Product Description
Alaffia - Deep Moisture Body Wash with Shea Butter & Neem Normal to Very Dry Skin Lavender - 32 fl. oz. (950 mL) Alaffia Deep Moisture Body Wash with Shea Butter & Neem Normal to Very Dry Skin Lavender iis prepared with Ethically Traded unrefined shea butter, virgin coconut oil, protective West African neem extract, and lavender. For Every Day use on normal to very dry skin types. Vegan No Animal Testing Paraben Free No Synthetic Fragrance Gluten Free Biodegradable Ethically Traded Shea ButterShea Butter is the oil from the nuts of wild Shea trees (Vitellaria paradoxa) scattered throughout the wooded savanna of West and Central Africa. Shea Butter has been used for centuries in Africa and is completely enmeshed within the history and culture of the West African savanna. Shea Butter is mentioned in almost all African historical documents, including a reference as early as Cleopatra's Egypt, which mentions caravans bearing clay jars of Shea Butter for cosmetic use. Funeral beds of kings were carved in the wood of old Shea Trees, and Shea Butter has always been a staple of African pharmacology. Indigenous Knowledge for Skin CareShea Butter has been used for centuries in Africa as a decongestant, an anti-inflammatory for sprains and arthritis, healing salve, lotion for hair and skin care, and cooking oil. However, the protective and emollient properties of Shea Butter are most valued for skin care. In recent clinical trials, Shea Butter was found to help to protect skin against climate and UV aggressions, prevent wrinkle formation, soothe irritated and chapped skin, and moisturize the epidermis. Shea Butter also enhances cell regeneration and capillary circulation, which helps prevent and minimize stretch marks, inflammations, and scarring. Unrefined Shea ButterOnly pure, unrefined Shea Butter contains its full healing and moisturizing properties. Most Shea Butter available to the general public outside West Africa is white and odorless: in other word