It’s Saturday once again – hurray – and it’s an absolutely beautiful Saturday around my house today, so this green find edition’s going to be short and sweet. When I say sweet, I mean that literally.
Cocoa butter, made from cocoa beans – the key ingredient in chocolate – makes an excellent moisturizer. It’s rich in fats, and contains natural antioxidants which help to prolong its shelf life. Some believe cocoa butter may help to heal stretch marks, burns, and scars over time, however there is no scientific evidence to prove such claims.
Scientific evidence or not, I love cocoa butter. It works wonderfully for dry, chapped skin, and makes an excellent lip balm. Plus – and this is the good part – it smells absolutely heavenly! Yes, it smells just like chocolate, and has a mild chocolaty flavor to it as well. I really love NOW brand cocoa butter – look for it in your local natural/health food stores, or online. It’s inexpensive (about $9 for a 7 ounce jar), 100% natural, doesn’t contain any fillers or preservatives, and is food grade – which means you could eat it (which you do when your indulge in your favorite chocolate bar).
My skincare philosophy is this – if I can eat it, then I’ll put it on my skin.
Enjoy the weekend! Peace. 
Michelle
I'm a lover of life and all things natural and organic. I love practicing yoga, making healthy foods, nature photography, DIY projects, making homemade beauty treats, and creating handmade jewelry. I'm passionate about a lot of things and write about them here on my blog. Peace, social justice, good food, green beauty, sustainable living - you name it, I care about it. Thanks for taking the time to visit me. Peace. ;)
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Opps, I put my old url in. Sorry.
mary
What a great idea. We all need to do this.
Thanks.
Mary
@Mary Thanks for the visit, and for taking the time to leave a lovely comment. Peace.
I could definitely use something for my lips!
Stopping by from SITS- have a great Tuesday!
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@Heather Lynne Thanks for visiting and for commenting! I think you’ll love it if you try it. Peace.
The older I get, the heavier I need my lotions. Cocoa butter is great and the greener the better.
Thanks for stopping by my blog last week. I’m glad I got to return the favor.
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@Angie Thanks for visiting! It smells so darn good too!
you had me at “you could eat it”.
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@wendiwinn Yeah, it smells so good! Just sniffing it is a quick chocolate fix minus the calories. Thanks for visiting. Peace.
Oh yeah, how do I sign up for your site?
@Iriquois Pliskin you can follow me through Face Book, Networked Blogs, Twitter, Blog Frog, Google Friend Connect (if it ever reappears, and of course you can subscribe to my RSS feed. Hope you come back often. Peace.
Hey Michelle! I’ve been reading your blog for about a month now and think that you are doing a great job! I even went so far as to read your older posts. Anyway, keep up the good work, hope to see more!
p.s. does anyone work for you or do you do this by yourself?
@Iriqois Pliskin Thanks for your kind words, and for reading my blog. I do this all by my lonesome, thanks. Peace.
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@greenearthbazar I completely agree!
New to you! Fab blog! I love your Green Find Saturday! What a cool idea! =)
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@genevieve lebel Thanks so much for stopping by and for saying such kind things (I’m blusing…). Hope you visit again. Peace.