Cocoa Skincare Workshop

Bean to skin, a win for skin!

The conspiracy around this royal bean throws us back to as early as 1500 - 400 BC.

The cocoa or cacao tree, Theobroma cacao, was cultivated and consumed by civilization and still is considered one of the most important perennial crops in the world due to its economic relevance for the chocolate and cosmetics industries.

Theobroma cacao pod-like fruit contains beans, that yields precious cosmetic ingredients; the cocoa powder and butter. Cocoa butter, a light yellow and fragrant solid fat, is one of the most expensive vegetable fats in the world.

The cocoa powder is used as a cosmetic ingredient, highly recommended in spa treatments and products such as masks, creams, scrubs and balms. The cocoa powder has a different chemical composition from the cocoa butter but both ingredients are a great nourishing addition to so many products.

Dark chocolate is pure goodness…