Pure Health buys their wildcrafted Unrefined Shea Butter products directly from the producers by fairly trading. By working with the producers and buying the unrefined shea butter at a fair price. Some of our profits are invested right back into the villages and areas purchasing desks school books, uniforms and school enrolment fees for the children, as well other sustainable development projects in Africa.

Pure Health unrefined wildcrafted & fairtrade Shea Butter is probably the only ingredient you will ever need on your skin. Unrefined Fairtrade Shea butter is so healing and moisturising that most will never need anything else in order to maintain beautiful, healthy looking skin as well as to slow and even reverse signs of aging. This renewable, completely safe unrefined shea butter replaces the need for petroleum, mineral oil and other ineffective, hazardous chemicals and petroleum by-products found in the majority of skin care products today.

Largely unknown to most of people Europe & America, unrefined shea butter is finally making its way into large company ad campaigns. Big skin care companies are finally seeing the need to cash in on the “Shea Butter” name. Tiny percentages of shea butter are being added to otherwise chemical formulations. Why the trend? Because large skin care companies have caught on that they are aware that consumers are learning about the amazing properties of shea butter. Consumers across Europe & America are realising that no other single ingredient produces healthier or younger looking skin. Large skin care companies are now starting to cash in on what they see as hype before it’s too late. They would much rather have you buy their anti-aging cream with "Shea butter" than to have you buy pure unrefined fairtrade & wildcrafted shea butter on its own. That is why we insist that you get the full 100% unrefined fairly traded product.

The use of African ingredients in cosmetic products tends to be a ‘flavour of the month’ thing, with ultimately little benefit for the people in Africa, so it is a pleasure to find a company that really believes in Africa’s rich heritage of natural skincare and is committed to benefiting people in Africa, as well as in Europe.  Raw materials for Pure Health’s Skin Food range are sourced from producer co-operatives, ensuring that all of the money goes to the producers themselves.  In addition, a percentage of each sale of unrefined shea butter is used to fund development projects in Africa. The unrefined Shea Butter is 100% pure so that its soothing, protecting and healing properties are undiluted and it is packaged in recyclable containers to ensure minimum environmental impact.  Children are the future of Africa and money from unrefined Shea butter sales is currently supporting more than 300 children in Togo with books, uniforms and supplies for the 2004-2005 school years, as well as paying the school enrolment fees for these children. Pure Health has recently extended this support to Sierra Leone, where we are working directly with a local based African led charitable organisation, to ensure that the aid is delivered to those who need it most and in a sustainable manner.

Pure Health African unrefined Shea Butter is the only ingredient you will ever need on your skin.  Unrefined Shea butter is so healing and moisturising that most will never need anything else in order to maintain beautiful, healthy looking skin as well as to slow and even reverse signs of aging.

Why the trend?

Large skin care companies have caught on that they are aware that consumers are learning about the amazing properties of unrefined shea butter.

PURE HEALTH UNREFINED SHEA BUTTER SKIN FOOD can be used to improve the following conditions:

Least known usages:

* Prevents sun allergies.

* Protects from UV Rays.

* Treats rheumatism and aching muscles, and can be used to ease colds because it         decongests nasal mucous tissues.

* Helps cell regeneration and capillary circulation. This favours the healing of small wounds, skin cracks and crevices, and skin ulcers.

* Anti-elastase characteristic which makes it a good active ingredient against stretch marks.

Commonly known usage:

* It has restructuring effects on the epidermis, also on dry and fragile hair. Dry skin, dermatitis, dermatoses, eczema, sun burn, and burns are all helped by natural shea butter.

* Dry Skin & Lips - it helps prevent and improve ashy skin, chapping, chafing, rashes, psoriasis, eczema, dermatitis, skin cracks, and tough or rough skin (especially feet and elbows).

* Wrinkles - It helps aging soft skin tissue to firm up. Rejuvenates skin cells and cleans pores. Can be used on all skin types.

* Skin Irritations - Minor skin irritations including: allergies i.e. poison ivy poison oak, insect bites, frost bites, sun burns, skin peeling, burns, and small skin wounds all respond positively to shea butter treatment.

* Dry Hair and Scalp - Apply to hair and scalp to add moisture to dry, brittle hair; to prevent weak hair from breaking, fading or thinning out; to prevent dandruff; and revitalize split ends. Shea butter will protect hair from the damaging rays of the sun, hair dryers, perms and dyes. Unlike petroleum-based products, it will not clog pores and block hair shafts. Use it as a conditioning sheen to maintain hair's natural shine and improve manageability. Try it before swimming to protect hair & skin against chlorine and sea salt.

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