your skin from the sun & help give a nice even tan.

Use pure Shea Butter immediately after shaving & waxing to help reduce bumps & irritations.

Add about a teaspoon of Shea Butter to a hot bath to help you relax.

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Shea Butter Handy Tips

Can't get rid of those cracked heels, crusty feet & toes? Try using shea butter. Soak your feet in warm water for about 15 mins. Scrub your heels with a bath stone or a sponge. Change the warm water. Add 1 teaspoon of shea butter to the warm water. Soak your feet for a second time for 15-20 mins. Towel dry & moisturize with Shea Butter. Do this once or twice a week.

Massage your feet with Shea Butter daily to help reduce stress & tensions in your body. Apply Shea Butter in between your toes daily to avoid smelly feet & achieve soft feet.

Shea butter works well for the hands. Apply shea butter to your hands as often as possible. Shea butter is 100% natural so you do not have to worry about chemicals.

Applying shea butter before bed is not a great idea sometimes because most of it will rub off. Other than that, you can apply shea butter any time, several times a day, every hour if you would like. Shea Butter is as natural as it gets. Keep Shea Butter out of hot areas so it does not melt. Always keep in a cool dark place.


NO! Shea Butter IS NOT A RECENT DISCOVERY OR INVENTION!!! 100% Pure Shea Butter is centuries old. It has been used in Ghana, Mali, Burkina Faso and other parts of Africa for centuries. Shea butter is nature's wonder. It is a daily moisturizer that has numerous uses. Including: Stretch marks, chapped or dry lips, chaffing, blemishes, hands, cuticles, feet, cracked heels, bumps, massages, dry skin, flaky skin, rough skin, dull skin, dark spots, marks, minor scars, premature facial lines, blisters, knees, elbows. Also used for hair & scalp, to name a few. Moisturizers & hydrates your skin. Shea Butter maintains skin & hair moisture. 100% Pure Natural Shea Butter is soft, smooth, has a pleasant smell & varies in color. The older the Shea Butter, the more yellowish it becomes. click for Shea Butter History Benefits of Shea Butter

BUYER BEWARE: FAKE UNREFINED SHEA BUTTER: Hard, green or some awkward color, smells bad, mixed with various ingredients.
TYPES OF SHEA BUTTER: UNREFINED: Pure, straight from nature. REFINED: bleached but has some of it's original components intact. PROCESSED/INDUSTRIALIZED: Stripped of its natural components. Non natural components like hexane is added to yield more shea butter.
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Please Note: Information on this website is not a diagnosis for any disease, condition or disorder. All information is solely for general skin & hair uses. All advice and information about our natural products are based on centuries of history and the experiences of many groups of people in Ghana, United States & around the world who have used these natural products for decades.