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I ordered this from the amazon seller sheaandmoredepot. I was very pleased with the shipping time and the product itself. I would have given this 5 stars except for the product did not come in a plastic tub or jar it came in a ziplock bag. That's just a little inconvenient. I suppose it may work for some but I wish this was expressed in the details. But I would definitely purchase again, might use one of my old cocoa butter tubs and put it in there. Product was smooth when rubbed into skin. It was not grainy or gritty. I'm 7 months pregnant and I love shea and cocoa butter but most that I found locally are all mixed with a whole bunch of nonsense so getting the unrefined raw version was a necessity for me. My skin has been very sensitive (A bandaid worn for one day gave me dry patches!!) so to have this natural product just a click away is a great relief. :)
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Rich, creamy, smooth shea butter!!! Good quality REAL ivory shea from NATURAL-COSMETICS, but my only disappointment was that it was sent in a plastic bag! Messy, but I'm thankful it wasn't hot out when it was delivered! For people wondering the difference, "ivory" shea butter is real, unrefined shea butter. The yellow is African butter, but still very moisturizing. "White" is refined/unscented. Shea butter has a comedogenic (pore clogging) rating of "0" so won't clog your pores. This makes it an AMAZING rich, safe moisturizer for your skin! I've just started using it for my face, and I can say this past week, my skin has been brighter, more supple, and even my sebum production in my T-zone has significantly lowered. I am so OVER paying for over-priced lotions... hooray for shea! Oh, and by the way, APPRECIATE our African sisters who make this -it's tough work! Here's a you-tube video that's been broadcast in Mali to help educate women on how to make better shea:
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This shea butter is good, it is still a little grainy but much easier to apply than the yellow stuff you find in the beauty supply store. It also is less "crumbly" and has a nutty scent which I don't mind at all. I would have given this 5 stars, but I agree with the other reviewer that said the ziplog bag is a drag. You receive the item in a large ziplock bag. It's hard to use all the product without wasting some in the bag and it's clumsy to move around. I found an old tub of hair moisturizer, washed it out, melted the shea butter down and poured it in the old container.
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If you got the yellow butter, then you got kpangnan butter (from the kpangnan tree), which is another tree from the African rainforest. It is very similar to shea butter (from the shea tree) and has fantastic results on skin, just like shea.
It is characterized, among other things, by its yellow-ish colour. Because kpangnan is not widely known, it is often, mislabelled as shea. I've often encountered this. However, it is a great skin product as well. Shoulder to shoulder with shea.
I learned about this product while doing research for a friend that had just come back from Africa and kept raving about the yellow shea butter :) She now knows it's not shea, but it's a great skin product under any name and she loves it! She has tried shea as well and favours this one. I have used it myself and was not disappointed.
I just don't understand why they don't write the proper name on the butter. It's as if they think North americans only understand shea and nothing else.
While we are at it, another great skin product out of Africa is baobab oil. Another great find for me :) Amazon carries this as well, great job, amazon.
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I use Shea butter in the making of home products for skin and am always cautious when purchasing online. This Shea butter was great. The packaging doesn't bother me as I put in a different container anyway. I was able to visibly see product before package opened. Right consistency as well. Glad I found!
