Everything you need to know about Body Butter

Do you feel that your body lotions are unsuccessful in combating skin dryness throughout the winter months? Your skin likely needs a higher level of hydration. This is where body butters come in handy. Body butter is thicker and richer than most body lotions, and it is also more effective and efficient in rejuvenating the skin and healing dry regions around the elbows and knees.

Shea butter, coconut oil, and other vegetable-based oils and butter are common ingredients in body butter. 

BUTTER EXTRACTION

Body butter manufactured from beans, nuts, or seeds/kernels is natural cosmetic body butter blends. The minerals derived from natural ingredients and the oils that transport the minerals to the application areas are the two critical components of butter. Minerals and fats work together to provide a barrier against the drying effects of harsh elements. Butters that contain water are called emulsions, are also known as lotions.  

Body Butter Composition

ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS 

• Maintains skin’s natural oil barrier by producing and maintaining oil
• Creates antibacterial barrier to protect skin from harmful environmental factors

PROTEINS 

• Reduces emergence of early indications of aging
• Contributes to the body’s immunity as well as muscle strength and growth

MINERALS

• Protects against environmental pressures and severe impacts
• Tightens, smoothens and gives a more youthful appearance

ANTIOXIDANTS 

• Boosts circulation and cell metabolism, which helps to reduce inflammation 
• Avoids appearance of wrinkles, blemishes, and scars
• Tightens and tones the skin

POLYPHENOLS 

• Protects against UV radiation, dangerous microorganisms, and oxidative stress
• Allows skin cells to regenerate more quickly

PHYTOSTEROLS 

• Maintains cellular structure, skin healing, and cell regeneration 
• Photo protective characteristics/photosensitivity reduction 

TOCOPHEROL 

• Protects skin and hair from pollution and harmful UV rays
• Tightens skin for a tighter appearance that hides aging signs

Factors That Determine the Quality of Butter

1. AROMA

Butters is either odorless or have mild, identifiable scents that are delicately nutty, sweet, and distinctive of the plant material from which they are formed.

2. ABSORPTION AND CONSISTENCY 

Butters come in a variety of thicknesses and can be thick or thin (hard or soft). It is a matter of personal preference to use either viscosity. The purpose for consuming the butter will also be a deciding element of inconsistency preference. High-quality butter for oily skin or hair would be a light butter with quick absorption and no greasy residue, as it would penetrate the skin and hair swiftly without clogging pores. A rich, thick, profoundly moisturizing butter is ideal for treating severely dry and damaged skin or hair.

3. TOCOPHEROLS AND NATURAL FATTY ACIDS 

Butter has nourishing and moisturizing effects due to the presence of helpful and vital fatty acids. These ingredients have regenerative and stimulating characteristics, resulting in hair and skin that looks and feels younger, fresher, and healthier. Natural preservatives, such as natural Vitamin E, are tocopherols. Some butter is robust in nutrients but are too heavy or have strong odors to use on their own.

4. SUN PROTECTION (SPF)

Some butter has natural components protecting against UVB radiation from the sun, such as specific minerals. They prevent UV rays from entering and scorching the skin by reflecting or scattering them. When skin is harmed from too much exposure to the sun, wrinkles, fine lines, dark patches, and a leathery texture appear. 

Steps to use Body Butter

Step 1: Take a bath, a shower, or a regular bath, but make sure the water is neither too cold nor hot. Warm water will suffice but don’t forget to wipe it clean with a soft cloth afterward.

Step 2: Massage the Body Butter into your skin. While patting your skin dry with a towel, leave a small amount of moisture on your skin since this will assist the body butter glide and spread evenly around your body. To provide immediate relief, massage it over the areas that are dry or irritating.

Step 3: Pay special attention to excessively dry areas - Knees, elbows, and heels that lose moisture quickly. As a result, you can scoop some extra body butter and gently massage these areas until they soften. 

Step 4: Allow all of the love to soak into your skin. Body butter that is organic, raw, and unprocessed is light and absorbs swiftly into the pores of your skin. After you’ve finished spreading and rubbing the body butter all over your body, keep it open for a few minutes to allow everything to sink in.

Our Recommendation : Afrikan Body Butter 

African Whipped Body Butter has a moisturizing power due to its ultra-emollient, nutrient-dense ingredients like organic shea butter in the formulation. Its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant qualities help enhance skin texture and treat free radical damage to the skin. 

If you want to soften your skin and firm up some regions of your body, “Pumpkin Breeze” Whipped Body Butter is ideal. This perfume is light and refreshing, but it also contains rosehip oil, sweet almond oil, and neem oil, which has anti-aging and anti-inflammatory properties to keep skin looking youthful. Pumpkin and Ocean Fragrance Oil promote cell turnover, which helps to firm and tone the skin. 

Conclusion

Your skin needs constant attention and care, and body butter may give both without compromising your skin’s texture or the natural sheen. Its origins can be traced back to Ancient Egypt to nourish, heal, and beautify skin. Body butter can be used for overall skincare since the rich antioxidants help prevent wrinkles, dark spots, fine lines, pigmentation, and other skin problems. 

African women still use Shea butter to prevent stretch marks on their pregnant bellies. It is known for enhancing your skin’s natural brightness and, as a light exfoliant, they remove toxins and undesired greasiness from the skin cells.