Shea butter and SPF?

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    Eire1
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    Eire1
    Does shea butter offer any sun protection?
    March 23 Comment

    #93928
    RandyS
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    You can find the SPF value of many natural oils in this paper: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3140123/

    Shea is not listed but I would assume it falls in the same range as coconut oil which is about 7. If any else finds more specific data please let us know. 
    #93921
    Eire1
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    Okay thanks! I read it in a forum and wasn’t sure exactly what it meant.
    http://theglamlaboratory.blogspot.com/2011/06/cracking-code-shea-butter-and-spf.html?m=1
    http://sheabutter.infinitepossibilitiesllc.com/
    http://blog.bulkapothecary.com/natural-spf-shea-butter/
    http://almostexactlyblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/natural-sunscreens-why-you-need-to-switch/
    I don’t recall where I saw the exact forum with that discussion… but there was one mom who was like ” well my baby’s a redhead and that spf isn’t going to be enough. “
    Lol

    Which leads me to my next question: Since things like shea butter coconut oil olive oil vitamin e vitamin c vitamin a green tea and/ or reversatrol have some uv protection would it be possibld to make an effective sunscreen with these sole ingredients?These all have some photo protection.

    Two other things
    1. I know that PABA is an irritant yet it is also a good sunscreen . So for companies and consumers that want natural products why do they not ask for PABA and why do they make it seem horrid when it is mentioned? From what I can tell it never caused any serious kinds of illness. Is is just an irritant on the skin.

    2. In regards to wearing sunscreen but not getting vitamin D; Is there any way a sunscreen can be formulated with vitamin D and would it ease peoples minds? Furthermore there are two types of vitamin D: vitamin d2 and d3. Do both of these vitamins get metabolized by cholesterol in the skin in presence of sunlight? And which one are more people deficient in?
    Thanks for answering all my questions Randy S and great website!!

    #93937
    Eire1
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    SOURCES:
    1. http://www.paulaschoice.com/find/?q=dictionary#ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_BodyContent_BodyContent_BodyContent_ctl00_ingredientresults
    2.Winters Ruth M.S. A consumers dictionary to cosmetic ingredients. Complete information about the harmful and desirable ingredients found in cosmetics and cosmeceuticals. 6TH edition NY three rivers 2005 print.
    Shelmire Bedford Jr MD. The art of looking younger and the art of being beautiful. St martins press NY 1973 and 1975.

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