Cocoa butter is soothing to the skin and found in most cosmetic preparations. Cocoa butter contains natural antioxidants. It is naturally rich in Vitamin E as well as a number of other vitamins and minerals. Vitamin E helps to sooth, hydrate, and balance the skin. Cocoa butter is mainly used as a thickening agent and is a common ingredient in lipsticks, soaps, and emollient creams. Cocoa butter is one of the most stable fats known, a quality that, coupled with natural antioxidants, prevents rancidity.

Uses of Cocoa Butter:
Being rich in Vitamin E, cocoa butter is often used to moisturize dry and chapped skin, reduce stretch marks, cellulite and scars.

Appearance:                                               Yellowish white 
Moisture:                                                   0.5 max 
FFA (as Oleic Acid) (%):                              1.75 max 
Saponification Value (mg KOH/g fat):            188-200 
Clear Melting Point:                                     34 to 36 C 
Melting Behavior (Slip point):                       33 to 35 C