Cocoa Butter

Description

Origin:

Cocoa Butter is a natural vegetable fat that is made from the Cocoa Bean.  The Cocoa Bean grows on a cocoa tree and is also used to make chocolate.  The raw, unrefined Cocoa Butter has a very rich chocolatey smell.

Skin Benefits:

Cocoa Butter is high in fatty acids and known for its ability to nourish and hydrate your skin.  When using Cocoa Butter on your skin, the fat creates a protective barrier over your skin, and this will keep the moisture inside.  It also assists with skin elasticity.

Function in CP Soap:

Cocoa Butter can be used in Cold Process soap to create a harder bar of soap, meaning it will last longer as well as provide moisturising benefits to your soap.  We recommend using no more than 15% of Cocoa Butter in your recipe as this will make your soap too hard and cause your soap to crack/crumble.

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