What is Shea butter good for ?

Question

Are there any particular brands that are better than others ?

Answer 1

Removing stretch marks, every brand works different for different people.

Answer 2

I cant see it being anything but a cosmetic marketing gimic ..all shea butter is ..is the fat skimmed off clarified butter

Answer 3

Nothing removes stretch marks :( But shea butter sometimes helps prevent them. Shea butter moisturizes your skin so it can sustain the stretching that accompanies pregnancy. Not only that, it is most often used for very dry skin, like on your knees and elbows. Sometimes your skin can get extremely dry, especially during the winter, and summer when you get burned, so you can use shea butter to moisturize dry skin. Depending on what you are going to use it for, for use during pregnancy I would recommend the "Palmer's" brand products like the tummy butter, cream, and oil spritz. It will help with the itching and the stretching because it has Elastin in there too. If you are using it for normal skin that is very dry, I would recommend "Suave cocoa butter with Shea Moisturizer" It's not expensive, it smells great, it doesn't leave a greasy feel,   and it really helps!