Review (5/5): Love this stuff!!!!!!!
Ordered it and received it within 3 days. I've never tried Shea butter before but I had heard about it from friends, so thought I'd give it a try. So glad I did! I chose this one because of the free recipe book, which was really cool and easy to follow.
It's real smooth and creamy right out of the package. I just broke a chunk off and smoothed it on. I liked the earthy smell, but I also noticed that there was absolutely no smell 5 minutes after I rubbed it on. It only took a few minutes to soak into my skin and felt wonderful.
Melting it was so easy. I brought a small pot of water to a boil, turned off the heat, put a chunk of the Shea butter in a glass bowl and placed it over the pot of hot water (like a double boiler.) Fifteen minutes later it was perfectly melted.
After melting, I let it sit overnight on the counter. Next morning it was ready to be whipped and it whipped up perfectly! I did not need to put it in the fridge like the book said to get it to set up.
I added some stuff to it while I was whipping it up - a few ounces of olive oil... then I folded in some essential oil (I used tea tree oil). Made it smell yummy! I then put my concoction in a jar with a tight fitting lid... and it's right on my bathroom counter so I can use it every day!
This was so easy and fun to put together... and no chemicals or other unnecessary stuff on my skin! Woo hoo!!!!