Cocoa Butter
Cocoa butter is a vegetable oil extracted from cocoa beans and its color is pearly. It is an edible substance similar in shape to African Shea Butter. It has a smell like the cocoa aroma extracted from it. It is also used in the manufacture of chocolate of all kinds, white, It has a melting point ranging from 34 to 38 degrees, which gives chocolate the ability to melt mouth easily, and enter into the manufacture of some cosmetics and some types of ointments, as used by some pharmaceutical companies in the manufacture of suppositories because they have solid properties melt easily without Damage or side effects that harm the body.
Cocoa butter is extracted by fermenting and preserving cocoa beans, so that it can be peeled to extract the raw butter. 54-58% of the butter is obtained during this process. The extracted cocoa butter contains a high proportion of saturated fat. These fats are derived from two types The two acids are palmitic acid and citric acid.
Benefits of cocoa butter for skin
- Moisturizer is very effective in giving the skin softness and rid of cracking and roughness, and give them sufficient hydration and protection from drought, because they contain vitamin E.
- Treat the problems of aging and delay signs of aging such as wrinkles, stretch marks and others.
- It relieves skin rash, skin flare and swelling, and has an effective property in protecting skin cancer and eliminating cancer cells.
- Provides the skin with a distinctive aromatic odor, and get rid of unwanted odors.
- A great moisturizer for the treatment of lip cracks as it enters most types of moisturizers of the lips.
- It works to unify the skin color and stimulate the skin to renew its cells and increase its vitality.
- Enter into the cosmetics industry important for skin such as soap and moisturizing creams.
- Treats skin burns and ulcers.
As for the difference between Shea Butter and Cocoa Butter, both have the same moisturizing and protective properties as the Cocoa butter, but the Cocoa butter has a distinctive aromatic scent. Shea butter has the ability to protect the skin from Sunlight is more than cocoa butter, but cocoa butter is more common than shea butter in terms of use in cosmetics. The benefits of cocoa butter are not limited to the skin, but studies have shown that they have effective hair care and health benefits. Cocoa butter is heavily involved in the manufacture of various shampoos for hair care.