by Isabella | Sep 21, 2018 | Homemade skin care, Ivory Shea Butter, Unrefined Shea Butter
Sticking with the usual is not always a good idea If you are like me, once you learn one way of doing something, you stick to it. Whipping shea butter is no different: I learned to first melt it all the way, then add other ingredients (carrier oils, vitamin E,...
by Isabella | Aug 15, 2018 | Homemade skin care, Unrefined Shea Butter, Yellow Shea Butter
Have you researched Yellow Shea Butter and are still not clear on what it is and how it differs from “regular” Shea Butter? Or, have you watched a youtube video or read a blog but are still not sure if the source of information is reputable? We talked a...
by Ashley Siegel | Jul 26, 2017 | Unrefined Shea Butter
Shea Butter is life! At least for me, and maybe for you too. Better Shea Butter & Skin Foods only sells unrefined, raw, unadulterated shea butter. We do not sell refined shea (also called “white shea butter”), but why? There are some major differences...
by Isabella | Jul 13, 2017 | Beauty, Dry Flowers, Unrefined Shea Butter
Hello gorgeous! It’s been another great year at Better Shea Butter, we are now 4 years old but it feels like yesterday when we started handcrafting the first block of shea butter and hoped for the best. Your feedback, comments and emails helped us improve year...
by Isabella | Mar 22, 2017 | Unrefined Shea Butter
Hello, natural skin care enthusiasts! We are excited to have Allison Denney, RMT of The Rebel Massage Therapist write a guest post for us. We find her knowledge very useful, and know you will too. Neck Tension Self Care By far the biggest issue I hear as a massage...
by Isabella | Feb 22, 2017 | Ivory Shea Butter, Mango Butter, Unrefined Shea Butter
We have taken a classic recipe for Whipped Shea Butter and tried it with Mango Butter in place of Shea. The process was fun and surprising as we have found many differences. Here is how it all went down. Whipped Shea Butter Recipe For this experiment, we have used...
