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— Keeping Your Shea Whipped To Perfection —

Shea’s Melting!

At The Health Hut we’re dedicated to keeping our products 100% natural and free of harmful synthetic chemicals. We do not use synthetic stabilizers and we do not formulate our light and fluffy body butters with any beeswax.

As a result, our delicate natural products packaged in plastic jars are sensitive to temperature changes.

During very warm weather, products may soften or even melt in transit as they sit in warm mail trucks and mailboxes.

We use more protective packaging in the heat of summer, so most products do make their journey safely.

Unfortunately, melting is a natural reaction to heat and we have no control over the conditions during transit or delivery. We have the same problem as companies who make and ship fine chocolates during summer months.

In an effort to be as transparent as our ingredients and methods as well as to educate and better equip you, our wonderful customers, below are some tips and tricks to keep your Shea Butter whipped to perfection!

WHY DOES THE MELTING PROBLEM EXIST?

One of my biggest challenges as a formulator of natural skin care products is controlling the effect of outside temperature.

Many commercial products contain phthalates to stabilize and maintain viscosity (thickness), cocamide DEA, MEA to thicken, stabilize and emulsify, petroleum based oils and waxes to thicken and stabilize and other additives to insure that their products maintain the same consistency through all temperature variations. Our natural organic products do not contain these or any other synthetic additives.

Our Oil, whipped butters and Scrubs high in natural oils and butters, are formulated to be a semi-soft solid at room temperature. When applied to our warm skin, they instantly melt, providing an emollient, nourishing and penetrating product.

WHAT TO DO ABOUT MELTING

On sunny or warm days it is best to refrigerate BEFORE opening the jars.  If you open items, to check if melting has occurred, they may spill out and make a mess!

**The quality and healing properties of our products are not affected by melting.**[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]