Cocoa Butter
The butter has many kinds, including animal butter, which is extracted from milk, and vegetable butter, which is extracted from several trees, shea butter, and cocoa butter. Cocoa butter is a vegetable butter, as I said. It is extracted from cocoa seeds and is also called theobroma butter. It is pale yellow in color, and its list is similar to cocoa and its flavor. Cocoa butter is used in many uses. It is used in the preparation of various types of chocolate (such as white chocolate, black chocolate and chocolate milk). It can also be used in some herbal recipes. It is also used in the preparation of many medical medicines, It is also used in the manufacture of skin care and hair creams, and in making some types of ointments as well.
Benefits of cocoa butter for the body
Cocoa butter has many benefits, and as a result it is used in making a lot of medical and cosmetic preparations, including:
- Cocoa butter is a basic and ideal substance for the manufacture of medical suppositories. It contains solid but non-toxic substances and is easy to dissolve at body temperature.
- Cocoa butter helps to increase skin hydration, as it dissolves and penetrates the skin’s membranes and inner layers, so as to moisten them and increase the smoothness of the skin, and increase the freshness and beauty.
- Anti-aging and anti-wrinkle, as it contains anti-oxidants such as flavonol, vitamin E, and contains important nutrients for the skin such as iron, potassium, calcium, phosphorus and other substances.
- Which helps in treating the effects of sunburn, and in the treatment of skin irritations.
- Protection and prevention of skin cancer, because they contain antioxidants that prevent the growth of cancer cells in the skin.
- It is used for dry skin care and solving all its problems. It is also useful in cases of eczema, severe allergies, and psoriasis, which are useful in relieving skin cracks and relieving itching.
- Helps relieve pain, get rid of insomnia, stress and tension. It has a pungent odor that helps to settle the mind and relax.
- Reduce white crack marks, and relieve skin stretch marks especially during pregnancy.
- Increase hair growth, increase strength and density by increasing moisture, and prefer to use for hair care before bathing massage scalp, and then wash hair with lukewarm water after about a quarter of an hour, or you can use it Kalmsm, and cocoa butter helps increase the gloss of hair to give it a beautiful color bright.
- It is also prescribed for the treatment of lip lacerations, maintaining its moisture and giving it a fresh, beautiful form.