Keep this tin close by to protect your hands this winter!

Made with only 4 ingredients: organic whipped shea butter, organic aloe vera and organic calendula (in olive oil). No artificial fragrances added or added chemicals, preserved with vitamin e. This butter has only the delicate nutty scent of shea. 

Shea naturally solidifies at room temperature but melts smoothly with the warmth of your skin. Shea is known for its ability to seep deep into the skin for intense hydration, while aloe and calendula add soothing anti-inflammatory properties that promotes healing of the skin barrier.  Made with organic, unrefined shea butter from Ghana. 

Comes in a 4oz gold color tin-plated steel container. 

Made in small batches, available only while supplies last! 

 

Ingredient-by-Ingredient: Evidence-Based Mechanisms

Shea Butter (Butyrospermum parkii)

Key bioactive components: Oleic acid, stearic acid, triterpene esters, phytosterols, tocopherols (vitamin E)

Evidence-based mechanisms

Restoration of the skin barrier
Shea butter’s fatty acids integrate into the stratum corneum lipid matrix, reinforcing the skin barrier and significantly reducing transepidermal water loss (TEWL). This directly improves skin hydration.

Anti-inflammatory effects
Triterpene esters inhibit inflammatory mediators involved in dermatitis and irritation, helping calm dry or compromised skin and preventing further barrier breakdown.

Support for skin repair
Shea butter supports keratinocyte function and tissue regeneration, aiding recovery from dryness, micro-damage, and environmental stress.

Antioxidant protection
Tocopherols and phenolic compounds protect skin lipids and proteins from oxidative damage that weakens the barrier.

Aloe Vera Oil (Aloe-infused oil)

Key bioactive components: polysaccharides (e.g., acemannan), glycoproteins, amino acids, vitamins and antioxidant compounds

Evidence-based mechanisms

Humectant-like hydration support
Aloe polysaccharides bind water and improve moisture retention in the epidermis. When delivered in an oil base, these compounds help enhance hydration while avoiding rapid evaporation.

Anti-inflammatory activity
Aloe suppresses inflammatory mediators such as prostaglandins and cytokines, reducing redness and irritation that disrupt barrier function.

Enhanced wound healing
Aloe stimulates fibroblast activity and collagen production, supporting repair of dry, irritated, or damaged skin.

Soothing and cooling effects
Aloe reduces burning, itching, and discomfort, which helps prevent scratching-related barrier damage.

 

Calendula Oil (Calendula officinalis, infused in olive oil)

Key bioactive components: triterpenoids (faradiol esters), flavonoids, carotenoids, saponins

Evidence-based mechanisms

Reduction of skin inflammation
Calendula compounds inhibit cyclooxygenase (COX-2) and inflammatory cytokines, decreasing redness, swelling, and irritation that contribute to dryness.

Acceleration of skin repair
Calendula stimulates fibroblast proliferation and collagen synthesis, improving recovery of micro-cracks and barrier disruptions common in dry skin.

Mild antimicrobial protection
Helps protect compromised or irritated skin from secondary bacterial or fungal colonization.

Antioxidant support
Carotenoids and flavonoids protect healing skin from oxidative stress.