How to Use Raw Shea Butter For Eczema

Shea butter is a fat extracted from the shea tree found in West and East Africa. It is a white product that is located in the shea fruit. People from East and West Africa have been using it for thousands of years on the skin, hair, and cooking but commonly on the body. It is rich in vitamins and fatty acids. This is combined with its easy-to-spread consistency, making it an excellent product for conditioning, soothing, and smoothening your skin.

Today we are going to center our attention on the benefits of shea butter on eczema. 

Eczema 

Eczema is a skin condition that affects quite a significant percentage worldwide. Its symptoms mostly surface on the skin, leaving it unhealthy and damaged. Its common symptoms; itchiness, dry, flaky skin.

There are different types of eczema

• Atopic dermatitis
• Dyshidrotic eczema
• Contact dermatitis 

Atopic dermatitis is the most common eczema. Its common symptoms include; itchiness, dry, flaky skin. 

How can you use shea butter to treat eczema symptoms on the skin?

It is safe to say that eczema is embarrassing, painful, itchy, and frustrating. And even worse, most skincare products don’t work on the skin with eczema; they dry the skin and make things worse. 

1. Shea butter has proven to have many medical benefits and has been used by dermatologists orally and topically.
2. When applied regularly, shea butter can help the skin to keep in moisture by acting like a protective layer and preventing water loss on the skin layer. 
3. Shea butter is used in the cosmetic industry because it has antioxidant, anti-aging, and anti-inflammatory properties.
4. With eczema, there’s no cure, but applying shea butter on the skin can help out with moisturizing your skin. 
5. You can treat eczema using shea butter just as you would any moisturizer. You need to bathe twice a day, pat yourself dry, then apply shea butter, gently smearing it on your skin to lock in the moisture.

Other uses of shea butter

1. It helps boost collagen product
2. Reduce wrinkles and fine lines
3. It helps promote cell regeneration
4. Soothes sunburn
5. It helps reduce the appearance of stretch marks and scarring
6. Added sun protection
7. Prevent dandruff and hair breakage
8. It may relieve arthritis pain
9. It can soothe muscle soreness

Side effects

Shea butter is not a cure for eczema; it only helps with the dry skin of eczema leaves. Though there are not many cases of allergic reactions, there’s a possibility that shea butter, due to its thickness, can worsen eczema because it doesn’t do well with heat. In case of irritation, contact your dermatologist.

Take away

Shea butter is a good skin moisturizer; not only does it give the skin a smooth and soothing effect, but it also has other medical benefits. 

With people who have eczema, you are advised to use shea butter at least twice a week.