Whipped Shea Butter

Are you a lover of shea butter like me? If so, you are always hunting for good shea butter skin care products to use or incorporating it into homemade skin care recipes. Sometimes, when I run out of my shea product, I will apply raw shea to my skin.

Why the love of shea?

Shea butter or Butyrospermum parkii (under INCI listing), is a well-known skin hydrater with a varied essential fatty acid profile. These fatty acids help retain moisture and aid in cell regeneration. Studies have shown the triterpenes in shea butter also contain a significant source of anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor producing compounds. Doesn't that just get you excited?!

(So getting back to the product), Whipped Shea Butter by Cutie Pitutie Bath and Body is a luxurious blend of certified organic shea with coconut, jojoba, tamanu and argan oils. Its sweet caramel smell creates a relaxing feeling as if you were giving yourself a spa treatment. It feels good knowing the product contains all natural carrier oils and certified organic shea even if it has been naturally processed to remove some of shea’s natural odor. The mixture is soft, creamy and absorbs readily on my skin, without being oily. A little goes a long way with this product. It’s really good at softening and adding moisture to my winter hands.

Additional ingredients which make me smile:

Coconut Oil: softens and moisturizes skin

Jojoba Oil: very similar to human sebum, research has shown oil to have anti-inflammatory effects

Argan Oil: possesses antioxidant effects, rich in tocopherols, medium chain fatty acids, carotenoids, squalene, and oleic acid.

After 4 weeks of use with this whipped shea butter blend, my hands are no longer at the mercy of wretched winter, instead they are soft, smooth and smiling. This product is good for moisturizing hands, body and even facial skin. Personally, I do enjoy taking it on the go with me to use during the day.

RAVE FACTOR 3.5 RAVES

*this product was a sample provided to me courtesy of Tina Porter from Cutie Pitutie Bath and Body. This review is based on my own experience with this product after 4 weeks use in February 2014. Please keep in mind everyone’s skin is different and that you may have a different experience when using this product. The skin type I have is combination skin.