Cocoa butter for face

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

The chocolate tree, or cocoa, hails from South Africa, but its cultivation has spread around the world in order to produce bitter 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 method of pressing beans, thanks to which two finished products are formed from them: cocoa powder and butter. The latter has a mass of nutritional components in the composition, among which are fatty acids useful for the skin and a complex of essential vitamins.

Cosmetic cocoa butter is incredibly useful for the skin of the face, it is suitable for the care of any type and is especially useful for the age-related epidermis. The product enriched with fatty acids has a pleasant nut-milky aroma 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 retain moisture in the skin cells.
• Vegetable product combats dehydrated and flaky skin, after all, nutrient linoleic acid was among its components.
• Care of problem skin with the help of cocoa extract will help to normalize its lipid balance due to the content of oleic acid, which normalizes the production of sebum and protects the epidermis from clogged 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.
• Face treatment with pigment spots, for example, post-acne, will not do without valuable cocoa butter: Palmitic extract in its composition evens the color of the epidermis and slightly brightens it.
• The benefits of cocoa fruit squeeze are visible to mature skin: oil extract prevents the appearance of deep wrinkles and acts as a natural moisturizer fading epidermis.
• In addition, fragrant product fights UV rays perfectly if applied to the skin of the face and body before going to the beach or walking on a sunny day.
• Nut extract used as part of homemade masks and scrubs It adds to the finished cosmetic products and uses as an indelible cream.
• The use of cocoa butter is not limited to facial: It is used for body, hair and nails due to its nutritional properties.

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

The use of cocoa bean oil is appropriate when there are problems with the aesthetic epidermis, such as dry and itchy skin, redness, wrinkles, shallow cuts, body stria or fresh scars.

• Use of cocoa butter plant extract is appropriate in adulthood: the product has a rejuvenation effect due to the beneficial fatty acids in the composition and antioxidant components, which are excellent in fighting free radicals in cells and slowing down their aging. The nourishing properties of the oil allow the skin to gain strength and elasticity, be filled with moisture and valuable vitamins A, E, K, phytosterols.
• Cocoa butter is also suitable for oily skin care: Oleic acid normalizes lipid metabolism in the cells and the production of hated sebum, which clogs the pores with excessive secretion, forming black spots and inflammation on the epidermis. The antiseptic property of the product helps to fight off unhealthy microbes, and arachic acids allow 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 trapping moisture inside.
• Use oil in the warm season before going to the beach: apply a little of the composition on the skin of the face and body, paying considerable attention to hands, neck and decollete, 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 face massage activates metabolic processes in the skin and stimulates blood circulation, so after applying the composition, massage the surface a little. Warm skin of the hands warms the solid oil and heats it, so that the composition rather penetrates the structure of the epidermis.
• Besides, when feeling dry on any part of the body, use melted butter as an indelible cream. Apply the composition to the skin and let it soak for up to 10 minutes, then blot the excess with a dry cloth.
• An indication of the use of the product will be abrasions on the face (scratches). Oil possesses the disinfecting and healing properties.

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

Contraindications for use are too greasy, inflamed surface of the face; pure product can be harmful to the skin and even more clogged pores. At best, you can use it in a mask environment - as an additional component.

An indication for the use of the product will be any other skin, even the most sensitive, 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 healthy skin. There are several ways to use it as an affordable home remedy.

• Indelible face cream - The best budget means to feed the epidermis, especially dehydrated and dried, 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 remnants with a dry cloth. Let the oil soak in and then go to bed.

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

• Cocoa butter can be used as a basis for household scrub, if you add to it abrasive elements like salt, sugar, ground coffee or hard seeds.
• Cosmetic melted oil can be an additional component of the store product: cleansing shampoo or facial foam, night cream, hair mask or body, 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 home and masks to care for oily and combination, normal and sensitive, irritated and mature skin.

To care for dry skin with pronounced peeling, use a homemade oily mask: Mix one teaspoonful of cocoa butter, olive, jojoba extract (shea will do), preheated in a water bath. The resulting composition is applied 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 the procedure of home SPA for the face in the evening, so that the remnants of plant components continue to “work” all night.

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

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

For problem skin, use the following home mask: Add a couple of drops of essential (or fresh) aloe, tea tree or propolis to cocoa liquid extract.

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

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

Skin care for eyelids based on cocoa butter: melt it in a water bath and apply on the skin of the eyelids and under the eyes as an indelible composition, the excess can be removed with a napkin.

And now the video - a recipe for super cream under the eyes based on cocoa butter.

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

Enthusiastic comments encourage the purchase of an effective means, because the real “before-after” photos make you believe in the result from the regular use of fragrant plant product.