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Cocoa Butter in skin care products

Cocoa used in skin care products

Cocoa (Theobroma Cacao) is used in the skin care industry, found growing in the shade in high humidity in the rainforest. The Caribbean, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Central America, Venezuela , Indonesia and Peru are areas where the Cocoa tree can be found growing.

The cocoa beans inside the pods are used to make chocolate, drinking chocolate, cocoa powder, cocoa essential oils, cocoa butter, skin care products and beauty products.

The Cocoa pod is also used to make African Black Soap.

Cocoa pod inside beans are used to make chocolate drinks and cosmetics using Cocoa butter

Cocoa beans inside the cocoa pod

Unrefined Cocoa Butter (Theobroma oil) is a produce of Ghana (West Africa). Cocoa Butter is an edible fat extracted from the cocoa beans found inside the cocoa pod. The beans are also used as the main ingredient in chocolate. Cocoa butter has a light yellow colour with a mild natural chocolate smell, when applied to the skin the aroma eventually disappears.

Cocoa prices are increasing in 2023

The demand for cocoa is increasing due to several factors, used world-wide in many products such as skin care, drinks, spreads and more:

Due to the change in weather, West Africa having heavy rain
Black pod disease is caused by a fungus which happens during rainy season
Production costs
Russia exports fertilizer

Unrefined Cocoa Butter pieces available in Sheffield

Benefits of using Unrefined Cocoa Butter on skin

Helps prevents baldness
Good for ageing skin
Contains vitamins K, E and Choline
Helps repair skin tissue
Helps eliminate stretch marks
Suitable for vegans
Keeps skin moisturised
100% natural product
Free from additives and preservatives
Melts at skin temperature
Rich in antioxidants

Products raw Cocoa Butter can be found in

Body lotions
Body creams
Cocoa butter
Lip balms and salves
Hair butter and conditioners
Hair and beard oils
Skin moisturisers
Skin lightening creams

Face masks
Soaps
Whipped body butters
Ointments
Used to make candles
Essential oils
Fragranced toilet roll
Chocolate
Baking products
Potash and animal feed

Mixing Unrefined Cocoa Butter with other skin care ingredients

Unrefined Cocoa Butter needs to be melted before making skin care products

To melt:

Cut the cocoa butter into manageable pieces and place in a glass bowl.
Rest the glass bowl with the cocoa butter on the saucepan with water do not immerse bowl. (Technique known as double boiling).
Heat gently and stir, watch until melted, cool before adding essential oils and stir.
When cool, pour cocoa butter into clean containers and seal with lid.

Unrefined Shea Butter, Unrefined Nilotica Shea Butter and Mango Butter, can be mixed with Unrefined Cocoa Butter and oils of individuals choice. The combination of different oils and butters will give the final skin care product a creamy texture full of nutrients.

Cocoa butter can be used in cooking

Desserts can be made using Cocoa Butter, it is also used by people who are lactose intolerant and vegans. Pure Cocoa Butter can be used to fry, once heated it has no chocolate aroma.

How to make Unrefined Cocoa Butter for skin

Watch Vevenmusic and Countrylife make Unrefined Cocoa Butter for skin care in Jamaica

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Storing Unrefined Cocoa Butter

To preserve the life span of Cocoa Butter, keep in an airtight container in a cool place away from sunlight. Cocoa Butter is known for absorbing smells such as garlic, herbs and seasonings, to avoid absorption keep away from all product that have an odour.

Keep in temperatures between 10 and 20 degrees Celsius (50 - 60 degrees Fahrenheit)