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The lion’s den
Vegan and waterless: Are Shea Yeah care products convincing?
The founder of Shea Yeah wants to impress with her vegan care products at “The Lion’s Den”. Of the star has the Lip Balm, Hand Balm and Body Butter tested in advance.
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There are many care products on the market, but Sandra Fischer still wants to assert herself with hers: With her Shea Yeah brand, she offers vegan, waterless natural cosmetics. We subjected the DHDL products to the everyday test.
Nowadays, care products have to be able to do more than just smell pleasant or provide moisture. Questions like “Are the products vegan?”, “Are they well tolerated?”, “Have they been produced sustainably?” and others are almost standard. If you want to assert yourself with a new brand, you need very good arguments. Sandra Fischer from Zurich is trying a vegan, waterless approach and wants to score points in the VOX start-up show “Die Höhle der Löwen”. We have the care tested in advance.
Shea Yeah: The founder wants to score points with DHDL
What Sandra Fischer from Zurich in Switzerland does differently than other brands: With her brand Shea Yeah, Swiss herbs meet shea butter from Ghana in water-free natural cosmetics. The vegan skin care is therefore highly concentrated, rich and, according to Fischer, also does not contain any preservatives, emulsifiers or other additives. The motto of natural cosmetics: “Less is more.” It can be used sparingly, has a sufficient range (products for hands, body and lips) and is aimed at all skin types. At first glance, this sounds uncomplicated and practical.
The founder also pays attention to conscientious production: the herbs used come from farmers and producers from different regions of Switzerland, either cultivated or harvested from the wild. They are also carefully harvested and processed. The basic ingredient, the unrefined organic shea butter, is logically not regional: it comes directly from Ghana. It is considered to be particularly moisturizing and should continue to prevent the skin from drying out.
Wherever possible, the young brand wants to be careful with the resources of the environment, such a basic promise: The by-products of production are therefore recycled with a traditional system into fuel and animal feed. So far so good. But is it value for money? And are the water-free, concentrated products easy to use in everyday life and are they really as productive as Fischer promises?
Shea Yeah in the test
The first impression
At first glance, the products make a modern impression: the packaging of the lip balm, hand balm and body butter is colourful, clean and very attractive. They give the impression that only the bare essentials will be used here, and that the application will also be fun. But does the packaging actually reflect the content?
application and effect
When you open the jar, which also looks very appealing, this impression is initially confirmed, because: Both the body butter and the hand balm smell wonderfully fresh and of natural ingredients. The body butter exudes notes of orange, the hand balm smells of raspberry and peach. The lip balm only unfolds its scent when you use it. Then you can perceive light notes of lemon balm. The use of the three products has shown very different advantages and disadvantages.
- the body butter with cold-pressed almond oil gets along very well without water: it is best applied after the shower when the skin is still a little damp. Then you only need a little of the firm, somewhat crumbly cream, two fingertips are enough for a leg, and spread it on the skin as usual. It is very productive, rich, smells good and actually cares for the skin for a long time – as is often promised. It convinces in the test and ensures a very pleasant feeling on the skin.
the Body Butter by Shea Yeah smells of orange and marigold, cares for the skin and is very economical
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- That hand balm with squalane and mallow is much firmer than the somewhat crumbly body butter. You only need a very small amount of it, rub it between your hands a little and it is then absorbed deep into the skin and provides long-term moisture. It doesn’t smear and makes your hands feel really comfortable. The balm is not oily.
That Shea Yeah Hand Balm is unusually firm at first – but therefore very productive
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- That lip balm comes in a practical packaging: by turning the wheel on the stick, you can apply it directly. However, it is too thick for my taste to apply directly to the lips. In addition, the scent is not as pleasant as with the other two products and my lips are also less cared for and moisturized. Rather than being soothed, they tingled.
That Shea Yeah Lip Balm resembles a stick and is applied directly to the lips, which makes the application somewhat uncomfortable due to its firmness
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Conclusion
Both the body butter and the hand balm were convincing in the test: the application takes a little getting used to at first, as both are very concentrated and much firmer than usual. However, the effect during use is great and both are very productive. The scent is really pleasant and lasts a long time without being overpowering.
Only the lip balm is too hard for my taste and the wearing comfort is a little uncomfortable. My lips looked less groomed than irritated. The scent composition of lemon balm and marigold is also not to my liking. But everyone should decide that for themselves.
Overall, the products provide very good results and offer a fair price-performance ratio. With the purchase of Shea Yeah, you are also supporting a brand that thinks sustainably and essentially regionally. Skin care with a clear conscience: This is certainly more important today than ever.
Sandra Fischer from Shea Yeah is hoping for a good deal with “Die Höhle der Löwen” and offers 15 percent of her company shares for an investment of 110,000 euros. You can see whether she can convince the lions with her natural cosmetics tonight from 8.15 p.m. on Vox.
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