The cocoa butter is only rendered fat or produced from one of the following sources of cocoa, may be cocoa liquor, cocoa mass or cocoa powder. The cocoa butter is mainly extracted for the manufacture of chocolate, since it is what gives a slight taste and aroma making this the only solid molten chocolate mixture.
Cocoa butter has characteristics that are similar to different vegetable fats, it has a melting point of 34 ° C, which is useful in chocolate-like material because it allows it to be in a solid state at room temperature and in turn melt in the mouth by be in contact at a body temperature that is higher than its melting point. However, the usefulness of cocoa butter at the human level is not only limited to consumption in the form of chocolate, at the same time it offers multiple benefits aimed at the treatment and cure of different skin lesions.
Due to its chemical composition of lipids, this natural fat makes it very easy to penetrate the different dermal layers, giving them shine, freshness and a good appearance. Among the different benefits for the skin, it can be mentioned in the first place that this compound works as an antioxidant, since it allows the elimination of different free radicals that generate the destruction of the cell, that is, it prevents premature aging, it is of great help to use it in cases where the skin has been exposed for a long time to the sun's rays; in the same way, cocoa butter is a good moisturizer, since when applied it provides great shine and softness to the skin.
Cocoa butter is also used for the treatment of scars and is also used to cure stretch marks. The way to apply cocoa butter on the skin is simple, you only need to take a portion of this product and rub it or apply it on the desired section; Another method would be to heat it until it melts and apply it to the affected area where moisturizing is needed.
