Theobroma Cacao, also known as cocoa butter, is actually a vegetable fat that is obtained from the cocoa bean. Cocoa butter is actually pale yellow in color. The name Theobroma actually means “food of the gods.” Cocoa butter is most well-known for its wonderful culinary and skin care purposes, having been used for centuries in Africa to help keep the skin soft. It is considered ideal for many medicines and bath and body products because while it is a solid butter, it instantly melts when it touches the body. This butter is extracted from the cocoa bean which comes from the cocoa or cacao tree.
Cocoa butter can be used in a wide variety of products. While most commonly known for its culinary purposes, it is also used and loved in products like soaps, scrubs, body cream, massage bars, body butter, foot balms, sugar scrubs, night creams, body powder, bath melts, lotions, lip balms, lip gloss, and natural deodorants, just to name a few.
SOAPS & COSMETICS ATTRIBUTES
- Cocoa butter is use in producing varieties of bath soap and body recipes.
- It is a favorite active ingredient in products such as lotions, lip balms, body butters and bath melts.
- It works to moisturize dry skin, reduce scars, fight the signs of aging, treat wrinkles, helps to keep the skin soft and supple.
- Cocoa butter helps to treat skin conditions like eczema and dermatitis.
- Cocoa butter can be added into shaving lotion to provide a smoother and less irritating shave making the skin even smoother.
- Cocoa butter can add moisture, strengthen damaged hair, and add volume when used in hair crème products.
- It also works to prevent any chemical damage to the hair, prevent hair loss, alleviate any scalp irritation or itching, and make the hair appear healthier and lustrous.
- For people with permed or colored hair, cocoa butter can replenish any lost oils due to these processes.