Product Description

Rich, protective nourishment for skin, lips & body care

Cocoa Butter is a rich, firm cosmetic butter valued for its moisturising, emollient and skin-conditioning properties. It helps reduce moisture loss while giving formulations a smooth, creamy and luxurious skin feel.

Its naturally firm consistency also makes Cocoa Butter particularly useful for adding body, structure and richness to products such as body butters, balms, creams, lotions and soaps.

Suitable for a wide variety of DIY personal-care formulations, it can be combined with carrier oils, other cosmetic butters, waxes and emulsifiers to create customised skincare and haircare products.

Suitable for:
Body Butters • Lip Balms • Creams • Lotions • Soaps • Balms • Hair Care • DIY Cosmetics

Key Benefits

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Deep Moisturisation — Helps nourish dry skin and reduce moisture loss.

Soft & Smooth Skin Feel — Provides emollience without an excessively heavy feel.

Skin Conditioning — Helps improve softness and suppleness.

Hair Conditioning — Adds richness to conditioners, masks and other haircare formulations.

Multi-Purpose Ingredient — Suitable for a wide variety of skincare, haircare and body-care formulations.

Product Specifications

Appearance:
Firm, solid butter at room temperature; typically pale yellow to cream in colour. Consistency may vary naturally with temperature.

Odour:
Characteristic mild cocoa-like aroma. (This can vary depending on whether your material is refined/deodorised—if yours has almost no cocoa smell, tell me and we'll change this.)

Solubility:
Insoluble in water. Soluble/dispersible in oils and oil-based formulations when melted.

Shelf Life:
24 months from the date of manufacture when stored properly in a cool, dry place in a tightly closed container.

Natural variations in colour, texture and aroma may occur between batches and do not affect product performance.

Safety Information

For cosmetic and DIY formulation use only. For external use only.

Avoid direct contact with eyes. Patch testing of the finished formulation is recommended before regular use, particularly for sensitive skin.

Do not introduce water or wet utensils into the container. Keep tightly closed after use and store away from direct sunlight, excessive heat and moisture.

Cocoa Butter naturally becomes softer when warm and harder at lower temperatures. Changes in firmness caused by temperature are normal and do not necessarily indicate deterioration.

Keep out of reach of children.

FAQs

1. Can Cocoa Butter be applied directly to the skin?
Yes. Cocoa Butter can be used directly where suitable or incorporated into cosmetic formulations. Because it is naturally firm, warming a small amount between the hands makes application easier.

2. Is Cocoa Butter water soluble?
No. Cocoa Butter is oil soluble and is normally incorporated into the oil phase of cosmetic formulations.

3. What is the difference between Cocoa Butter and Shea Butter?
Both are cosmetic emollient butters, but Cocoa Butter is generally firmer and more structural, while Shea Butter usually has a softer, creamier consistency. They can also be blended together.

4. Can I use Cocoa Butter in body butter?
Yes. It is particularly useful in body butters because it adds richness, firmness and emollience.

5. Can Cocoa Butter be used in lip balm?
Yes. Its firm texture makes it especially suitable for lip balms and other anhydrous balm formulations.