BEURRE BLOG
Is Shea Butter Good For Oily Skin?
by Shirley Menard
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Feb 04, 2022
We get it, applying rich oils to your face can feel counterintuitive if you have oily skin. You may tell yourself, “I need to let my skin breathe, the last thing I want is a greasy face.” But don’t believe the hype! Associating healthy, naturally derived oils with clogged, unbalanced and acne-riddled skin is flat out wrong!
I’m here to tell you…natural oil is not your enemy. (it’s unnatural, toxic, over processed ingredients but hey that’s a blog for another time…)
One of the greatest natural oils on the market today is shea butter. Shea Butter has been used for centuries in African beauty rituals and is prized for its high concentration of fatty acids and antioxidants that reverse damage and nourish the skin deeply. Known for it’s versatility and skin-healing properties, shea butter is a safe option for all skin types, even oily skin! Because the moisturizers found in shea butter are similar to what is produced by the sebaceous glands in your skin, shea butter is super easy to introduce in any skincare routine.
Shea Butter Can Balance Oily Skin
Consistently applying shea butter on your face can help mattify overly oily skin. Shea butter’s key fatty acids gently remove excess oil, while locking in essential moisture. Packed with Vitamin A and Vitamin E—vitamins that create glowing skin and protect cells from free radicals— shea butter calms overstressed skin.
Shea Butter is loaded with anti-inflammatory properties
Shea butter is enriched with Vitamin F and other healthy fatty acids that serve as strong anti-inflammatory elements. These elements address inflammation, redness, and even scarring, replenishing scars by plumping them with moisture and slowly fading them with time. More key anti-inflammatory properties show shea butter soothing acne, a more-than-common symptom of oily skin. Shea butter is loaded with key anti-microbial properties that can even prevent fungus from growing, treating hyper-pigmented, fungal acne at it’s root.
Shea Butter won’t clog pores or cause breakouts
“But won’t shea butter lay heavy on my skin?” The answer is no. Shea butter is hydrating, and often times oily skin overworks itself and overproduces oil because it is dehydrated. Surprisingly, oily skin drinks shea butter right up, leaving no sight of a heavy, greasy layer behind. In spite of it’s buttery texture, shea butter does not cause breakouts or clog pores. In fact, shea butter has a zero comedogenic rating. Simply put, shea butter will not fill or overwork your pores at all!
The anti-inflammatory, balancing, and fast-absorbing benefits of shea butter make it a supreme moisturizer for oily and otherwise overworked and dehydrated skin!
