In addition to cocoa powder, there is also cocoa butter. Today we will talk about its properties and application in cosmetology.

Cocoa butter is obtained by pressing the beans of the cocoa tree. This is a fairly hard and brittle substance that becomes liquid and oily after heating, and it is enough to heat up to 35 degrees. Cocoa butter is famous in the culinary and cosmetic industry. It has a pleasant aroma and numerous beneficial properties.

Useful properties of cocoa butter:

1. Natural natural antioxidant
2. Healing and tonic effect
3. Strengthening capillaries
4. Prevention of oxidative processes
5. Reducing the likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease
6. Protecting the heart muscle from weakening
7. Reducing the likelihood of developing cancer
8. Improving collagen synthesis and skin hydration
9. Normalization of blood cholesterol
10. Improving blood circulation to the brain
11. UV protection of the skin

Cocoa butter is used as a fatty base in cosmetic and cooking recipes. It is based on fatty acid, which improve the condition of the body, create a rejuvenating effect. Cocoa butter is also added to medicines - against peeling lips, burns and other skin damage.

Everyone is familiar with a depressive state, for many it occurs in the fall-winter, and some have such ailments in the spring. Cocoa butter will help protect yourself from this ailment. With the help of oil, the work of the whole body is improved.

Is there any harm from consuming cocoa butter? Yes, there is, but from excessive consumption, as, indeed, from all other foods, vegetables and fruits, which we sometimes get carried away with excessively.

If you love sweets, chocolates and other products that contain cocoa, then you should be aware of the results of abuse. And here are the main ones - metabolic disorders can occur; the appearance of excess weight and, as a result, the appearance of acne.

And hence the contraindications for cocoa butter: those with diabetes mellitus; obese or with impaired metabolism, as well as young children (up to a year), since the oil contains a small amount of caffeine.



Maybe someone will ask - what about allergies? Experts - doctors and nutritionists argue that cocoa beans themselves will not cause allergies, but we should not forget that when we eat our favorite sweets and other chocolate products, before putting this tidbit into our mouth, it goes through various stages of processing, where they are used and other chemical products.

Cocoa butter composition

Cocoa butter is a vegetable fat. Cocoa products contain the same substances, but in different quantities and ratios. Cocoa butter has the highest fat content - about 95%, the remaining 5% is water, biologically active substances of a lipid nature (oleic, stearic, lauric, palmitic, linolenic fatty acids) and other substances.

The lowest fat content of cocoa powder, however, contains more carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins. Cocoa powder is rich in vitamins and minerals, as well as biologically active compounds of the protein structure, which includes dopamine and serotonin.

How to choose cocoa butter

The quality of the oil is determined by its purity from chemicals. It is easy to confuse it with substitutes, which is sometimes used by dishonest sellers. The oil is solid at 20 ° C and begins to melt above 35 ° C. If it melts at 20 degrees, then this indicates its poor quality.

When buying cocoa butter, you can come across a rather low-quality product. The finest butter made from cocoa beans grown without chemicals. Its cost is high. The first thing to look for is the color of the oil. As mentioned, cocoa butter is light yellow in color, but not white. There may be a substitute with white. The butter has a fragrant cocoa smell. If the oil does not smell, this is also a substitute.

Palm oil with low cocoa content can be used as a substitute. Hence the conclusion - do not choose the cheapest oil.

Cocoa butter can be stored in a cool place, and not necessarily in the refrigerator, as long as not in direct sunlight. If the room is too hot, you can put it in the refrigerator. Shelf life up to 2 years.




Due to the content of biologically active components in the oil, it is used in cosmetology, for the manufacture of creams, shampoos, soaps and other products, in salon cosmetology - for body, face and hair care. Cocoa butter is used for softening, mainly in the care of dry skin. It is also used for skin rejuvenation.

What are the results of using cocoa butter?
The oil has regenerating and moisturizing properties. It nourishes the skin, smoothes fine wrinkles, restores the cellular structure and strengthens the capillary walls. Cocoa butter is able to eliminate flaking, redness, flabbiness of the skin, and promotes the healing of small wounds.

it strong antioxidantwhich boosts immunity. Cocoa butter can also be used as a night cream if the skin is dry. During winter, going outside in windy and frosty weather, you can lubricate lips and skin with oil. Covering the surface of the skin with a thin film, it protects the skin. Moisturizers with a high water content are not suitable for this purpose.

Cocoa butter can also be used on the hands, it nourishes, softens and protects the skin. The oil is suitable for use in home cosmetics. It can be applied both in pure form and as part of masks. It is suitable for all skin types.

If you want to use it in its pure form, take a piece of oil in your hands and massage it over the skin. The piece will melt and remain on the skin as an oily layer. But all this will pass quickly, as it is well absorbed. Cocoa butter can also be used for the eye area. There are also other options for using oil at home. Melt the oil slightly and add a few drops of it to any face cream.

In the summertime, this miracle remedy can be used not only as protection from the sun's rays, it will also help to achieve a beautiful tan. The latter property is best used by those who need a tan.




You love the aroma of chocolate, of course. And if you also remember about the benefits of oil, then try to prepare the following masks.

Mask for nourishing and rejuvenating the skin of the face

Mix 1 teaspoon of melted cocoa butter, 1 yolk, 1 teaspoon each of liquid honey and any fruit juice, add a few drops of lemon juice. Apply to face and neck for 15 minutes, then rinse with warm water. After this mask, the cream can not be applied.

The melted butter can be mixed with an essential oil of your choice and applied in a thin layer to your face. This procedure will help with extreme dryness and peeling of the skin.

You can make a face cream based on cocoa butter.To do this, melt a teaspoon of our product in a water bath, add the same amount of jojoba, peach, or olive oil. Mix everything, remove from heat and add a few drops of essential oil. Put the container in which the mass was prepared in cold water to cool. The cream is ready.

The pleasant aroma of cocoa butter, its emollient properties and velvety texture have made it one of the most popular ingredients in cosmetic products. It can be found in lotions, soaps, creams, and other types of cosmetics.

The oil can be used to treat chapped skin, to prevent dryness and itching, and to care for the lips.

For example, lip balm.

Heat 15 ml of beeswax, 20 ml of cocoa butter until completely dissolved. Add 15 ml of shea butter, which should also dissolve in this mass, 3 drops of honey and 5 ml of sweet almond oil. The balm is ready. It can be used daily.

Body Oil

Melt 1 gram of cocoa butter, add 30 ml of shea butter to it, stir. Then add 12 drops to the resulting mass orange essential oil, 15 ml of jojoba oil and 5 drops of vitamin E oil, mix everything and transfer the resulting mixture to a dry container, closing it until it cools completely. This oil can be used as a body moisturizer.

If you use natural oil in your home cosmetics, then in a short time you will see amazing results. In almost all homemade masks, just one teaspoon of melted butter is enough.




The most commonly used are masks, wraps and massage. As for the hair, the use of oil gives it an extraordinary shine, softens it well, perfectly strengthens the roots, preventing breakage and loss. Hair treated with this product lends itself well to styling.

Cocoa butter masks are available at pharmacies and beauty stores. However, many who have used this oil contained in the products purchased from these sources say that there can be no better oil than at home. Here we mean, of course, that natural remedy, and not a substitute or a fake, in which the presence of chemical impurities or, in general, other components unnecessary to our skin is possible.

Hair masks

Rosemary mask

Heat the oil, add the same amount of rosemary tincture to it. To prepare a tincture, take 2 tablespoons of dry rosemary, pour a glass of boiling water and let it brew. Use after cooling, having previously filtered. This mask is best applied to damp hair 1-2 hours before washing. Then wash off with warm water and shampoo.

Rum mask

A mask made from cocoa butter with the addition of rum warms well and stimulates hair growth. To do this, mix oil and rum in equal proportions, apply to hair, and rinse off after an hour with warm water.

Mask with kefir

Mix cocoa butter, burdock butter and kefir (one tablespoon of each component), add one yolk. Rub the whole mass well and apply on the head - on the skin and hair roots. It is enough to hold for 1 - 2 hours, then wash off with shampoo. In general, a mask with fatty oils can be kept much longer.

Oil solutions of vitamins A and E can be added to masks, 3-5 drops each. You can use various herbal infusions, to which add 2 teaspoons of cocoa butter. Cocoa butter for skin and hair care is most often recommended for those with dry skin and hair. And the owners of oily hair can replace the oil with a powder.

In addition to the nutritional benefits, the powder also dyes the hair, but more on that another time. This staining method deserves a more detailed study.