Moisturizing and nourishing are the two main factors in caring for our skin. Both will be able to give us butter - saturated solid vegetable oils, and their improved composition in the form of cream butter will be loved even by those who are not enthusiastic about natural oils.
Cream Butter - what is it?
Batteries are far from a novelty in the world of makeup products. These are solid base oils with excellent nutritional and moisturizing properties, often butter or shea butter as cocoa. In the normal state, these oils have a solid form, but with a little heat, for example when applied to the skin, it begins to melt from its heat and turns into a liquid oil.
On the basis of these butterflies, various care products are made: massage tiles, body and lip balms, cream creams also belong to them.
Features
Now that we know: cream butter - what is it, let's look at its differences and features. Typically, these products combine the caring properties of oils and the soft, delicate texture of body cream. Cream butter is well distributed on the skin and quickly absorbed. Due to stearic acid contained in the oils, the cream butter has a dense and thick consistency, which is different from a simple body cream.
The same stearic acid (it refers to saturated acids) helps the skin by creating a protective barrier, however, unlike mineral oils, which create a vacuum harmful to the skin under the film, saturated acids allow you to breathe and maintain water balance. Therefore, butter creams are good to use not only in winter, but also in summer. This also explains why any skin needs skin, not just dry and sensitive skin.
How to use
Like all oils, butter creams must be applied to clean, dry skin. It is better to do this in the evening, so that the components are well absorbed. In the shower, make a light scrub, then pat your skin with a towel and lightly apply a little cream. For a massage effect (for example, for anti-cellulite) the batter will need about twice as much. After the procedure, it will be possible to get the body butter cream remaining on the skin wet with a napkin.
User reviews and professional recommendations suggest using cream butter and hair. They must also be applied to dry, clean hair, exclusively at the ends. Warm a very small amount of cream on the fingers and spread on the hair, comb them with a comb.
Body Butter Creams
This is the most common use of this type of product, especially in winter, when our skin requires an increased dose of nutrition, hydration and protection from the weather.
The main base oils that make up the creams butter:
- shea - slows down the aging process of the skin, nourishes and moisturizes, is widely used both in body care and face and hair;
- cocoa - restores damaged skin cells, therefore it is used to correct wrinkles, small scars, the effects of acne, also supports hydrolipidic balance and skin turgor ;
- kupuasu - oil from a Brazilian plant, acts at the cellular level, perfectly retains moisture and is successfully used for dry, sensitive and irritated skin;
- mango - allows you to retain water for a long time, due to which it prolongs skin hydration, returns firmness and elasticity;
- Babassu - Brazilian palm nut oil has natural cooling properties, therefore it is widely used in cosmetics after tanning;
- muru-muru - another Brazilian nut that creates a protective film on the skin that allows you to breathe, but to save moisture;
- Coconut - quickly absorbed, turning the skin into velvet, moisturizes, nourishes and removes dryness.
In addition, other oils in one or another percentage can be added to the cream butter. What does this mean for our skin? Different combinations of oils can produce products with different properties. So, for example, grape seed oil has anti-cellulite properties, a cream butter with its content is good for massage. In the Quizas Fruit & Milk lineup you can find such a cream butter. Reviews note the nutritional properties due to the content of not only grape seed in its composition, but also shea and mango oils. There is a similar product in the Bliss organic line-up - “Butter” lifting butter.
Ecolab cream butter is also popular, this brand offers a wide variety of oil-based body care products. These are moisturizing, nourishing, and regenerating products for the skin. Various oils, in addition to the base ones, are included in the composition of this product, so if you want to experience the properties of argan oil, almond, pistachio, kumquat, peach and many others, choose the Ekolab cream butter. Small manufacturers of organic cosmetics also have similar products, for example, Valentina Kostina can distinguish a product with almond and coconut oil or a solid cream butter from the Novosibirsk scientific and cosmetic company Microliz.
A wide variety of such products is presented in the European and American markets. Some of these products can also be bought from us, for example, Cocoa Butter Creme from the Queen Helene brand. This is a rich cream with a high content of cocoa butter, it instantly moisturizes even the driest skin without leaving a greasy film.
For hair
If the idea of applying oil to your hair seems strange, then try a cream butter. Apply it on the tips, avoiding the roots, then the hair will not be heavy or oily. Shea butter and cupuasu oil are well suited for this purpose. They have a large number of phytosterols that suit dyed hair. Oils not only give them smoothness, they seal the color, preventing the paint from washing out.
Sunscreen
It is well known that mango and shea butter in themselves have sunscreen properties, their natural SPF, albeit low (3-5) units, but helps protect your skin from the aggressive effects of the sun.
But cocoa butter does not have such properties, but it attracts suntan very well, so a cream based on mango, shea and cocoa is very convenient to use for tanning.
For intensive tanning, for example, Ecolab body butter cream is perfect - all products from this line contain a large amount of organic cocoa butter. And after a sunbath, you can apply a SOS cooling butter cream with peppermint oil from the Beauty Cafe brand.
Hydrophilic Butter Cream
What does it mean? Hydrophilic agents are a dense cream that, when heated in hands and when exposed to water, melts, turning into milk. It perfectly removes makeup, cleanses the skin, while nourishing and moisturizing it, so this hydrophilic formula is often used in products for washing,
Look for such butterflies in small shops that sell handmade natural cosmetics, for example, at Natali Organic.