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Shea It Best
Get to the nut of it with your clients, and share
the many benefits of nutrient-rich shea butter.
WE ALL KNOW THAT HYDRATION IS CRUCIAL
and that drinking plenty of water optimizes the
functions of the body. What some people forget is
that the body needs not only to be hydrated from
the inside but also from the outside. With the summer sun sapping moisture from your clients’ skin,
‘tis the perfect season to introduce ultra-moistur-izing shea butter treatments into your spa.
Only found throughout the tropics of Africa
in close to 19 countries, shea butter derives from
the nuts of the shea, also known as karite, trees.
It takes about 15 to 30 years for these trees to bear
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Shea butter comes from
karite trees, which are
only found in the wild in
the savannah regions of
West and Central Africa.
PHO TOGRAPH Y: SHU T TERS TOCK
