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Izincwadi zesayensi zibonisa ukuthi umuthi we-shea ubizwa nge-Vitellaria, i-Vitellaria Nilotica (eMpumalanga Afrika), noma i-Vitellaria Paradoxa (eNtshonalanga Afrika). Izindawo ezinkulu kakhulu eCameroon, Mali, Nigeria, Congo, Burkina Faso, Sinegal nase-Uganda. Ukuphakama kwalesi sitshalo kungaba ngamamitha angu-15, i-trunk namagatsha zimbozwe izinto ezimbi ezivikela izinkuni ezivela emlilweni. Umuthi uqala ukuthela izithelo uma uneminyaka engamashumi amabili. Ukukhiqiza kungaba iminyaka engamakhulu amabili.
Izithelo-nuts zomuthi we-karite - lena yingcebo enkulu kunazo zonke futhi ebaluleke kakhulu kubantu base-Afrika, ngoba ayikho inqwaba ekhethekile yemithombo yemvelo yemvelo. Izizwe zase-Afrika zisalokhu ziqoqa izithelo kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo, ezifomeni zazo zangempela zifana nama plums amakhulu. Inyama ehlanganisa amantongomane iyindlela yokwelapha izilwane nabantu. Abantu base-Afrika bayakwazisa konke kulesi sitshalo: izihlahla ezingatheli izithelo, ukusika, ukumiswa, ukushiswa nomlotha zisetshenziselwa ukudweba ingubo emgqeni omnyama, futhi ukukhishwa kwezimpande zalesi sihlahla kusetshenziselwa ukulungiselela isiphuzo sokuphuza.
Kulezi zihlahla kunezinhlobo zezibungu, okubhekwa njengento epholile. Izithelo zomuthi we-shea ziyinto engcwelengcwele, ziwuphawu lokuphila, inhlanhla nokuzala. Izithelo ze-karite yisipho esingcono kunazo zonke futhi zisebenza ngendlela enhle kunoma iyiphi idili. Ibhotela likaShea likhiqizwa eMpumalanga naseNtshonalanga Afrika. Kusukela empumalanga, amafutha kubhekwa njengenempepho futhi enomusa, kodwa unamafutha amancane.
Izindlela zokuthola ibhotela le-shea
Emakhulwini amaningi eminyaka, indlela yokukhipha amafutha e-shi ayenze ishintshe. Ngokwesiko, abesifazane bahlanganyela ekuvuneni. Bahlanza isithelo, basakaze elangeni ukuze banciphise uginindela, bese uyidla. Amathoni wezithelo, amantongomane, ahlelwe, ahlanzwe futhi ahlaselwe. Ngemuva kokomiswa okwesibili, amantongomane asetshenziswa ezitsheni zokugaya, futhi ufulawa uthululwa ezigodini ezinkulu ezigcwele amanzi ashisayo.
Le nhlanganisela iqhutshwa njalo, futhi amafutha akhuphukela phezulu. Khona-ke kunamanzi abandayo abandayo futhi amafutha ashubile abangela amafutha. Le fat iqoqwe. Khona-ke ushuthukile epanini elikhulu lokuthosa, futhi ekugcineni kwesihlungi. Amafutha karite alungile, manje anemibala enombala, igcwele amapopu akhethekile. Okunye kwalokhu kuhlala ngezidingo zangaphakathi, kanti ezinye zithunyelwa "ezweni elikhulu".
Izakhiwo ze-Shea Butter
Ibhotela likaShea lithwetshiwe ngokuphelele. Lokhu akushiyi ukukhanya kwe-greasy. Ilula kancane isikhumba nezinwele. Amafutha akhethekile, angama-15% amafutha, afaka isandla ekukhiqizeni kwemvelo kwe-collagen. Lokhu kusho ukuthi imikhiqizo ngebhotela ye-shea ekubunjweni kwayo ivuselele futhi iphulukise isikhumba.
Amafutha kaKarite iyinhlangano yemvelo yemisebe ye-ultraviolet (isici semvelo SPF 6), ithuthukisa izindawo ezivikela isikhumba. Ngenxa yokuthi ubhontshisi we-shea uhlinzeka umswakama omuhle esikhumbeni futhi uyondla, uyasetshenziswa ngokuphumelelayo njengamanzi.
Ibhotela le-shea elihlanzekile lisiza nge-eczema. isikhumba esomile, kanye nokushisa, ukwelapha ama-post acne nama-acne. Ubhontshisi weShea bufanelekile njengekhrimu yokusheba, nalabo abanama-curls, ibhotela lika-shea, bangabamba kalula izinwele.
Indlela yokukhetha ibhotela le-shea
Leli mafuta ayinakukwazi ukuyihlanganisa. Kodwa kufanele uqaphele. Qaphela ukuthi uma uneza i-hexane noma amanye ama-solvents emafutheni, akekho onikeza isiqinisekiso sokuthi kuzoba nezakhiwo ezilindeleke kuwo.
Abantu abaningi bahogela amafutha amnandi. I-hazel nuance encane. Uma amafutha enganothi, lokhu kungase kusho ukuthi usukhulile futhi awunalo kakade lezo zakhiwo eziwusizo, noma izixazululo ezibalulwe ngenhla zingeziwe kumafutha. Khona-ke amafutha angaba nombala omsulwa omhlophe. Kodwa nganoma yikuphi izinga "lokuguga" ibhotela le-shea ayinakho iphunga elimnandi. Uma lokhu kukhona, lokhu kusho ukuthi kunezithasiselo ezingaphandle. Akudingekile ukuyigcina esiqandisini. Ibhotela likaShea ilondolozwe ngokuphelele iminyaka engu-2-3 endaweni. lapho kungekho ukufinyelela kwelanga futhi kukhona ukupholisa.
Uma ukhetha amafutha hhayi ngendlela yawo ehlanzekile, kodwa ekubunjweni kwezindlela ezithile zezimonyo, kufanelekile ukunaka izikhathi ezinjalo: uma ucacisa ukwakheka, ibhotela le-shea kufanele libe ngowokuqala, ngaphandle kwalokho kungumkhankaso wokumaketha wabakhiqizi bezimonyo.
Futhi unake inkampani yokukhiqiza: kufanele ithembeke futhi ithembeke. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-shea encane kufanele ibe yikhiqiza eyinhloko kumkhiqizo wezithokozi, ngaphandle kwalokho izindawo eziningi eziwusizo zamafutha ziyocwiliswa ngabancintisana.
Khumbula njalo ukuthi lezi zakhiwo ezinhle kakhulu zezimonyo nezomzimba zinebhotela lika-shea kuphela ngendlela ehlanzekile, elungiselelwe ngokusho kobuchwepheshe besendulo ngabahlali be-Afrika. Noma yikuphi ukuphazamiseka ekukhiqizeni kwawo noma ukuhlanganiswa kwamanye izingxenye kubangela ukuthi amafutha aphenduka abe amafutha omuhle nje.