Customer Reviews

100% Organic West African Shea Butter 16 oz

5 star:		(104)
4 star:		(31)
3 star:		(11)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(20)

 

 

I have been using Shea Butter for several years now and works wonders on my dry aging skin. Over the years I have found that whipping it makes it creamy and easier to use than in its natural form right out of the container. When you get your butter, empty the contents of the plastic container into your stand mixer (use paddle attachment) and mix at low speed at first to keep it from flying everywhere. Then increase the speed a little at the time. The butter will gradually heat up from the agitation and will become smooth. At this point you may add a couple of drops of essential oils to make it smell good or you can add a little jojoba oil which will double your moisturizing power. Please note that if you choose to heat Shea butter, do it gradually and at very low heat (I use a double broiler when I need to heat it) because it has a very low heat tolerance, if overheated you will end up with a gritty consistency that is not correctable. Note: if you do not have a stand mixer, you can use a hand mixer, but it takes a while to get it soft and creamy, so consider having a buddy to do relays on holding the hand mixer. Enjoy - hope this tip helps.

I purchased this raw shea butter primarily for my hands and for under my eyes, and I couldn't be happier. I do not like creams or moisturizers that are synthetic or chemical based, and besides the fact that they aren't healthy - they never, ever work as well as they claim! The shea butter is a natural, thick, super-moisturizing emoilent that really gets the job done. My skin has never felt better. I used it for two days under my eyes and saw fine lines diminish more significantly than with months of use with other products. I now use this product on my entire body, including my ultra-sensitive face and I absolutly love it. It smooths knees, elbows, and rough heels, softens cuticles, and eases skin irritation. You have to break off a chunk and rub it between your hands to get it smooth for application. Rub it in really well and your skin will absolutely glow!! In addition to being thrilled with the product, I was thrilled with the price as well. Go to your local health food store and check out the price of pure, raw shea butter and you will see that they can not beat this awesome price.

Pure African Shea butter is one of the oldest forms of moisturizing around. It has been used in Africa for centuries. PURE RAW shea butter (not shea mixed with olive, mineral, or other oils...sometimes called Body Butters) is good for daily moisturizing of the body, face and hair. It is good for scarring, soothing stretch marks and a host of other things. Beware...a lot of retails (online and "regular" stores) sell low grades of shea butter OR shea mixed with other oils for unreal prices. This product is what I buy form various African vendors at conventions and small ethnic locations. It last long and it is real...no fancy packaging, etc. Just the product in a plain plastic jar. In addition to this I would recommend African Black Soap the best one is by DUDU Oson (I know I spelled it wrong) but you will know when you find it...it is a bit higher in price here at Amazon...but it is not a bad price. You can use that for your body AND face and you will notice the difference over time best of all NO CHEMICAL ADDITIVES!!! Since I have gradually made the switch to NATURAL body products my skin, nail and hair has been great. NOTE: To get thereal value of this product I recommend order MORE than 1 @ a time to off set the shipping. Just FYI. Hope thai helps.

I've tried various moisturizers (high-end to low-end) over the years and never stuck with any of them for long. Oily feeling. No discernible effect. The heck with them.

Then a nurse told me about this shea butter. I just use it on my face and neck, sort of a combination pre-shave / after-shave / moisturizer. And now I use it on my hair and scalp.

Within two weeks of starting to use it, here's what happened. True story. I'm 62. Always looked a bit younger than my age. But I never had women I've known actually get wide-eyed and ask, "What have you done! You look incredible!" They actually thought I'd had "work" done.

What's amazing is that, nearly a year later and still using the butter daily, I still get those comments from women I might not have seen in awhile. (Guys don't go around complimenting each other on their skin.) So it's not a fluke, or my imagination.

It's the only skin-care product I've ever purchased (other than natural goat's milk soap) that's made any tangible difference whatsoever and that I will use for the rest of my life. Can't say enough about it.

I ordered Organic African Shea Butter from Amazon based on their description of the product as well as the numerous 5-star reviews from customers. I had the product shipped to my office and received it yesterday. Anxious to try it, I opened the package and did what so many of the reviews said, I took a small piece, warmed it with my hands and used it on my hands. My co-workers did not appreciate the smell and thought that it might be rancid. I e-mailed Halaleveryday(who had shipped me the product) asking if the scent should be so overpowering or is it possible that it might be rancid. Halaleveryday's response to me was that the product has a strong nutty smell. they also said that this product is the main raw ingredient to make my own body butter and that they do not advise using it directly on the skin. They gave me the "recipe" to make my own body butter, however, I did not buy the product to use it to make body butter. I bought it to use "as is" in its natural state like most of the customer reviews state. I wrote back saying that the information Halaleveryday gave me was certainly not listed in the product information on Amazon and that I would not have purchased it if I knew that I should not use it "as is" directly on my skin. Halaleveryday's response was that I should not blame anyone other than myself because I should have researched the product prior to buying. They continued by saying that Amazon's listing "could not serve as a shea butter schooling" and that "the people who praised it know well what to do with it".
I dont even know what to say or what to think. Is everyone really using the product "as is" without "filtering"?100% Organic West African Shea Butter 16 oz

i bought this because i am pregnant and i heard it will help prevent stretch marks (what pregnant woman wouldnt try anything?) but to my surprise it has faded and smoothed out a 6 inch scar i have on my stomach from a car accident. i am amazed. im 8 months pregnant and still no stretch marks, but i am mostly pleased with my scar

I have been searching for a natural skin moisterizer that wasn't a runny oil. Oils are okay, but I love using richer things in cooler weather. I began researching shea butter and learned so many wonderful things. The first time I tried it. I broke out into welps and I was itching like crazy. I even started getting little white heads on the tops of my arms and thighs. I thought it was highly unusual for me, as I am not allergic to anything. I just assumed that I couldn't reep the benefits of shea butter.

But I just wasn't ready to give up, plus I had to find out why I had such a reaction to a natural product that is said to be great for everyone... even the most sensitive skin. I later discovered that the shea butter I had been using had been processed horribly wrong. It was grey, smelled very weird, had lots of particles and specks, and didn't do mch for the moisture levels in my skin. I have also learned that real unrefined and "un-messed around with" shea butter should be cream colored to golden yellow. It should be dense, a cross between Pla-Doh and candle wax. And it should have a smokey or roasted nut smell... that fades away. THIS IS THAT BUTTER!! I have not experienced any itching or redness... and I've been slathering it on, too:) I love this stuff. The container is huge, and it's not one of those weird containers you get from some natural products dealers that looks big on the outside but really isn't once you open it. I do wish that my shea butter had come to me as one solid block instead of a bunch of scrumbled pieces. I guess they did that for ease of use and to make sure that I didn't get over 16 oz. All and all, I will purchase again. But whose to say when that thing will run out... it is HUGE!!

I have fair skin that has had its share of sun damage over the years. After using the 100% raw shea butter for only a week I am seeing improvements in my skin that dermotologists have not helped with their expensive prescriptions. It is easy to use, absorbs quickly into the skin, and the mild odor fades quickly. The backs of my hands are smoother with much less roughness due to keratosis spots, and I truly believe that already I am seeing fine lines under my eyes disappearing! I plan to be a long time user!

It seems whenever I use any kind of lotion my skin just soaks it right up and still is dry. I don't like artificial scents and if you want "good" lotion it costs a lot for a small amount.
I'll be honest, this stuff looks really funky. There's no getting around that, but I got over it when I picked up a nasty-dried-up-play-doh-lookin' chunk and rubbed it between my hands and then started to rub it on my arms. My skin was glowing and the smell that may offend some people lessens in intensity and smells pleasant on the skin. I found it works best to start by picking up a chunk, rolling it around in my hand..some of it starts to warm and then melt onto my hands.. I can then rub the chunk itself over my skin or just keep rolling the chunk in my hands to gets more of the shea butter on them...then when it's warm and melted I rub it on my face, especially around the eyes, my neck, stretchmarks on my belly (*blush*), feet, arms, elbows, etc. I especially like it on my feet, cuz they get dry and cracked. I sometimes slather it on pretty thick and then put socks on and go to bed like that. With shipping this product ended up costing me $20 but a little goes a long way, and you get 2 pounds worth. Look how much really good skin cream that truely works on dry thirsty skin costs and the size of the product. I also like that this is a pure and natural product. Some lotions have shea butter in them but it's only a small amount. This is the real thing and it does a great job. I have dry skin , but parts of my face are oily and using this stuff doesn't seem to aggravate it. Oily skin needs some moisturizing too I think.

If you want to soften and rejuvenate your skin, there's nothing like this. My skin is getting older with all the sun, winter heat, and wear... but this very inexpensive product rehydrates to the point where my neck, hands, feet look so much younger. I'm fascinated. Do not confuse raw shea butter with shea butter creams and mixes. Only raw shea butter does the trick and fast. I love it.