By Emerald Elitou ·Updated April 22, 2022
Let’s get right to the point: shea butter isn’t sunscreen! While shea butter has numerous advantages, it is not sufficient to shield you from the sun’s harmful rays.
This was a heated topic of discussion on Twitter, earlier this week (hence our deep dive):
whoever made up the myth that shea butter can be a sunscreen should be in jail!
— Tiara Willis (@MakeupForWOC) April 18,
