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honeybunni
July 4, 2010
| Pros | Clears up severely dry skin on my elbows, knees, body, and face! Has kept my adult acne completely at bay! Clears up old acne/chicken pox scars and leaves your skin with a beautiful glow! |
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| Cons | Very thick and greasy(but this is also a plus when used on extra dry skin and conditions like eczema) Feels very heavy on the face |
| Bottom line | You should not be using Shea Butter in a "cream" on your face! The other ingredients included in the cream can contribute to your severe acne breakout. Your 100% refined, organic, or raw shea butter should look almost like a thick hard cream colored paste(or softer if allowed to sit in a warm room). It should smell very "nutty". If it feels hard, it should soften as soon as your warm fingers touch it. I am a 36 yr old woman of African/White descent with severe adult acne. I have been using Max Clarity for 2 months now, with "ok" acne clearing results but it causes SEVERELY dry skin. Overly dry skin can cause acne too, as I've found out. I decided to google shea butter because I had some 100% Shea Butter that I had bought from an herbal shop about 2 years ago, just sitting there. Once I saw all the benefits of this stuff, I decided to try it on my face and other dry spots first. I have been using the shea butter for 2 weeks now. For my face: It felt so greasy, I was discouraged at first. I am so programmed against placing anything on my face that feels greasy at all. My skin is already extra oily, so it would seem that anything that makes it oiler would be a bad thing, right? Wrong! The first time I used the shea butter on my face, I tried to wear it under my make-up. Don't try to wear it under make-up or it will feel like you're wearing a mask, lol. I highly recommend that you buy the Black Soap that others have described. The use of the Black Soap will help to heal the scars and clear the excess shea butter from your skin while leaving behind the essential oils from the butter. I use the shea butter after washing with my Max Clarity regimen at night only. After applying the shea butter on my entire face, I WIPE IT DRY WITH A PAPER TOWEL. The shea butter will still be in your pores where it's needed. My skin feels AMAZING(smooth/dry) and no acne! When I used the shea butter on the my knees and elbows, the extra dry skin began cle |
Anonymous from nyc, ny
February 21, 2010
| Pros | - excellent all-natural moisturizer - non-comedogenic (pore-clogging) - multifunctional (great for not only face, but hair and lips and all-over body moisturizer) - has natural vitamin A & E |
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| Cons | - gritty upon application - heavy & greasy after application - takes a while for it to be absorb by skin - earthy, nutty smell |
| Bottom line | I'm 18, had trouble skin since puberty, and tried many, many moisturizers in my short lifetime. Most were either heavily fragranced or have toxic ingredients. I was pretty skeptical about the effectiveness of shea butter when I first heard about it, but I'm so glad I gave it a try. This stuff helped heal my eczema and got rid of my jawline acne. My skin is smooth and glowing after a few months of diligently incorporating this product in my skincare regime. It's also helped a bit with fading some past hyperpigmentation and red marks. You can buy unrefined shea whole-sale from either ebay or amazon. It's the best moisturizer I've ever used. Hopefully it'll work for you too. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $10.00 |
| Acne severity | light |
jager67 from Everywhere, NY
December 22, 2009
| Pros | All natural & organic, I continue to use it as lip gloss & moisturizer but NOT on my face! |
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| Cons | I don't care what other people say but this 100% clogged my pores and contributed to severe cystic acne. There's a review below mine that had the same problem and I to even got a cyst above my eye and below eyebrow. I didn't even know it was possible to get a pimple there. I've had a scar for about 2 months now and I didn't even pop this stupid thing! |
| Bottom line | I read a review elsewhere a couple weeks ago while I was still using shea and it made complete sense. When you apply it in essence you're melting it, then it hardens on your skin... same thing as heating up butter then letting it cool down & harden. NOT GOOD! I would actually pop the cystic acne I would get (which is terrible and I have terrible scarring from it that I'm dealing with now) however if I didn't pop it there would still be a scar so whatever. Anyway, I stopped using it about 3-4 weeks ago and my skin has done a complete turn around. I'm not saying everyone will have to deal with what I did but just be careful. I do use it on my feet, hands & lips and love it but no where near my face. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $35.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Meisha from Dallas, Tx
December 13, 2009
| Pros | Makes my skin glow and hair soft. Healing my cracked skin. |
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| Cons | A bit greasy when applied. |
| Bottom line | After ten days I have noticed a big difference. I use it with the African Black Soap. I only use the unrefined shea butter. I was suprised to feel that my very very old stretch marks are a lot smoother. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $20.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Camila from Derise
December 12, 2009
| Pros | Shea Butter Works!!! |
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| Cons | Use small amounts |
| Bottom line | You need to make sure it's 100% shea... you need to get it from someone who supports all Natural cosmetics. Ten Thousand Villages is one of them. I have always struggled with acne, now that I use Shea it has cleared up my skin. I also worked as a cosmetician for years. Good Luck Yall'') |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $7.00 |
| Acne severity | severe |
Leah from California
December 12, 2009
| Pros | Cheap, 100% natural, it works |
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| Cons | greasy |
| Bottom line | I have SUPER oily skin and I suffer from moderate acne that flares up in conjunction with my menstrual cycle. I've tried every topical acne medication on the market and they either don't work, work for a while then stop working, or leave my skin terribly dry. I started using shea butter on a whim. I figured since everything else on the market attempts to dry up the acne maybe I should try something that does the opposite. I'm so glad I did. Not only does shea butter keep pimples at bay, it has started to clear up the scars and is great for removing make-up. I just wish I had figured this out years ago and saved my money. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $12.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Renee from North Carolina
November 29, 2009
| Pros | absolutely the best moisturizer for dry skin, def brightens skins and provides beautiful glow, smoothes skin, and good for wrinkles. |
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| Cons | no affect on my acne, it is kinda greasy, even with the smallest application. |
| Bottom line | Still not sure if its non codmegenic or not I am having some irritation, but not pimples...some some minor reaction from the shea butter that I don't think will be a lasting after using it for a while. Make sure to use a very small amount and unrefined shea butter. Great for hair and skin and worth the try. I currently wash with 100% black soap, 100% tea tree oil as astrigent/toner, and then moisturize with unrefined shea butter. Have been using this for only a week and my breakouts have stopped significantly. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $5.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Lexi from Nottingham, UK
November 26, 2009
| Pros | Soothes, heals and prevents acne, smooths scars and fades marks. Non pore-clogging and cheap! |
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| Cons | Its a bit greasy. |
| Bottom line | This has worked great for my skin, I had a real problem with breakouts and now I hardly get any spots at all! It has reduced the rate of oil production on my face and my skin looks the best it ever has since I hit puberty. Because it is so greasy, I wouldn't advise wearing it on your face during the daytime if you're planning on leaving the house, but that's its only downfall in my opinion. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $7.00 |
| Acne severity | light |
ecent from md
November 21, 2009
| Pros | works well, i really like it , great for stretch marks |
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| Cons | crease dont like the crumbyness, dont breakme out but doesnt do well on my face compare to my boby but dont make my acne worst. |
| Bottom line | if i could i would show my pics i took on my stretch marks and one week every day after bathing i rub pure shea butter on my side were i had deep big ugly stretch marks i begin seeing a differents but the way it felt was smooth and not lumpy from stretch marks rising, and wats was weird all the dark stretch marks cleaned up quicker then the light ones, now it have been 3 to 4 weeks and i can see a big differents, one thing is the marks on my face and back and the stretch marks on my back is not cleaning up as quicker then my side, i no the skin on my side is different from my face and back, im trying now to focus more on bk now to see if any changes, also i use to be so tender and sore were my stretch marks was bad at i can actually tell its healing |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $7.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
CoCo from Costa Rica
November 17, 2009
| Pros | Reduces The Appearance of Acne Scars/Pits, Fine Wrinkles, Softens Skin, and Evens Skin Tone. |
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| Cons | It Causes breakouts on the sensitive parts of my face. So therefore I just use it on my face where my skin can tolerate it (like on my fore head, smile lines, under eyes/around eyes, and lips) |
| Bottom line | I have only been using Shea Butter 100% Organic Since about Sunday, today is Tuesday. I apply it every night before bed. So in just 3 days my skin is looking more youthful and healthy. Also, my moderate severe cystic acne is finally clearing after almost 2 years of suffering. I don't know if the Shea butter has anything to do with hindering my breakouts because I don't apply on my breakouts (afraid that it will make it worse), but I do know that where I have scars and pits, also fine lines and premature wrinkles the Shea Butter has almost erased them completely after only a few days. So imagine after a week of consistently using this stuff how great my skin will look :). Shea Butter may not be for everyone, but I know that it works for my skin...I'm of African descent so maybe that's why my skin can tolerate it. I don't know thats just a guess :/ Do what works for you..maybe your entire face may not agree with the shea butter so just try it on certain areas like I do. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $6.25 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
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