Cocoa butter for face

Aromatic cocoa butter has found application in modern cosmetology along with the food industry and confectionery. Interestingly, the ancient Mayan tribes used the oil elixir to preserve the beauty of the face. Solid in consistency, a remedy of plant origin is suitable for home use and care for absolutely any type of skin.

The chocolate tree, or cocoa, is originally from South Africa, but its cultivation has spread throughout the world for its bitter-tasting fruits and seeds. The latter have found application in the fields of cooking and medicine, as well as cosmetology.

Butter is made by a complex hot pressing method of beans, due to which two finished products are formed from them: cocoa powder and butter. The latter has a mass of nutritional components in the composition, including fatty acids useful for the skin and a complex of essential vitamins.

Cosmetic cocoa butter is incredibly beneficial for facial skin, it is suitable for any type of care and is especially useful for aging epidermis. Enriched with fatty acids, the product has a pleasant nut-milk flavor and is used in cosmetology and medicine to combat epithelial imperfections and aesthetic defects.

• Cocoa butter moisturizes the skin due to the presence of lauric acid in its composition, which helps to retain moisture in the skin cells.
• herbal product fights dehydrated and flaky skin, after all, nutritional linoleic acid was included in the number of its components.
• Care for problem skin with cocoa extract will normalize its lipid balance due to the content of oleic acid, which normalizes the production of sebum and protects the epidermis from clogging of pores and the formation of inflammation - pimples (acne).
• Stearic acid allows cocoa extract to protect the skin of the face or body from inflammation and prevents the development of harmful bacteria on its surface.
• Facial care with age spots, for example, post-acne, will not do without valuable cocoa butter: palmitic extract in its composition evens out the color of the epidermis and slightly brightens it.
• The benefits of pomace from cocoa fruits are visible for mature skin: oil extract prevents the appearance of deep wrinkles and acts as a natural moisturizer for aging epidermis.
• In addition, a fragrant product Excellent resistance to UV rays if you apply it on the skin of the face and body before going to the beach or walking on a sunny day.
• Nut extract used in homemade masks and scrubs, it is added to finished cosmetic products and used as a leave-in cream.
• The use of cocoa butter is not limited to facial care: it is used for the body, hair and nails due to its nutritional properties.

More about the beneficial properties of cocoa butter in the next video.

The use of cocoa bean oil is appropriate when there are problems with the epidermis of an aesthetic nature, such as dryness and itching of the skin surface, redness, wrinkles, shallow cuts, stretch marks on the body or fresh scars.

• It is appropriate to use plant extract of cocoa butter in adulthood: the product has a rejuvenating effect due to useful fatty acids in the composition and antioxidant components that perfectly fight free radicals in cells and slow down their aging. The nutritional properties of the oil allow the skin to gain strength and elasticity, fill with moisture and valuable vitamins A, E, K, phytosterols.
• For oily skin, cocoa butter is also suitable: oleic acid normalizes lipid metabolism in cells and the production of hated sebum, which clogs pores with excessive secretion, forming black spots and inflammation on the epidermis. The antiseptic property of the product helps to fight unhealthy microbes, and arachidic acids allow for the transport of nutrients to the inner layers of the epidermis.
• Cocoa butter is used for dry skin to nourish and moisturize it.; it fights peeling on the surface of the face, penetrating into its deep layers and retaining moisture inside.
• Use the oil in the warm season before going to the beach: Apply a small amount of the composition on the skin of the face and body, paying considerable attention to the hands, neck and décolleté, lips and skin of the eyelids. Fatty acids in the composition of the product form an invisible film on the surface of the epidermis - a barrier against the penetration of harmful sunlight.
• A short facial massage activates metabolic processes in the skin and stimulates blood circulation, therefore, after applying the composition, massage the surface a little. The warm skin of the hands warms up the solid oil and heats it up, so that the composition penetrates the structure of the epidermis more quickly.
• Besides, For dryness anywhere on the body, use melted butter as a leave-in cream. Apply the composition to the skin and allow it to absorb up to 10 minutes, then blot the excess with a dry cloth.
• Indications for the use of the product will be abrasions on the face (scratches). The oil has disinfecting and healing properties.

The plant extract of cocoa seeds of fruits can cause allergies: before using it at home, do a test - apply the composition to the bend of the elbow and wait 10 minutes. If there is no redness and itching, it can be used for further care.

A contraindication for use is also a too oily inflamed surface of the face; the product in its pure form can be harmful to the skin and further clog pores. At best, you can use it under mask conditions - as an additional component.

Any other skin, even the most sensitive, will be an indication for the use of the product, since vegetable oil does not dry the skin and does not have any other negative effect on it.

It is useful to know how to use solid fragrant oil for facial skin health. There are several ways to use it as an affordable home remedy.

• Leave-in face cream - the best budget remedy for nourishing the epidermis, especially dehydrated and overdried, with redness and visible peeling on the surface. Apply the oil daily for one month on a clean surface, like a regular night cream, remove the residue with a dry cloth. Let the oil soak in well before heading to bed.

According to cosmetologists, the use of a pure plant extract can replace the usual nourishing face cream, of course, cocoa butter can be used to care for the eyelids and lips, hands, nails, hair and body - it is so versatile in the field of beauty.

• Cocoa butter can be used as a base for a homemade scrub by adding abrasive ingredients like salt, sugar, ground coffee, or hard seeds.
• Cosmetic melted butter can become an additional component of a store-bought product: a cleansing hair shampoo or face foam, night cream, hair or body mask, if you add a couple of drops of it directly to an industrial care product in its pure form.
• It is used for the manufacture of homemade masks for the care of oily and combination, normal and sensitive, irritated and mature skin.

For dry skin with severe flaking, use a homemade oily mask: mix one teaspoon each of cocoa butter, olive, jojoba extract (shea is suitable), preheated in a water bath. Apply the resulting composition to clean skin of the face and neck, leave for half an hour and remove with a cotton pad or dry cloth. It is recommended to carry out a home SPA procedure for the face in the evening, so that the remnants of plant components continue to “work” all night.

For wrinkles, use: carrot juice, a few drops of lemon, honey and egg yolk - mix the ingredients together and add the melted cocoa butter.

Essential oil of grape seeds or wheat germ seeds will be appropriate in the care of aging skin: take warm cocoa bean oil as a base and add 1-2 drops of essential oil to it.

Homemade mask for tired skin: add finely chopped parsley to the melted butter, mix the ingredients together and apply to the face with your fingers.

For problematic skin, use the following homemade mask: add a couple of drops of essential (or fresh) aloe, tea tree or propolis oil to liquid cocoa extract.

The recipe for a homemade scrub based on cocoa fruit pomace is simple: melt the oils in a water bath and add ground coffee, sea (or whatever you find) salt or sugar to it, mix thoroughly and apply on clean skin of the face or body, massage the composition with light movements and leave for a couple of minutes on the skin.

Lip mask: add a little sugar to the cocoa extract and apply the composition on the lips, massage and leave it to be absorbed.

Eyelid skin care based on cocoa bean oil: melt it in a water bath and apply to the skin of the eyelids and under the eyes as an indelible composition, the excess can be removed with a tissue.

And now the video is a recipe for a super eye cream based on cocoa butter.

Cocoa butter is a versatile product and especially pleasant for home use. Most women use it as part of their own prepared mask, so as not to cause clogging of pores and additional problems with the epidermis.

Enthusiastic comments encourage the purchase of an effective remedy, since real before-after photos make you believe in the result of regular use of a fragrant herbal product.