Shea Butter Me Up!!!

Hey Everyone :-)

Today i recieved yet another order and it was my SHEA BUTTER. Gotta say i love this stuff ever since i came to discover it through the natural hair community. i buy mine from AKOMA which is small business offering natural fairtrade products. AKOMA is a company that plays a critical commercial role in building and maintaining import and export trade between Ghana and the international markets. when i buy shea butter from this company, not only do i have confidence that the product im buying is 100% organic certified and its the real deal, but also the people who work hard to produce these butters are recieving a fair wage for all thier hard work. Check out their website for yourself and help their business grow :-) I'm not sure if their business extends across the pond (USA) as they are based here in the UK.

PS: Akoma International has not paid me to advertise for them in any way, im just a loyal customer who is happy with their services and what they offer back to the community they work with.

I've been using Shea Butter mainly for my body and not on my hair as i'm not 100% fully natural yet and dont want to waste such good product. Ive tried to make my own body butters and there are cases when they have turned out to be be the way i like. heres a pic of some butters that ive made so far

whipped to a creamy texture

re- whipped to light fluffy soft texture

Ingredients: (in no particualr order with rough measurements)

• Shea Butter
• Cocoa Butter
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)
• Coconut Oil
• Castor Oil
• Jojoba Oil
• Almond Oil
• Glycerine
• Vitamin E Oil
• Peppermint Essential Oil

I know thats a lot of ingredients, bear in mind my skin is very dry plus also thats the beauty of making your own body butters, you can add whatever you want.
How i made my Shea Buter Me Up

1. Boil Water in Pan
2. using the water bath method - melt the cocoa butter first, then the shea butter
3. mix them together and stir as it cools down
4. now add your oils and mix/stir them together with the mixer
5. let it cool for a while- 20-30mins
6. it should start to form but not to a solid staste
7. using the hand mxer, mix it again and leave it to stand
8. whip it agin with the mixer until you reach a desired texture

Hope tthis helps, if not here is the guideline i used, there are also a few tutorial videos on youtube. Have fun making your own body butters, you'll love it.

Take care and God Bless