How to Buy Cocoa Butter

Cocoa butter or cacao butter is the fat extracted from cocoa beans. It's used in everything from cosmetics, chocolate and soap to tanning oil and topical creams. Cocoa butter is considered the ultimate moisturizer and has been used on skin for hundreds of years. It is a natural fat and melts at body temperature, which helps it absorb into your skin. Here's how to buy cocoa butter.

Instructions

1. Determine which kind of cocoa butter product you want. It comes in creams, butters, lotions and soaps. Some are aimed at firming your skin, others at massaging or moisturizing dry skin and creating a glossy sheen.

2. Go to the drugstore or look for products online. Palmer's is the best-known brand on the market. Others include Aura Cacia, Ambi, Queen Helene, Johnson & Johnson and Vaseline Intensive Care.

3. Read the labels to see what kind of consistency the products have. Some cocoa butter formulas are a thick cream but smooth on like a gel.

4. Choose between a tube, jar or stick. The tube allows you to simply squeeze out cocoa butter. The jar is a bit messier because you have to dip your fingers into it. The stick can be directly applied to your skin, keeping your hands free of cocoa butter.

5. Get a product that includes vitamin E for extra conditioning. Palmer's Cocoa Butter Foot Magic With Vitamin E, for example, mixes pure cocoa butter, vitamin E and other emollients to moisturize, smooth and soften rough skin.

References

• VitaminStuff.com
• Palmer's

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish