All About Avocado Butter

The health benefits of avocados are well known; they are touted as one of the healthiest fruits around (yes, avocados are fruits). They contain healthy mono-unsaturated fats (vs. unhealthy saturated fats such as those found in high fat cuts of meat), anti-oxidants and minerals that help with numerous health concerns such as heart disease and high blood pressure. They are nutritious and delicious!
While eating avocados will nourish our body from the inside, using avocado butters (and oils) for skin and hair care will nourish us from the outside. We will discuss avocado butter in this post.
Avocado butter does wonders for the skin. Packed with Vitamins A, D, and E, it moisturizes, nourishes and heals skin. It contains: anti-oxidants that can counter the free radical damage from excessive sun exposure, pollution and stress that can age your skin. It also contains natural sunscreens which protect skin from the damaging effects of the ultraviolet radiation of the sun. Avocado butter is light enough to absorb quickly into the skin, but is also deeply absorbed by the skin. As a humectant, it seals moisture in while nourishing and healing with it’s powerful vitamins and minerals. It also contains sterolin, lecithin, and potassium – which help with softening, age spots, and overall health and wellness of the skin.
Avocado butter is great for the skin (and scalp) that is:
dry, cracked, sun-damaged, itchy, scaly, suffers from eczema and psoriasis
It also facilitates in the healing of wounds and burns on the skin.
Using organic, unrefined and cold-pressed (produced at low temperatures and retain all of their flavor, aroma, and nutritional value) avocado butter for caring for skin will not only provide instant, but also long lasting relief and benefits.