SheaMoisture Garners Multiple Beauty Awards For 2013

AMITYVILLE, N.Y., Dec. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SheaMoisture, a leading personal care brand of  bath and body, hair care, men's and children's products made with certified organic and ethically sourced ingredients, has earned accolades from various high profile publications.  During 2013, the brand has received numerous Best of Beauty and similar awards, including:

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Prevention magazine crowned SheaMoisture's Coconut & Hibiscus Body Butter (SRP: $9.99) with its 2013 Beauty Award for Best Body Moisturizer.

Life & Style named SheaMoisture's Lavender & Wild Orchid Body Scrub as the best in its October 21, 2013 issue.

Ebony magazine brought SheaMoisture three Best of Beauty wins.  The brand won Best at Home Hair Color Kit for its Ammonia-Free Hair Color System "The Art of Color" (SRP: $14.99), and Best Bump Protector for Him for its Men's Shave Anti-Aging Moisturizer & Bump Preventer (SRP: $8.99).  The third award was received in the Best Conditioner for Natural Hair Category for its Coconut & Hibiscus Curl & Shine Conditioner (SRP: $9.99).

SheaMoisture received three of Shecky's Best in Beauty Awards including awards for the brand's Coconut & Hibiscus Curl & Shine Conditioner (SRP: $9.99), African Black Soap Eczema & Psoriasis Therapy Medicated Soap (SRP: $4.99) and Coconut & Hibiscus Hand & Body Scrub (SRP: $9.99).

SheaMoisture's Olive & Green Tea Body Scrub (SRP: $9.99) earned a 2013 Total Beauty Editor's Choice award for Best Body Scrub.  It was also called a "Rising Star."  Readers of SheKnows.com voted for SheaMoisture's African Black Soap Deep Cleansing Shampoo (SRP: $9.99) for the popular website's 2013 Beauty Awards Women of Color haircare category. 

Readers' Choice Awards from Essence magazine went to SheaMoisture Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Enhancing Smoothie (SRP: $9.99) and Coconut & Hibiscus Curl & Shine Shampoo (SRP: $9.99).

Bella magazine selected Raw Shea Reconstructive Elixir (SRP: $9.99) for a 2013 beauty award.

Industry-trade publication, Progressive Grocer, acknowledged SheaMoisture in its 2013 Editor's Picks, calling attention to the brand's Coconut & Hibiscus Co-Wash Conditioning Cleanser (SRP: $11.99), Olive & Green Tea Bath, Body & Massage Oil (SRP: $9.99) and Coconut & Hibiscus Body Butter.

SheaMoisture products are available at major retail outlets nationwide, including Target, Walgreens and CVS, and online at Walgreens.com and Target.com.

About SheaMoisture: Since 1912, SheaMoisture has been committed to making the highest quality natural skin and hair care products, which are healthy, therapeutic and results-oriented.  The brand utilizes family recipes handed down from founder and CEO Richelieu Dennis' great grandmother, Sofi Tucker, who as a young mother, sold her shea butter creations to support her family in Sierra Leone. Products are not tested on animals and do not contain parabens, sulfates, phthalates, paraffin and petrolatum. SheaMoisture ethically sources its shea butter from seven women's co-ops in Northern Ghana. Visit www.SheaMoisture.com for more information.

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