Ingredient Story: Cocoa Butter
Cocoa butter is edible vegetable fat extracted from the cocoa bean, and has flavour and aroma of chocolate. Chocolate beans grows in tropical and hot climates such as West Africa and South America. Each cocoa pod fruit contains 30 to 50 large seeds, cocoa harvested throughout the entire year.
However, it does cause deforestation and damage to surrounding lands if not managed carefully. Once removed from the pod, seed are fermented, dried by sun, grounded before the chocolate and cocoa butter extraction process starts. It is very labour intensive and a labour of love for the farmers to collect the pods, and ferment the seeds.
high in Fatty Acid
Cocoa Butter is a phytonutrient and monounsaturated fat, antioxidant and an anti-inflammatory. Creates a barrier to protect your skin from moisture loss, and helps maintain its elasticity and tone. Cocoa butter keeps stretch marks to a minimum during and after pregnancy.
Cocoa Butter is
- A rich moisturizer
- High in Fatty Acids
- Hydrated the skin deeply
- Contains Oleic, Linoleic, palmitic and stearic acids all which nourish the skin
- Helps with skin irritations such as eczema and dermatitis
- Soft Texture that melts with touch of your own body temperature
We use cocoa butter in some of our bar cleansers, Sir Mud, Bantu, Morning Glory, Moi Balm and All 3 of our Body Cleansers.
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