It’s a great source of natural antioxidants that are found in cocoa beans, plus fatty acids that are easily absorbed and remain on the skin for hours. Cocoa butter is high in fat, mostly saturated fat, just like coconut oil. The amount of saturated fat it contains (as opposed to unsaturated fat) is between 57 percent to 64 percent of the total fat content, depending on the exact kind. Among the different types of fatty acids are: Because it’s so stable, it’s believed to last for more than two years. Many people keep the same jar of cocoa butter for two to five years, since its saturated fat is resilient against rancidity and spoilage. To make chocolate, cocoa butter is then further pressed to release “chocolate liquor,” which holds most of the chocolate taste and smell.

Many people report improvements in visible stretch marks after using it, but certain studies have found that, compared to placebo treatments, women don’t actually show significantly more improvements when using lotion made with cocoa butter. There’s no harm in trying it for preventing stretch marks, but it doesn’t seem to reverse those that have already formed. Risks and Side Effects

In addition, research reveals that “most findings support the beneficial effect of cocoa flavanols on cognitive function and neuroplasticity in young adults, suggesting that the inclusion of cocoa powder or high-cocoa flavanols products may be a realistic and reasonable preventive approach on neurodegenerative diseases and cognitive decline. Furthermore, short and middle-term effects of daily cocoa intake may provide young adults with a better cognitive performance in verbal learning, memory, and attention favoring academic achievement.”

Organic cocoa butter is pressed from cocoa beans and is yellow in colour. It is a solid and hard oil at room temperature, but can be melted at 40C. Whether you realize it or not, you’ve probably eaten cocoa butter many times in your life — plus smeared it onto your skin. It’s the fat source used to make chocolate, giving it its alluring, melt-in-your-mouth, silky feel. It can be found in basically all types of chocolate, including dark, milk or white. Another common use of cocoa butter is to soothe skin irritation and smooth dry skin, wrinkles, scars, and other marks on the skin. Also, it helps heal rashes from conditions like dermatitis and eczema. Is cocoa butter vegan? Yes, since it doesn’t actually contain any real butter (a dairy product) at all but rather comes from a plant. Final Thoughts

To use it on your skin to treat or prevent dryness and peeling, try mixing it with other beneficial products, like essential oils or argan, castor or jojoba oil. If you have extra-dry skin (such as eczema), always use pure cocoa butter, and perform a patch test first to make sure you don’t have a sensitivity and wind up developing any negative reactions. Feel free to use both together or for different purposes, such as cocoa butter on your lips but coconut oil on your hair. How to Use

Organic cocoa butter has a natural chocolate smell as it is not refined, so the scent and colour have not been removed. Is cocoa butter the same as coconut butter? In terms of your diet, as explained more below, cocoa butter benefits include providing healthy fatty acids that support the immune system, cardiovascular system, cognitive function and appetite control. What Is Cocoa Butter?Our cocoa butter is unrefined, and has been lightly deodourised (a process where the cocoa butter is steamed). The remaining scent is quite understated, but still detectable. However this won't influence the scent of the finished product. Ingredients

You can use cocoa butter in your tub to shave and hydrate skin at the same time. It melts easily in warm water and won’t clog your drain. Both products have benefits for the skin like moisturising and nourishing. They are also popular as ingredients in many cosmetic products.Cocoa butter contains compounds called cocoa mass polyphenols, which some studies have found can help diminish signs of aging, plus soothe sensitive skin suffering from dermatitis or rashes. Coconut oil contains fatty acids that keep skin healthy and clean, including capric acid, lauric acid and caprylic acid. It melts when rubbed into the skin or heated, and it has a smooth feel and pleasant smell/taste.