Shea butter has been a big topic in some wrinkle fighting circles from what I’ve heard, and sometimes I have to wonder what is the big deal?  It’s just a moisturizer after all, so what really makes it different than say a regular and common moisturizer like dimethicone?  Apparently, shea butter has some extra properties not found with those products.  For example, it is found in Central and West Africa.  It is extracted by hand, and then it is refined. 

Because of its content of vitamins among other things, it has been able to heal certain skin problems such as eczema and psoriasis for example, and it has been able to aid the natural healing process of the skin in general, leaving it soft, smooth, and free of certain problems in general.  It has also been used for rashes, burns, sunburns, dry and itchy skin, and otherwise.  Some have also used it for rheumatoid arthritis.  Either way, with all the vitamins and minerals as well as the proper moisturizers, it can definitely keep the skin younger if used as a maintenance type product.  However, it will not actually reduce wrinkles and otherwise that are already present if you are wondering about  that.