Cocoa butter and coconut oil adore each other! The textures compliment one another and the aromas are perfect together. I like to make the following simple body butter for skin moisturizing. It is silky smooth and can be used daily after your shower.
1 oz beeswax
3 oz coconut oil
3 oz cocoa butter
Melt all 3 ingredients together and pour into four 2 oz glass jars with tops.
Cocoa butter (Theobroma nucifera) is a beautiful, hard, solid aromatic butter pressed from the roasted seeds of the Cacao tree in West Africa It is protective of our skin and adds a silky texture to body butters. It contains about 5 IU of vitamin E per ounce! Cocoa butter is particularly praised for its antioxidant properties. It is used to treat wrinkles around the eyes.
Coconut oil (Cocos nucifera) has a fresh coconut aroma. It is moisturizing and serves as a protective layer, helping to retain the moisture in your skin. Coconut oil is mild and nourishing for inflamed, irritated and sensitive skin. It is also used for nail and cuticle treatment and for healing for dry, itchy skin. It adds a tropical aroma to your body butters.
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Coconut oil is also great to apply on your sunburn. It cools, adds moisture to the skin and is anti-inflamatory .
Peter
I had a lot of success using coconut oil for my dry skin this winter. I highly recommend it!