Cocoa Butter, Roasted - 8 oz

Extraction Method: Expeller-pressedRefinement techniques: UnrefinedIntended Use: Food and cosmetic use Our organic roasted butter is pressed from the roasted seeds of the cacao tree. It will soften at body temperature and adds a thick and creamy consistency to lotions, soaps, creams, and toiletry items. Cocoa butter contains natural antioxidant Vitamin E, as well as a number of other vitamins and minerals. It is mainly used as a thickening agent and is a common ingredient in lipsticks, soaps, and emollient creams. Cocoa butter is made by pressing ground, milled cacao nibs to make a cacao paste. This process separates the thick and creamy butter from the fibrous powder. Interestingly, cacao butter and powder, separated at birth, are reunited to make chocolate. That is, most of the ingredients for chocolate are present in the cacao bean in the first place, but need to go their separate ways in order to come together.It has a low melting point, and often melts in transit to higher tempera