Super Ingredient: Cocoa Butter

Raw Cocoa Butter can be used for both culinary needs and skin care needs! For culinary purposes it is essential in the manufacturing of chocolate, it gives chocolate the smooth and creamy texture we're all familiar with. It is also rudimentary in the production of cocoa powder because it has such a long shelf life. It also has a neutral effect on cholesterol. It contains good fats, so it has no harmful effect on the cholesterol in the blood.

For skin care needs its one of the single most healing product around. When applied topically, it creates a barrier between sensitive skin and the environment and also helps retain moisture.

The antioxidants in cocoa butter act like scavengers against harmful free radicals present in the body. These free radicals harm body cells, and so dark chocolates (a product of cocoa butter) are considered to be very good for health. Antioxidants are present in cocoa butter in the form of flavonoids which protect the arteries and heart from the damaging effects of free radicals.

Because cocoa butter is rich in fat it make skin soft, moisturized, and is easily absorbs through the skin. Often used in the production beauty products because of its strong ability to protect as well as moisturize, cocoa butter has a litany of uses you have to try for yourself to believe!