Does Shea Butter darken the complexion?
ARSHLAY
When you want to use a body product, the first thing you care about is whether it "darkens" the skin. For those of us with black skin, our complexion can vary under the effect of beauty products. Some tend to lighten it, others darken it. I prefer the term "darken" to "blacken" because at the base, our skin is black but it is the complexion that varies from one person to another, from honey to caramel color. By claiming that the skin turns black, we might think that we are questioning the basic color of our skin. Which is not the case. It is just a question of the variation of the complexion. Everyone prefers to have a uniform and radiant complexion. Admittedly it can vary according to the seasons, but it always returns to its basic color in a natural way. And as I said, body products can alter the complexion. Except that it is not only industrial products, natural products are also affected, it all depends on its application.
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I have often been confronted with this question: you have blackened…. What is going on? Have you changed milk?…. Your skin is lightening, what are you using? ... Are you depigmenting yourself? In short, we are so obsessed with our complexion and the look of others, that at the slightest warning, we rush to the mirror to check. Sometimes in the bedroom, it is dark, so not good enough to appreciate the complexion. So we go outside, in full light with the mirror to look at ourselves from all angles, asking a thousand and one questions. (Laughs) you will understand, this is the gymnastics I did as soon as my complexion began to vary. Yes, I know, it's so ridiculous.
As I said, the complexion can change naturally under the effect of the climate. But more often than not, it is the products we use that alter the complexion. Worse, bad combinations between these products completely spoil the complexion and we then turn to so-called lightening or radiance revealing products to find the original complexion which has meanwhile darkened. Some girls become expert and tell you directly, "No, don't use this stuff, it darkens the skin", or "I know good milk that can bring back your original complexion". In short, by dint of going from milk to milk, we wonder when we want to use a new product, if the skin will not "darken".
This is the case with shea butter. We often hear that it darkens the skin, so many people fear using it in the form of a cream despite its multiple virtues for the skin.
Some would argue that these are misconceptions. But the answer can vary from person to person, since everyone's body does not react the same way to everyone when they are treated with the same treatment.
For my part, I started by using shea butter as a deep treatment when I decided to favor natural products for my beauty routine. I brushed away everything that was said about shea butter with the back of my hand and adopted it as a whipped cream for the whole body and especially the face because of its moisturizing properties. I have had good results on my acne pimples.
As for its effect on the complexion, it was my mother who had noticed that my face had darkened. Shea butter has blackened my skin but just the parts of my body regularly exposed to the sun, so the face, neck, arms, feet and legs. But if we start from my chest to the thighs without forgetting the back and belly, my complexion remained intact.
This made me understand that shea butter does not darken the skin but if it is exposed to the sun, it acts like a tan. Since this is what happens! We don't actually blacken. We bronze.
The trick that my mother gave me and that women adopt elsewhere in the village is as follows: when you make your shea whipped cream, add lemon juice to it. The lemon having lightening active ingredients will prevent your skin from darkening. Indeed, I could see that some very fair skinned people, using lemon shea butter, kept their complexion intact.
So girls, yes shea butter can darken the skin if exposed to the sun. To avoid this, just add lemon juice to your whipped cream as I said above, and your complexion will not be disturbed. Another alternative is to do your shea butter treatments in the evening. Thus, it will be able to act better on your skin without tanning it.
This is what I can tell you about the effect of shea butter on our complexion. As for its virtues on the body, discover it here. In the article in question, I also described how to cook shea whipped cream.
ARSHLAYWhen you want to use a body product, the first thing you care about is whether it "darkens" the skin. For those of us with black skin, our complexion can vary under the effect of beauty products. Some tend to lighten it, others darken it. I prefer the term "darken" to "blacken" because at the base, our skin is black but it is the complexion that varies from one person to another, from honey to caramel color. By claiming that the skin turns black, we might think that we are questioning the basic color of our skin. Which is not the case. It is just a question of the variation of the complexion. Everyone prefers to have a uniform and radiant complexion. Admittedly it can vary according to the seasons, but it always returns to its basic color in a natural way. And as I said, body products can alter the complexion. Except that it is not only industrial products, natural products are also affected, it all depends on its application.
(check this)
I have often been confronted with this question: you have blackened…. What is going on? Have you changed milk?…. Your skin is lightening, what are you using? ... Are you depigmenting yourself? In short, we are so obsessed with our complexion and the look of others, that at the slightest warning, we rush to the mirror to check. Sometimes in the bedroom, it is dark, so not good enough to appreciate the complexion. So we go outside, in full light with the mirror to look at ourselves from all angles, asking a thousand and one questions. (Laughs) you will understand, this is the gymnastics I did as soon as my complexion began to vary. Yes, I know, it's so ridiculous.
As I said, the complexion can change naturally under the effect of the climate. But more often than not, it is the products we use that alter the complexion. Worse, bad combinations between these products completely spoil the complexion and we then turn to so-called lightening or radiance revealing products to find the original complexion which has meanwhile darkened. Some girls become expert and tell you directly, "No, don't use this stuff, it darkens the skin", or "I know good milk that can bring back your original complexion". In short, by dint of going from milk to milk, we wonder when we want to use a new product, if the skin will not "darken".
This is the case with shea butter. We often hear that it darkens the skin, so many people fear using it in the form of a cream despite its multiple virtues for the skin.
So does shea butter really darken the skin?
Some would argue that these are misconceptions. But the answer can vary from person to person, since everyone's body does not react the same way to everyone when they are treated with the same treatment.
For my part, I started by using shea butter as a deep treatment when I decided to favor natural products for my beauty routine. I brushed away everything that was said about shea butter with the back of my hand and adopted it as a whipped cream for the whole body and especially the face because of its moisturizing properties. I have had good results on my acne pimples.
As for its effect on the complexion, it was my mother who had noticed that my face had darkened. Shea butter has blackened my skin but just the parts of my body regularly exposed to the sun, so the face, neck, arms, feet and legs. But if we start from my chest to the thighs without forgetting the back and belly, my complexion remained intact.
This made me understand that shea butter does not darken the skin but if it is exposed to the sun, it acts like a tan. Since this is what happens! We don't actually blacken. We bronze.
The trick that my mother gave me and that women adopt elsewhere in the village is as follows: when you make your shea whipped cream, add lemon juice to it. The lemon having lightening active ingredients will prevent your skin from darkening. Indeed, I could see that some very fair skinned people, using lemon shea butter, kept their complexion intact.
So girls, yes shea butter can darken the skin if exposed to the sun. To avoid this, just add lemon juice to your whipped cream as I said above, and your complexion will not be disturbed. Another alternative is to do your shea butter treatments in the evening. Thus, it will be able to act better on your skin without tanning it.
This is what I can tell you about the effect of shea butter on our complexion. As for its virtues on the body, discover it here. In the article in question, I also described how to cook shea whipped cream.
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