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Isabelle Vitalis
Isabelle Vitalis
Cosmetic specialist
Summary

Cocoa butter is awidely used cosmetic tif in creams and treatments for her deeply moisturizing action. In this article, discover all the benefitss of this butter, how it is recovered and how to choose it well.

 

What is Cocoa Butter?

Cocoa butter is a vegetable fat from cocoa beans. Cocoa butter is a 100% vegetable butter, we recover the cocoa beans that we roast, crush and press. Once pressed, the beans render the oil which turns into butter when it cools.

This butter is 100% vegetable and is used both in cooking and in cosmetics for its many benefits. This butter multi-usage is a essential component of many creams for the face. It is particularly recommended for Dry to very dry skin by his creamy texture and his very moisturizing and nourishing action. It is also used in many lip balms, body creams, sunscreens... It is present in the majority of cosmetics that we use daily!

 

How to choose the right cocoa butter?

To be sure that the cocoa butter is of good quality, we recommend checking several things:

  • Whether organic and natural: Thanks to cosmetic labels and certifications, you can check the quality of the butter to ensure its effectiveness
  • That it is 100% pure: Some cocoa butters are cut with unnecessary controversial ingredients. These are much less effective and the cocoa butter loses its virtues.

 

What are the benefits of cocoa butter?

Cocoa butter is a all purpose butter ! It can be used on the body as well as on the face or hair. He is nourishing and moisturizing, its many benefits on the skin and hair make it a essential treatment to always have in your bag!

He is rich in vitamin E, a powerful natural antioxidant, but also in unsaponifiables such as phytosterols, who exercise a antioxidant, healing, restorative and soothing action.

This butter is also rich in Squalene, this unsaponifiable helps to regenerate the skin by fortifying the lipid cement naturally present on our skin. He is square the vitamins, this multi-purpose butter contains vitamin E, but also vitamins A,B and C ! A real cocktail of benefits for the skin.

 

It deeply hydrates

Cocoa butter is very rich and nourishing, it is thus ideal for soften and soften the skin. It's strong fatty acid content allows you to take care of dry and damaged skin who have a strong need for nutrition. Moreover, he leaves a film grass on the surface of the skin prevent dehydration, so it helps to regenerate the natural hydrolipidic film and rehydrates dry skin. So it's an along-lasting moisturizer very effective in treating dry skin problems.

 We advise you face & body butter from La Savonnerie de la Chapelle with shea and cocoa butters to naturally nourish and hydrate your skin:

It soothes irritated skin

As we said, this butter is a powerful nourishing and moisturizing agent. But it is also recommended for irritated skin thanks to its restorative and soothing actions. Indeed, its concentration in phytosterols gives this butter healing, restorative and soothing actions highly sought after in body balms.

 

It's a great anti-aging treatment.

Cocoa butter can also be used as 100% natural anti-wrinkle. on vitamin E concentration make it a powerful antioxidant perfect for prevent and treat the signs of aging. The antioxidants naturally present in cocoa butter help to neutralize free radicals which are the cause of signs of aging, pimples or even oily skin!

In addition, cocoa butter is rich in squalene, this component naturally present in our body decreases over time. Cocoa butter allows to find a level of squalene regular and restore elasticity and suppleness to the skin.

This is why Secrets des Fées used Cocoa in his anti-aging DIY mask:

masque anti âge diy

 It fights cellulite

Cocoa butter is ideal if you want get rid of your cellulite. In concentration en théobromine helps cells to destock fat, so it is very effective against cellulite. In addition, cocoa butter naturally contains caffeine which doubles the action of theobromine!

 

How to use cocoa butter for skin?

For the skin, shea butter can be used in a variety of ways: as a nourishing balm, in massage, anti-aging care, make-up remover, lip balm...

For each skin problem, cocoa butter has the solution.

On the face, it can be used as makeup remover (to rinse off!), as a balm for the chapped lips, in anti-aging creams...

On the body, it can be used as massage butter, body balm...

We advise you to massage each evening with a knob of butter cocoa so to activate traffic you sang, fight against cellulite and relax your muscles.

 

How to use cocoa butter for hair?

Cocoa butter also works wonders on the hair. It is perfect for dry and dull hair who need to be revitalized. If you use your hair a lot through straightening, coloring or other, cocoa butter will allow you to find supple and hydrated hair from root to tip.

The best way to use cocoa butter for hair is to make a moisturizing mask before shampooing, to do this, follow these few steps:

  • Melt your cocoa butter in a bain-marie
  • Collect the melted butter and add the vegetal oils of your choice (castor, jojoba, broccoli...)
  • Apply the mixture to your hair and leave for a few hours, we recommend a minimum of 2 hours to soak your hair well
  • Wash your hair well (with natural products preferably)

Do this nourishing mask once every week or every two weeks, you will quickly see amazing results and your hair will regain its full health!

 

As you will have understood, cocoa butter is a indispensable to have in your bathroom! This is why we have developed our box "Chocolate in all its states" a box of complete relaxation and well-being with 4 cocoa butter products :

coffret chocolat

It contains 4 products of relaxation and well-being for a gourmand moment and relax

  • A vegetable candle with a delicious chocolate scent
  • 2 anti-aging masks enriched with cocoa
  • A nourishing shea & cocoa face and body balm
  • A cocoa soap with a sweet chocolate scent

Discover our new subscription formulas and take advantage of this box at only 31.90*:

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