One of the hazards of taking chemo medication is getting dry, flaky skin. Plus, I have Vasculitis which has skin issues as well, no matter what type you have. I have tried several brands and many do not moisturize my skin enough. I am still dry and flaky after putting it on. It frustrates me sometimes. One side of my body is worse than the other. My left side is not as dry and flaky as my right side. That is just how my body is. A month ago my best friend who is like a sister to me gifted me Shea Moisture Raw Shea Chamomile and Argan oil Baby Lotion that has Frankincense and Myrrh in it. It smells wonderful and it moisturizes my skin, which makes me happy.
Here is the story of this wonderful Black owned company. Shea Moisture was founded by Sofi Tucker who made African soaps and beauty products in 1912 in Sierra Leone. The company still keeps the vision of Sofi Tucker by employing women to gather shea butter in Africa. What a wonderful company.
Here are the ingredients:
Deionized Water, Raw Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Oil*, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter*, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter*, Olus Oil, Argania Spinosa (Argan) Nut Oil, Vegetable Emulsifying Wax, Centhera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Borage Officinalis Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Oil, Rosa Rubiginosa (Rosehip) Seed Oil, , Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Boswellia Serrata (Frankincense) Oil, Chamomile Extract, Myrrh Extract, Lonicera Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Flower (and) Lonicera Japonica (Japanese Honeysuckle) Flower Extract
From the first night I put this product on my skin I noticed a difference. I don’t feel oily or like I need to add layer upon layer just to moisturize my skin. I am sure it smells wonderful. I cannot smell because of my trach tube, but my friend and my caregiver both say it has a wonderful scent to it. I take a hot bath and then I slather it on my feet, legs, and arms before I go to bed. This has become a part of my skin care routine that I do every night. It does not cure anything, but it does help my skin a lot. And those of us with chronic conditions that affect the skin I believe this is a product that you can trust and use safely without fear of it damaging your skin or you having an allergic reaction to it. It is made from organic and natural ingredients. A lot of the lotions out there have toxic chemical stuff that you can absorb and cause a toxicity to your body. This product won’t do that.
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I was gifted this product from my friend Summer Clemenson from Wellness Works NW. The opinions I express are my own and I was not influenced.
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