Cocoa Butter - Extracted from cocoa beans
- Antioxidants may help fight signs of aging
- Moisturizing, and penetrates the skin easily
- Low melting point
- Natural raw butter smells like cocoa
- Solid at room temperature, brittle when cool, breaks or cuts easily
- Mixes well with most other oils
- Smells amazing!
- Available in natural, raw, and unrefined
- Can be useful in lip balms, body butters, soaps, etc.
| Shea Butter - Extracted from seeds of the shea tree
- Moisturizing vegetable oil
- Available in its raw, natural, and unrefined form
- Melts on contact with the skin
- Solid at room temperature
- Softer than cocoa butter when solid
- Blends well with other oils
- Must melt at lower temperatures because it turns grainy if you melt at higher temperatures
- Absorbs into skin well
- Can be used in lip balm, creams, body butters, soaps, etc.
| Mango Butter - Expressed from the seeds of the mango tree
- Moisturizing and offers minimal protection from the sun
- May help ease dry skin conditions
- May help slow down degeneration of skin cells
- Softer than shea and cocoa butter at room temperature, but still solid
- Creamy texture
- Blends well with other oils
- Little to no odor
- Nutrient dense, contains vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants
- Use in lip balms, body butters, creams, and soaps
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