Cocoa butter and coconut oil adore each other!
The textures of cocoa butter and coconut oil complement one another, and the aromas are perfect together. I like to make the following simple body butter for daily skin moisturizing. It’s silky smooth and can be used every day after your shower.
1 oz Beeswax
3 oz Coconut oil
3 oz Cocoa butter
Melt all three 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 adds a silky texture to body butters, and is protective of our skin–it contains about 5 IU of vitamin E per ounce! Cocoa butter is particularly praised for its antioxidant properties, and 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 moisture in our skin. Coconut oil is mild and nourishing for inflamed, irritated and sensitive skin. It’s 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!
Do you need to add the beeswax? What does it do? Also, can you melt them in the microwave or do you need to use the stove?