which works better?

Question

coca or shea butter?

Answer 1

Cocoa Butter
The Cocoa tree is a tropical evergreen about 5-12 metres high. It is one of the world's most important cultivated plants and it is grown in South America and Africa. The flowers are connected directly to the stem and from these develop the cucumber like fruits (up to 25cm long) which range in colour from gold to brown. Inside the fruit are hidden 20-40 flat seeds, or cocoa beans. These are fermented to remove their bitter taste. After that they are roasted and ground.
The Cocoa Butter (about 45% of the cocoa bean) is extracted through hot pressing at 60°C and it contains mostly mono-unsaturated and saturated fatty acids and keeps very well. It is a yellow, solid fat which melts at 32-35°C, i.e. at skin temperature. The fat is used in ointments, lipsticks, lip balms either together with or instead of bees wax, and in creams to give them consistency. It makes creams firmer. It is a mild fat and most people tolerate it well. It is especially good for dry skin and it nourishes, softens, soothes and protects the skin.

Shea Butter
INCI Name: Butyrospermum Parkii
The Shea tree grows wild on the savannah in several of the West African countries like Ghana, Nigeria and Mali. The tree can grow to be 20-25 metres high and has deep roots (20 metres), enabling it to withstand long periods of drought. The first fruits appear after 8-12 years and peak productivity is reached when the tree is about 40 years old, although it can continue to bear fruit for up to 150 years. Each tree produces approximately 50 kg of fruit every year. The tree blossoms from December to February. The fruit resembles a small avocado or a plum, with fruit pulp and a stone. The fruit is green or yellow, is sweet and 3-5 cm long. The stone is 2 cm long, oval and contains 50% oil ('butter'). The fruit is harvested from May until August.

The Shea tree's fruit are an important raw material for West Africa and for hundreds of years the local people have used it for food, medicinal, decorative and cosmetic purposes, and as a protection against the sun and bad weather. The stones (nuts) are crushed and the butter is pressed out. It is then purified and the free fatty acids and substances prone to oxidisation are removed leaving a fat which is stable and pure. Shea butter is white and has the same consistency as cocoa butter. It has a mild smell and melts at 35-38º C (skin temperature).


http://www.aromantic.co.uk/frameset.asp?http%3A//www.aromantic.co.uk/articles/fats-and-oils.htm
also for shea butter 21 reasons to use
http://www.sheainstitute.com/21reasons.html

Answer 2

Shea butter with vitamin E works great.

Answer 3

Shea butter;

Answer 4

I like cocoa butter, but that is basically because I don't care for the smell of shea butter. I think both are probably good.

Answer 5

I feel it is a matter of choice. Since we all have different skin types, not everyone can use the same lotion. The link below is for news about this.
I have to use a variety of lotions. My skin does not respond well when I use 1 type. I have used both I prefer shea over cocoa butter.

Answer 6

shea butter

Answer 7

shea butter, keeps your skin soft all day and night till you wash it off. It's also good for stretch marks.

Answer 8

I used coco butter and it had no effect on me. I have never used shea butter!

Answer 9

I'm a huge fan of shea butter!!!! Great healing virtues in it.

Answer 10

Shea butter is the best.Its the bomb!