The ingredients say 100% vegetable oils: palm, olive and/or coconut oil, shea butter, mineral pigment or vegetable color, natural fragrance and/or essential oils.
I found their website too:
Good health natural foods
Sounds pretty good to me. I can't wait to lather up tonite. If I like it I just may go back tomorrow and stock up.
I know shea butter is in some of the better lotions and less chemical additives the better. I googled it and got this:
SHea Butter
Quote:
There are two types of shea butter: Certified Organic Unrefined and the Refined Version. The first is extracted using traditional extraction methods without the use of hexane, chemical pesticides, or preservatives. Because of this, many of the healing factors are still present in this form of shea butter. Refined Shea butter has been bleached and refined with various chemicals such as hexane, fillers, and preservatives, lacking many of the vital nutrients and phytochemicals.[1]
While a clean extracted butter is best for its overall healing ability, some may prefer a cosmetic grade butter that has been highly refined of impurities and aroma, although most of the natural properties and abilities of shea butter are stripped away when refined and it is much less effective and versatile than the unrefined butter.
Shea butter is known especially for its cosmetic properties as a moisturizer and emollient. It is also a known anti-inflammatory agent.[2] Shea butter can be effective at treating the following conditions: fading scars, eczema, burns, rashes, acne, severely dry skin, blemishes, dark spots, skin discolorations, chapped lips, stretchmarks, wrinkles and in lessening the irritation of psoriasis[citation needed]. Shea butter provides natural UV sun protection, although the level of protection is extremely variable, ranging from none at all to approximately SPF 6. Sun-sensitive persons should not rely on shea butter for protection. Shea butter absorbs rapidly into the skin without leaving a greasy feeling.
Shea butter is comparably richer than other emollients but scarcity of supply results in an erratic market price
I never knew it had healing properties though. Very interesting. I am sure this bar is the refined version though otherwise it would of stated such. lol Still sounds better than the chemically laden normal soap from the store.There are two types of shea butter: Certified Organic Unrefined and the Refined Version. The first is extracted using traditional extraction methods without the use of hexane, chemical pesticides, or preservatives. Because of this, many of the healing factors are still present in this form of shea butter. Refined Shea butter has been bleached and refined with various chemicals such as hexane, fillers, and preservatives, lacking many of the vital nutrients and phytochemicals.[1]
While a clean extracted butter is best for its overall healing ability, some may prefer a cosmetic grade butter that has been highly refined of impurities and aroma, although most of the natural properties and abilities of shea butter are stripped away when refined and it is much less effective and versatile than the unrefined butter.
Shea butter is known especially for its cosmetic properties as a moisturizer and emollient. It is also a known anti-inflammatory agent.[2] Shea butter can be effective at treating the following conditions: fading scars, eczema, burns, rashes, acne, severely dry skin, blemishes, dark spots, skin discolorations, chapped lips, stretchmarks, wrinkles and in lessening the irritation of psoriasis[citation needed]. Shea butter provides natural UV sun protection, although the level of protection is extremely variable, ranging from none at all to approximately SPF 6. Sun-sensitive persons should not rely on shea butter for protection. Shea butter absorbs rapidly into the skin without leaving a greasy feeling.
Shea butter is comparably richer than other emollients but scarcity of supply results in an erratic market price
So any one else here use specialty soaps? Should I go get the other bars??
