Women from South America can rarely see stretch marks and this is the merit of cocoa butter. Cocoa butter has healing properties. Also, oil is used against injuries and scars, against cuts of the skin. Laboratory studies of cocoa butter claim that it has an increased content of collagen in human skin. And naturopaths and herbalists are advised to use oil to cure and prevent stretch marks.
Cocoa butter can be used for stretch marks on the abdomen, hips, chest. Stretching and the body is better to do during pregnancy or after the birth of the baby, while they are "fresh". In addition, cocoa butter serves as a protective effect during weathering and helps to reduce weight. On the skin after using the oil, there is no fat content. In cocoa butter, there are active ingredients that renew the hydrolipid balance and moisturize the skin. The skin, after application, the cocoa butter becomes healthy, supple, radiant and soft. Goose paws disappear and wrinkles are smoothed out.
Use cocoa butter as a massage to remove postpartum stretch marks. To do this, mix it with castor oil, olive oil, jojoba oil. The oil is in solid form and to use it, the butter needs to be melt. Put in hot water until it becomes liquid.
Wrap ratio:
Take half the container with cocoa butter, add the rest of the oil and fill the other half. We will put on the skin and wrap the body with a film. Then warm things.
Cocoa butter wraps
Chocolate wrap at home
Cocoa butter, which is part of chocolate, has a softening, moisturizing and nourishing effect on the skin. It is one of the ingredients that make up the basis of high quality creams. This substance improves skin color, gives it radiance and freshness. And caffeine, which is contained in black chocolate, breaks down fats and speeds up metabolism. Therefore, chocolate wrapping tightens the skin and smooths cellulite.
To make chocolate wraps, use not confectionery chocolate, but cosmetic chocolate. But at home, you can use black chocolate, which contains at least 50% of cocoa products. Before wrapping, the skin needs to be cleaned with a scrub.
At home, chocolate wraps can be made with ready-made chocolate, and based on cocoa products. For the wrap we take 3 tbsp. tablespoons cocoa butter, 1.5 tbsp. spoons of cocoa powder, 5 tablespoons of coffee oil and 1.5 tablespoons of ground algae. We mix and apply the resulting mixture to the problem areas on the body. In such chocolate wraps you can add cinnamon, chili or red pepper. As a result, fat deposits will be actively burned, blood circulation will increase. The skin after the wraps will become moist and taut, will get a healthy look.
Chocolate wraps with cocoa butter have a good effect on the skin of the body, but in some cases they can harm the health. If there are problems with the kidneys, tumor processes, hypertension, allergy to chocolate, then these wraps should be discarded. Before applying the wraps, you must first consult with your doctor.