Cocoa Butter

Cocoa ButterOpal Essence All Natural makes no medical claims about our products.
The following is for informational purposes only.

Paraphrased from www.antioxidant4life.com:

"Cocoa butter, contains many different antioxidant, which can lead to a massive attack of free radicals that destroy skin cells and cause premature aging. As such, it is therefore an ideal product for skin care.

It is scientifically proven that cocoa butter prevents a deterioration of the skin from harmful UV rays of sunlight – UV, free radicals, which produce very effective in the destruction of the skin."

antioxidant /an·ti·ox·i·dant/ (ant-ē-ˈäk-səd-ənt, ˌan-ˌtī-) 1. any of various substances (as beta-carotene, vitamin C, and alpha-tocopherol) that inhibit oxidation or reactions promoted by oxygen and peroxides and that include many held to protect the living body from the deleterious effects of free radicals

Quoted from FitNRaw.com:

"You can use cocoa butter straight up or mixed with other ingredients to give yourself glowing soft and smoother skin. Cocoa Butter penetrates through the top layer of your skin and keeps the next layers healthy and hydrated as well.

When it is absorbed into the epidermis and dermis layers, cocoa butter forms a layer of moisture and oil that protects the skin from all external weathering elements that prevent the regrowth of damaged tissues."

[...at Cocoa Butter page] "Cocoa butter is one of the most stable fats known, a quality that coupled with natural antioxidants that prevent rancidity, grants it a storage life of two to five years. The velvety texture, pleasant fragrance and emollient properties of cocoa butter have made it a popular ingredient in products for the skin"

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