Effects of Coco Butter on African American
Skin

The effects of coco butter on African American skin have been well-documented. Coco butter is the cream that is made from coco beans. It has an almost chocolatey scent, and is used as a fragrance as well as an ingredient in skin care products. Coco butter is an excellent moisturizer for the body. Some body butters use coco butter as a primary ingredient because of its moisturizing properties. Many people who love natural skin care products buy pure coco butter and use it in place of lotion to give the skin a subtle, healthy glow.

The Moisturizing Effects of Coco Butter on African American Skin

During the winter months, African Americans usually choose to use a thicker, heavier moisturizer to combat dry skin and for dry skin care. Dry skin on African Americans presents itself as a whitish tinge to the skin that is known in the African American community as ash. Ash makes the skin look scaly and dull. It is readily visible on African American skin. Coco butter can also improve the texture of the skin, making it smooth and satiny. Both African American men and women use coco butter as a regular grooming product. Coco butter helps combat ash. Rub it all over the body in the morning, and it will keep ash away and moisturize the skin all day.

Coco Butter and Stretch Marks

African American women who are expecting babies use coco butter on their abdomens and hips to prevent stretch marks from appearing. Emollient coco butter can help keep stretch marks from appearing on healthy skin; it can also help to reduce the appearance of stretch marks that have already formed on the skin. Use coco butter frequently, at least twice a day to see a noticeable lightening of stretch marks.

Coco Butter and Hyperpigmentation

Another one of the effects of Coco butter on African American skin is that it helps to reduce the appearance of dark spots that are caused by hyperpigmentation. Use coco butter on your face for a more even skin tone. It can also be used on the legs and other parts of the body to even dark spots from hyperpigmentation resulting from acne or insect bites. Ladies who were playground athletes can use coco butter and watch the dark spot from old injuries fade and maybe even disappear. Dark spots from chicken pots, ring worms, mosquito bites, or old cuts and burns do not have to leave you marked for the rest of your life.

Coco Butter Smoothes Rough Knees and Elbows

Daily use of coco butter will help smooth and soften rough areas like knees and elbows. Use a loofah to slough away the rough spots and then add coco butter to moisturize and smooth those areas. Regular use of coco butter will also help to fade the dark spots on these areas, giving you a more even skin tone on unsightly knees and elbows.

Other Uses for Coco Butter

• Coco butter may also be used on the lips to eliminate dry skin and chapped lips during the winter months.
• Some African Americans use coco butter as a hand cream, to soften the hands after washing them.
• Coco butter can also sooth minor skin irritations.

Where to Buy Coco Butter

Buy coco butter products in drugstores and discount stores. Palmer's Cocoa Butter is a popular coco butter product found in drugstores, discount stores and beauty supply stores. Pure coco butter is found in health food stores or stores where primarily products with natural ingredients are sold. Read the label when buying coco butter products, because some products actually have very little coco butter in them. Coco butter is readily available in the United States, and many African Americans consider it to be an essential beauty and skincare product for all members of their families.

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