Found in many body care products, its butter promises to transform dry skin into a perfectly nourished, silky texture. On paper, shea is the ideal ingredient, but what about facial care? Is shea butter just as effective on this particularly sensitive area? Our experts tell you everything.
What is shea?
The shea butter we're all familiar with has a creamy, rich texture with a sweet, nutty aroma. It comes from the fruit of the shea tree, which is primarily found in West African countries such as Mali, Nigeria, and Burkina Faso.
While this butter is now commonly used in cosmetics, its use for skin care dates back thousands of years in certain regions. Praised for its many properties, including moisturizing, anti-inflammatory, and healing properties, it also helps protect the skin from external aggressions.
How do I use shea butter to care for my body?
If your skin feels dry and uncomfortable when you get out of the shower, we recommend applying a few pumps of the 24h Moisturizing Body Lotion to your body. Its fine texture absorbs quickly and gently moisturizes the skin without creating a greasy film. Our experts' advice: Apply your lotion to slightly damp skin; don't wait until your skin is completely dry. Heat dilates skin pores and allows for better absorption of your products' benefits. A pampering moment: Discover our new products and enjoy a moment of relaxation with our Nourishing Foot Mask and our Nourishing Hand Mask, both enriched with shea butter to provide lasting nourishment to these areas of the body particularly affected by dehydration.
Sale price
How to use shea butter on the face?
At Payot, we favor shea butter in our rich textures and facial treatments intended for the driest and most malnourished skin because this ingredient is well tolerated by the skin and has many benefits.
If you have dry skin, your face feels tight after showering and you have no particular concerns, we recommend using the Comfort Cream from the Nutricia range, enriched with shea butter and plant-based oils, it restores the skin's suppleness and comfort from the first applications.
For night or days when your skin requires even more attention, opt for the Comfort Balm from the same range, its rich texture will form a protective barrier on the surface of the skin for long-lasting hydration even in the middle of winter.
Chapped lips? This Lip Balm, enriched with shea butter and nourishing properties, helps combat dryness.
Our experts' advice: Skin needs a supply of water and lipids to be healthy. Apply a hydrating serum enriched with hyaluronic acid daily before your cream to allow the shea butter to seal in moisture.
If your skin is malnourished and this condition is linked to skin aging, we have thought of you by formulating the treatments in the Supreme range, whose rich textures meet the needs of skin after 50 years of age.
Enriched with orchid extracts known for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, nourishing shea butter and hyaluronic acid with moisturizing properties, these anti-aging treatments support the skin over the years and meet its daily needs.
Our experts' advice: While it is important to apply a moisturizer to your face every day, it is also important to apply a suitable hand cream because this particularly exposed area is often one of the first to see the signs of skin aging appear.