Vegetable butters in our routine

Hello everyone, I hope you are well 🥰🥳. Today, I'm back with you for a new beauty article that concerns no less than plant-based butters 🥰. You all know shea butter and its multiple benefits for both skin and hair, but if I asked you to name 5 vegetable butters, could you? Apart from this one and perhaps mango (as well as the cocoa which I presented to you recently 😁), vegetable butters are not too popular in our beauty routines, but there is a wide variety of them. In this article, I present to you 5 plant-based butters to integrate into your natural DIYs for your well-being and beauty 🥰.

First of all, what is vegetable butter?

Unlike cooking butter or margarine, which are made from dairy products, vegetable butter comes from part of a plant. It can be extracted from the fruit, seed, plant or pulp.

It is obtained by grinding the used part or leaving it to macerate in order to obtain a fat. This fatty material has many benefits for both the skin and the hair.

Let's discover (or rediscover) 5 plant-based butters and their benefits for our beauty.

Shea butter comes from the kernel of the shea tree. It is a fruit that is generally found in West Africa. Called “women’s gold”, shea butter contains many benefits for beauty in general. Very popular in the cosmetic industry, this butter deeply hydrates the skin, helps maintain elasticity, promotes collagen production, relieves skin problems, protects against external aggressions, soothes sunburn, prevents and fights wrinkles/fine lines, helps with healing, fights acne, soothes the skin after shaving, prevents stretch marks, nourishes nails.

On the hair, shea butter repairs and prevents split ends, nourishes dry hair, soothes the scalp, softens frizzy hair, protects against external aggressions and strengthens.

In short, a real gem for the body in general 🥰🤩.

Rich in fatty acids, polyphenols, sterols and antioxidants, mango butter comes from the kernel of the fruit. Less thick than shea butter, this butter softens, protects, hydrates, promotes collagen production, prevents skin aging, protects against external aggressions, soothes and firms.

On the hair, mango butter nourishes, hydrates, facilitates detangling, brings shine, helps define curls, protects and softens the hair fiber.

We all know the benefits of avocado on both skin and hair 🥰. However, have you thought about using it in the form of butter and thus benefit from its long-term benefits? 🤭 Made from the flesh of the avocado, butter cannot envy its counterparts. For the skin, avocado butter nourishes, deeply hydrates, prevents dehydration, firms, promotes collagen production, soothes, prevents skin aging, helps maintain elasticity, gives radiance, protects against external aggressions, fights stretch marks, helps with healing.

On the hair, butter nourishes, strengthens, coats the hair fiber, brings shine, stimulates growth and prevents split ends.

I have already presented this butter to you as well as these virtues in an article 🤭🥰. Aside from the tempting smell 😋 and an irresistible desire to bite into it 🥺😫, butter has many beauty benefits. To summarize, cocoa butter comes from the cocoa bean. On the skin it hydrates, maintains elasticity, softens, nourishes, protects against external aggressions, softens, promotes collagen production, prevents skin aging, fights cellulite, prevents stretch marks, hydrates chapped lips, fights dry/rough elbows and knees.

On the hair, it hydrates, repairs, nourishes, adds shine, defines curls and promotes growth.

So there, the latter is practically unknown. If you are not a DIY fan, it will be a little difficult for you to know it. Kokum butter comes from the flowers of a tree from India called Garcinia Indica. Like the 4 others that I presented to you, it contains many benefits. It deeply hydrates the skin, softens, softens, nourishes, tones, protects against external aggressions, promotes cell regeneration, soothes sensitive and damaged skin.

On hair, it stimulates growth, prevents breakage, protects curls, helps keep them supple.

You can use these butters in different ways. You can apply them directly to the skin, after having softened them in the palms of your hands. By melting them in a bain-marie, you can use them to make masks for your hair. You can also include them in your DIY recipes and formulate unique products that will enhance your beauty 🥰. Also, you can include it in your culinary recipes🤭. Yes! Some of them, like cocoa butter, mango butter and kokum butter, are also used in the kitchen 😋. So isn’t that saving money? 😁🫢 Of course, before doing this, if you are unwell, talk to your doctor.

That's all for this article, I hope I've taught you something about plant-based butters and that you'll incorporate them into your routine (or at least try some of them 🤗). Don’t hesitate to share your feedback with me in comments or on the blog’s different networks 🥰. I'll see you soon for a new article, until then, take care of yourself ❤️.

See you soon 💋