Unrefined shea butter
December 1 2006 at 3:00 PM gingerD (Login gingerD)
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Is this as good as 100% pure cocoa butter or is it the same,i baught this today as i was struggling again getting pure cb,
The lady that sold it me told me it was better than cocoa butter, but she would its her stall
Alcest
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Re: un refined shea butter
December 1 2006, 4:11 PM
YES! Try it! I am also thinking of trying it perhaps we can together??
I just have this gut feeling that shea butter would be great. It's thick and soaks right into your skin like cocoa butter, but isn't from cocoa, which I still worry may act like caffeine since cocoa has caffiene in it.
I think I will pick up some today as well, and start it when my cocoa butter runs out. Are you with me?
gingerD
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Re: un refined shea butter
December 1 2006, 4:26 PM
Well i baught some today from the market its a 250g tub, it was £5.99.
There is a website on the tub-akomacosmetics.com-Whats also nice is its fair trade from Ghana
I only baught it because cocoa butter is so hard to get for me, i look every were but non is there-i have had to used coco butter creams with mineral oil in for ages-which i havent wanted to do.
So i will update you on this stuff-looks like it will last bloody ages which is a bonus
Sarah
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Re: un refined shea butter
December 1 2006, 4:53 PM
If you are interested in buying pure cocoa butter, I found it on the ebay site,
http://cgi.ebay.com/100-Pure-Organic-Coc...dZViewItem
The same seller also has tons of essential oils that you can buy along with the cocoa butter to save shipping cost. For those of you who live in UK, it should be much cheaper and faster for the shipping although he shipped the stuff to me in Singapore very fast. The quality of his things seems to be quite good although I have just started using them for massaging.
gingerD
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Re: un refined shea butter
December 1 2006, 5:01 PM
hi cheers for the info-may concider it once iv gone through this lot, i m a bit wary of buying from international sellers im a paranoid internet buyer-lol, and have u noticed the uk sellers of butter seem very expensive for alittle chunk/lump
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Re: un refined shea butter
December 1 2006, 5:17 PM
I use 100% pure shea butter sometimes when I'm too lazy to melt my 100% pure cocoa butter. I use the NOW brand and it comes in a 5 oz tub. It doesn't really have to be melted. I just scoop some out and rub it betweem my hands and in about 10 seconds it's liquified. It is white and a bit granular.
Shea butter is made from the Karite nut from the Mangifolia tree (from Africa).
Giant boobie blessings to you all!
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Re: un refined shea butter
December 1 2006, 5:19 PM
Oh, I forgot to mention. I bought it from my local health food store. I think it cost about $6.00 (fairly cheap).
gingerD
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Re: un refined shea butter
December 1 2006, 5:26 PM
some info about Shea butter:
Shea butter is a slightly greenish natural fat extracted from fruit of the Shea tree by crushing and boiling. Shea butter is edible. It is consumed in traditional cuisine and used in the chocolate industry as a substitute for cocoa butter.
natural Fats play a vital role in maintaining healthy skin and hair, insulating body organs against shock, maintaining body temperature, and promoting healthy cell function.
shea contains:natural latex
it has an anti-elastase characteristic which makes it a good active ingredient against stretch marks.
Shea butter can also be used to treat rheumatism and aching muscles, and to ease colds because it decongests nasal mucous tissues.
It contains beneficial vegetable fats that promote cell regeneration and circulation,
It also contains natural sun-protectants.
SO overall seems a top product to me
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Sarah..
December 2 2006, 1:03 AM
Hi,
I am also from Singapore. Did you buy the essential oil? I was thinking of buying essential oil as well, but I am afraid some are not used for massaging but aromatherapy, and those might cause skin allegy. How's your growth so far? =)
Alcest
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Re: un refined shea butter
December 2 2006, 2:37 AM
Heh, after what Ginger posted about the benefits of shea butter.. I'm going to pick some up tomorrow.
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Princessglitter
December 2 2006, 5:17 PM
Hello, I did buy the essential oils from the ebay seller I posted earlier. I just started using them. I started NBE program 1.5 months ago and can't say I have had any definite growth. I guess I need to be more patient. I am 34AAAAAAAAA. So it will probably take a while. I feel as if there is some growth on my right side since it was smaller before and I have been spending more time massaging it with my left hand while I am sitting in bed surfing on the internet with my right hand. I have also been taking the recommended herbs and trying to eat the right kinds of food. It's still quite a trial and error period, and don't know if there will be any good results. I guess I hope for the best. How about you?
princessglitter
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Re: un refined shea butter
December 2 2006, 6:53 PM
I am also trying on error and sometimes it can be quite discouraging because my boobie size fluctuates. I am on this program for 3 weeks now (I know it's not long but it feels like months!) Sometimes it seems like I am growing sometimes it doesn't. But this forum is so inspiring I really don't want to give up.
They say chinese have a hard time growing because of our genes so if you ever see progress, do update me yeah?
I am thinking of buying something from ebay but there are so many different seller to choose from and I have no idea which of them offer better product. I might try the one u use to get some pure cocoa butter and essential oil to add. Slimfit uses pure essential oil and they are one of the leading bust enhancement salon so I guess it wouldn't hurt to add some ylang ylang, geranium, basil and fennel in it. (these information I got the last time I went for consultation with them, I paid special attention to the ingredients they use)
Hey, if we going to carry on with this conversation maybe we can start a new post for singaporeans cause we are going out of point in this "un-refined shea butter" post.
All the best boobies blessings for everyone else!!
gingerD
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Re: un refined shea butter
December 4 2006, 12:03 PM
Alecet-I have only been usiing it this weekend but its fantastic stuff, my breasts are much fuller than using the mineral oil yucky cocoa butter cream-+i use that much i was buying 1 tub a week.
+My skin has been really bad since NBE, i read on a web site its gentle enough for under the eye area-So i thaught iv tried evrything else for the face-may as well stick some on my face.-Now im still in break out mode but i honerstly feel my skin looks abit better and feels nice to the touch.
Let me know how u get on with this wonder stuff
Lol Happy growing gingerD
Sarah
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Re: un refined shea butter
December 4 2006, 4:51 PM
Hi Princessglitter, go ahead and start a thread for us Singaporeans, although I really pass for Singaporean since I am Chinese American.
But you are right, we are all of chinese descent, and have similar genes and live in the same environment with the shops and products available to us. I went to a shop in International Plaza that sells essential oil, and they are S$20+ for 10 ml at least!!! That's what made me decide to go with this ebay seller. I checked with him beforehand that his products are good for using in massaging. I add a couple of drops of fennel, geranium, ylang ylang, and peppermint in about 150 ml of olive oil. I also broke into it 2 capsules of vitamin E gels (400 IU each). That was only about a few days ago. So far I haven't seen any improvement, but no negative effects either - no breakouts, itches or rashes or anything like that. Oh, the only problem I had with this ebay seller is that when I received the products, the lid of the cocoa butter was cracked, but I guess it was really not his fault - got damaged during shipping.