Latin: Theobroma Cacao Origin: Dominican Republic Status: Fair Trade/Certified Organic Quality: Highest quality, unrefined; rich chocolate aroma; yellow; food grade * Our yellow, unrefined, natural cocoa butter is a rich emollient with excellent skin softening and conditioning, and lubricating properties. A very stable ‘fat’ extracted from cacao nuts during the manufacture of cocoa and chocolate, unrefined cocoa butter contains natural antioxidants that prevent rancidity. It is very stable over long periods of time (2 to 5 years), and is an excellent moisturizer, leaving the skin feeling soft and silky smooth. It is valued for its high melting point (melts at body temperature) and the rich chocolaty aroma of an unrefined, high quality, food grade, Cocoa Butter. Our cocoa butter ships to you in a varied supply of slivers and chunks. Use a larger piece to massage directly into your skin for a chocolaty, no calorie treat. Partner with our Unrefined Shea Butter 50/50 for body products such as massage bars, lip balms and belly butters: Melt the butters together on very low heat; remove from heat and briefly whip in your choice of Organic Essential Oils; pour into a container(s) and leave to set. This blend retains the chocolate aroma and melts on skin contact. Provides an easy base with additional skin soothing benefit when utilizing an essential oil blend for promoting skin health and healing dry skin and wounds such as cold sores. Also known to improve skin flexibility, a reason for its popularity for belly butters in preventing stretch marks during pregnancy. |