Organic Lemongrass Body Butter

Description

The thick and creamy texture of the shea butter blended with the extra virgin olive oil makes this body butter soft, rich and wonderfully softening for the skin.  Simply scoop a small amount out of the jar and allowing your natural body heat to warm the butter, gently apply to your skin and massage in.

Shea butter is the fat that is extracted from the nut from the shea (Karite) tree, mainly grown in West Africa and is the African treatment for skin conditions such as eczema, scarring, stretch marks, sunburn, itching, insect bites & ski n blemishes.  Shea butter is the key ingredient in this body butter. With its creamy texture it is a delight to apply to the skin. Scientific investigations have found that shea nut butter does not pose any known or likely allergy risk to consumers, including those with peanut or tree nut allergies.

We use organic and fair trade shea butter which contains naturally occurring vitamins A, E & F, helping to maintain optimum skin health. Improving elasticity and abundant in fatty acids that help with collagen production, to help maintain youthful skin and with its mild SPF (thought to range from 4-6 SPF, naturally),  anti-inflammatory properties and ability to reduce skin irritation shea butter is a true skin healer.  Shea butter not only works on the surface of the skin, creating a protective barrier but it also penetrates deeply into the dermal layers of the skin to heal within.

Olive oil contains at least four different types of antioxidant: vitamins A and E, polyphenols, phytosterols and avenasterol to help maintain a healthy body. The antioxidants in olive oil work by neutralising damaging free radicals that can lead to skin aging and skin cancer.   Chlorophyll is also present in olive oil – a photosynthetic pigment found in plants and algae – the life-giving part of the plant. It is an anti-aging substance that promotes the healing of skin conditions and wounds.

Lemongrass essential oil comes from the tall grass that grows in tropical climates is added to this body butter blend to create something quite wonderful.  This fresh and zesty oil gives a gentle citrusy aroma and has a vast array of benefits too.  Lemongrass is antibacterial, antifungal and anti-inflammatory which renders it yet another healing and calming essential oil.   Lemongrass is a popular ingredient for massages due to its anti-inflammatory properties but also because of containing eugenol which is known to have similar effects as aspirin.  It can be used to help relieve headaches and migraines as well as muscle and stomach aches.  Furthermore, lemongrass is an anti-oxidant which can help fight the free radicals that can wreak havoc on our bodies.  It even has antidepressant qualities.   Lemongrass is frequently used as natural insect repellent and makes this body butter an excellent holiday companion.