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What is Shea Butter?

Shea Butter is a fatty extract from the seed of the Shea tree that predominantly grows in the African semi-arid Savannah belt. The extract is an all natural Vitamin A cream and known to contain a number of ingredients with biological activities. These give Shea Butter its great moisturizing and remarkable healing properties for skin conditions , including blemishes, itching, sunburns and skin wounds.

Shea Butter may prevent and improve the following skin conditions:

Dry skin, rash, wrinkles, itching, sunburn, after shave treatment, small wounds, skin cracks, protection in cold weather, helps in the prevention of stretch marks , muscle fatigue, pain and tension, before and after physical activity, skin allergies, eczemas, dermatitis, skin damage from heat or cold.

The America Shea Butter Institute feels that a wide range of applications and the positive characteristics of Shea butter are dependent on the kind of Shea butter you are using. If chemicals and preservatives were added to the Shea butter, this too affects the quality of the shea butter negatively.

-Only pure and unrefined shea butter holds these positive characteristics. That is why Norwex Shea Butter is unrefined and pure.

Characteristics of Shea Butter:

Shea Butter is generally beige to yellow; it is not white, dark brown or green. These colors would mean that it is not a pure Shea Butter and was processed or refined. Pure, unrefined Shea Butter has a characteristic scent that is unique. The scent disappears after 10-20 minutes. Unfortunately, due to widespread quality problems with standard shea butter, the smell of Shea Butter has gained a negative reputation. However, premium pure shea butter has a pleasant, almost fruity, buttery scent. It’s a quality sign of a great, pure and unrefined product with its awesome skin care attributes.

Norwex Certified Organic Pure Shea Butter comes from the Swiss Alps. 100% pure and natural Shea Butter softens, moisturizes and heals skin damaged by the heat and sun. Ancient wisdom knew that Shea Butter kept skin healthy and young. Modern science tells us that Pure Shea Butter is filled with fatty acids to stimulate skin renewal; tocopherols to give shea butter natural antioxidant properties; and cinnamic acid to provide UV protection.

Norwex Shea Butter also contains an avocado oil that contributes 20 vitamins, minerals and beneficial plant compounds. Apply to the skin with a gentle patting motion until absorbed. You can buy Norwex Certified Organic Shea Butter with Avocado Oil here. Allergy alert: contains nut oils.

What is fair trade? Norwex is a fair trade company. Fair trade simply means an organized social movement and market-based approach that aims to help producers in developing countries and promote sustainability. The movement advocates the payment of a higher price to producers as well as social and environmental standards. It’s focus is importing goods from developing countries to developed countries. Goods such as fresh fruit, handicrafts, coffee, cocoa, sugar, honey, bananas, tea, cotton, wine, chocolate and flowers are imported.

Fair Trade’s strategic intent is to work with marginalized producers and workers in order to help them move towards economic self-sufficiency and stability. It also helps them become greater stakeholders in their own organizations and play a wider role in international trade.

Norwex Certified Organic Shea Butter is made in Israel.