Cocoa butter is not only the most important components of the favorite delicacy of all kids and many adults, but it is still a surprisingly useful product for our skin. Its effectiveness in skin care is significantly higher than any expensive cream. Thanks to the presence of vital fatty acids and flavanoids, the skin after the use of cocoa oil is transformed in front of the eyes, moisturgen and tone increases, wrinkles smoothed.

Composition and properties of cocoa oil.
Cocoa Oil under room temperature has the appearance of a solid and brittle white bar with a yellowish tide with a pleasant scent of cocoa. In such oil, there are no additional impurities or any chemical additives, it passes a high degree of purification, with no heat treatment, so that the level of useful substances remain in such oil to the maximum. This natural product is well used in leaving the skin of the face and body, when contacting with which it begins to gradually melt.

This useful product mainly consists of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids (Laurin, Linoleic, Palmitic, Stearinovaya, Arachnaya, Oleinova, etc.), which cause such an incredible effect of its use. Cocoa oil has excellent moisturizing, softening, protective, anti-allergenic, anti-inflammatory, invalid, restoring, rejuvenating and antioxidant properties that contribute to the slowdown of aging processes. In addition, the regular inclusion of this oil into its diet helps to increase the tone of the vessels and their elasticity, which, in general, improves their condition.

The use of cocoa oil in skin care.
This oil is ideal in care for any type of person (combined, fat, sensitive), but it is highly recommended by the owners of over-dry, dehydrated skin, with the presence of peeling and loss of elasticity, elasticity and tone. It is worth noting that it is also recommended as a rejuvenating agent to mature women with fading and aging skin. In the case of continuous use, the skin smoothes, becomes the metering and moisture, it looks noticeably smooth, elastic and radiant, minor wrinkles disappear, including around the eyes. It is also recommended as a careful lip balm and the prevention of "goose paws" around the eyes and in general wrinkles on the face.

Cocoa oil can be deservedly considered the perfect leather leather, in particular, face and body (especially hands) in the winter months. In addition to softening action, oil protects the skin from frostbite, cutting or dying. In addition, due to its soft and delicate impact, cocoa oil is one of the few permitted to use in care for delicate and sensitive skin, especially children. It should also be noted that cocoa oil in some not strongly launched situations copes with small cosmetic skin defects that appear against the background of cuts, furunculose, etc. (Scars, scars, stains after acne and acne or pedestal) and is considered an excellent means of preventing and eliminating stretch marks, including during pregnancy. The regular use of this product is struggling with a detrimental activity of free radicals, preventing the penetration of toxic and any other harmful substances into the skin. It is also useful to use in defensive purposes. In this case, we are talking about ultraviolet, so the oil is allowed to apply as a protective ointment before and after the tan.

It is not necessary to use this oil in the face care of the face, it is not necessary to have certain skills for this. In addition, it can easily penetrate into the skin, practically no leaving after itself on the surface of the fatty shine. It can be used, respectively, as an independent means, and you can mix with other oils of natural origin in a proportion of 1: 2 (almond, peach, sesame, flax, olive, rosehip) and cosmetic agents. At its base, it is good to do homemade creams and masks for skin with a nutritious and restoring goal. In its pure form, a piece of oil led by light movements on the skin. It literally instantly melts, absorbed into the skin, making it velvety. It is better to carry out such a session before bedtime, but with a very dry skin, this procedure can be done in the morning. This procedure has a special effect in combination with self-massage, which relaxes and soothes the nervous system and muscles. Surplus the product remove from the skin, flushing with a paper napkin. Cocoa oil is an excellent base for connecting with essential oils for the skin of the face.

Application of cocoa oil in nutrition and medicine.
Cocoa oil is also an indispensable food product. It is only for the product to save all its qualities and beneficial properties, it cannot be brought to a temperature, above forty-fifty degrees. It is very useful for using a honey-oil mixture (in proportion 1: 1). It serves as the prevention of colds, and also increases the tone of the vessels. Such "delicious, and the main tool can be given even to kids.

In the field of medicine, this product is applied for quite a long time, about 1710. These days it is used for the manufacture of lipstick, suppositories, etc.

Recipes for use of cocoa oil for the skin of the face.
To improve the condition of the skin at acne or acne rash and various inflammations, it is recommended to use three times a week such a mask: the teaspoon of the base oil is melt and combined with the same amount of wheat germs oil. After that, add a tablespoon of crushed pulp fresh avocado in the mixture. The composition is applied on the face and withstand half an hour. Wash off the mask with warm water.

To power the skin, you can make an excellent mask based on cocoa oil. To do this, it is necessary to connect the base (teaspoon), pre-warming up in a water bath, with the same amount of chamomile oil. In the resulting mass, enter a tablespoon of the crushed with the help of a shallow grater of fresh cucumber in the amount of tablespoon and as much aloe juice (pre-leaves rinse, dry, hold the hour in the refrigerator). Such a mask is best to apply before bedtime, as usual on a purified face, and twenty minutes wash off warm water. Mask do twice a week.

Medicinal recipes based on cocoa oil.
For the normalization of the chair, it is recommended to eat on the night of a teaspoon of this product. The course of treatment is not a member of three weeks.

To improve the status during atherosclerosis, it is recommended to take half a teaspoon of cocoa butter twice a day, in the morning (directly for fifteen minutes before meals) and in the evening also before meals. Such treatment effectively displays poor cholesterol from the blood, and also reduces the formation of cholesterol plaques in the vessels.

Adding cocoa oil to hot milk (per 200 ml of milk half of the teaspoon of oil) is an excellent antitussive and expectorant tool with colds.

In case of exacerbation, the hemorrhoids immediately before the act of defecation should be introduced into the rectum a small piece of cocoa oil.

In preventive purposes for preventing ARVI and influenza, the nose mucosa should be lubricated by this product. Such prevention is suitable and kids, especially those who go to the garden or attend other pre-school educational institutions.

With an angina, it is useful to take cocoa butter in combination with propolis. For the preparation of ten grams of propolis carefully grind and add to the melted oil cocoa (one hundred grams). Mix all preachties. Take in warm at half the tablespoon three times a day after half an hour after meals.

This product is effectively used with the cracks on the nipples in a nursing mother, for pain relief burns, lubricate them areas affected by eczema, fungal infection. In addition, it effectively removes itching.

Regular use The oil helps the maximum of its properties in the absence of side effect. By the way, this oil practically does not have contraindications. The only limitation in this case is the individual intolerance to the components of the product. In addition, its use is not recommended for sleep disorders and increased excitability.

The source of cocoa oil is the fruits of trees from the kind ofobroma. Recently, this tree was attributed to the family of sterling, today it is a representative of Malvic. The birthplace of a chocolate tree is American tropics, his gifts for dignity were estimated yet by Aztecs. At this time, the tree is cultivated in all states with a tropical climate, where it can be fruitful twice a year.

When creating a classification of plants in the 18th century, Naturalist Karl Linney assigned a tree, from whose fruits a cocoa oil is obtained, the name "Food of the Gods".

Cocoa Tree has a fairly high trunk (6-12 meters), white-pink flowers make their way from its bark. After some time, the flowers are converted into slightly elongated fruits having a size of 25 to 30 centimeters. Fruits having a melon shape covers a leathery shell painted in yellow-red tones. In the pulp of fruits there are almond-shaped seeds, whose length does not exceed 2.5 centimeters - they are of particular value. The fruit matures from 30 to 50 seeds. They consist of a shell, germ sprout and nucleus. The taste of seeds is tart and bitter, and the fragrance is not different at all with something noticeable. Cocoa beans take the necessary qualities only after processing.

The fruits are neatly removed from the tree, divided into parts and placed in special containers. After 2-3 days, fermentation or fermentation begins: the pulp contains a large amount of sugar, it decomposes into the components - ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide. At this point, the temperature of the wandering mass increases to 50 ° C. As a result of this process, up to ten days, seeds lose their bitterness, acquiring a dark shade and fragrance of chocolate. Then the beans are drying and fusing in bags. Cocoa beans almost 50% consist of fats extracted from crushed and overwhelmed seeds by hot pressing. Cocoa oil is passed through heating filters, which do not allow product frozen, and then bottled in forms.

For oil, the smell of chocolate is characterized, up to + 25 ° C it is in a solid state, and melts at + 33-36 ° C. Oil color can be light brown, cream or having a light yellow shade. It is used in the cosmetology and medical sphere, in the food and confectionery industry. Often in perfumery, expensive soap varieties are manufactured using deodorized cocoa oil.

How to choose

First of all, it should be remembered that for better safety, fresh cocoa oil in most cases is treated additionally, getting a deodorized product. Such oil although it has all the initial fatty acids, but the wonderful smell of cocoa is deprived. In fact, it is vegetable fat. Such a deodorized product is most often used to prepare a popular white chocolate.

But even more often, unrefined cocoa oil is replaced by margarine - a thickened artificial mixture of soy, rapeseed or palm oil in different consistencies. The taste and view of the consumer may not recognize the fake, but there are many harmful tranches in the "substitute".

Therefore, in order to properly choose natural oil, use the following recommendations:

• Do not save
  Natural undertained product is unlikely to cost cheaper than 2 similar portions of Margarine.
• Check color
  Good oil should be yellowish, less often - cream or light brown. But the white can be either a row oil or a substitute.
• Natural oil does not need to be stored in the refrigerator
  Cocoa oil at room temperature should remain solid, reminding white chocolate. And if at 20 degrees it is soft, like creamy - it is better to refrain from buying.
• If the product does not smell cocoa, it is processed or just forged

Slowing the oil, you must feel the aroma of the drink. And remember - cocoa oil is not made of beans, but from fruits. And when you say that the oil is made from "exclusive beans", it is worth thinking about the honesty of such a seller.

How to store

Store cocoa butter in a cool dark place. At the same time, the container should be well blocked, the temperature is not descended and not to rise above + 18 ° C, and the humidity does not exceed 75%. When observing the tightness of the container, the shelf life can reach 3 years.

In cooking

Of course, first of all, cocoa oil is used to prepare chocolate. To obtain it, the product is melted in a water bath, added in the ratio of 1: 1 cober or cocoa and sugar or honey to taste. Also different manufacturers add other ingredients - nuts, spices, coconut, candied fruits, dried fruits, berries, etc.

Based on cocoa oils also make glaze to cover multiple confectionery products - biscuits, cakes, cupcakes and other baking.

Calorie

Of course, cocoa butter and products from it are very calories. Therefore, people with overweight and those who adhere to a low-calorie diet, it is worth limiting the use of these products.

Food value in 100 grams:

Useful properties of cocoa oil

Composition and availability of useful substances

If we consider the content of the useful substances in cocoa oil, then first of all, a small amount of vitamins can be noted. They are practically absent here: the usual vitamins D, and E and E are found only in trace quantities. Of course, these vitamins do not have a special useful influence in such small quantities. It is not at all in cocoa oil of harmful transgins. This this vegetable oil is relatively different from the rest.

The basis of cocoa oil is fatty acids - stearin, oleic, as well as palmitic and linoles. Of these, oleic is contained in the greatest quantity (almost half of the mass) and it is useful in that it can reduce cholesterol.

Already only these properties allow cocoa oil to be considered one of the most useful products - when it is replaced by a part of the other fats in the diet, the risk of earning a stroke or atherosclerosis is noticeably reduced.

But besides fatty acids, a large number of tanins, caffeine and xanthine is included in cocoa oil. These useful substances are very favorably reflected in the state of the skin when using oil in cosmetology for face, hair and body.

Useful and therapeutic properties

Due to the fatty acids contained, the oil has a pronounced regenerating effect on the skin and is suitable for all its types - even the skin of the child will not give allergic reactions. Oil aligns and heals practically defects - traces of scars, burns and roughness, eliminates dark spots and stretching. This product perfectly helps in the treatment of eczema, dermatitis and other skin problems.

A rich mineral composition - magnesium, chrome, iron, calcium, iodine - allows the use of oil as a preventive and therapeutic agent in many unreasoning. So, it will strengthen the walls of the vessels, will prevent the development of varicose veins, atherosclerosis, etc. If this product can be used regularly, it is possible to improve blood circulation in the brain, significantly reduce the risk of allergies, heart attack, ulcers and oncology.

Studies have shown that cocoa oil can reduce the risk of cancer in fifteen times - for this it must be used regularly for 5-10 years.

Also, scientists have proven that oil is more effective for the treatment of cough than many drugs: it has theobromin, because it acts rather gently, but at the same time quickly, without causing side effects, as it happens with synthetic medicines.

Cooking the cough can be very simple: 1.5 h. Cocoa oils are added to one glass of heated milk, stirred and drink 3-4 times a day. Such a means perfectly helps, both with bronchitis and ARVI and during asthma or pneumonia. With bronchitis, in addition to intake, you can do with an oil massage of the chest, which will speed up the process of recovery.

During the ORVI epidemics, the nose mucosa is advised to lubricate cocoa butter: it will protect and soften it, creating obstacles for viruses - because the infection is transmitted air-droplet.

Also, oil has a beneficial effect on the hair, restores the structure and nourishes damaged, dry and brittle hair. It can be rubbed in the roots, having preheated in a water bath. To enhance the effect of cocoa butter, you can add other components, such as vitamins, a ray oil and others.

For any skin types, in addition to fat and problematic, a scrub with cocoa butter is suitable. 2 tbsp. l. Solid oil put on a water bath and add a spoonful of honey, stirred, removed and added along a spoonful of oat flakes and ground nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, cashews). All stirred and leave cool, then apply to the wet skin of the face, massaging 2-3 minutes with circular motions. It is possible to roll balls from the mixture and apply them several times - they will be easily removed in the palm and apply to the skin. With peeling and dry skin, the face like a scrub especially helps - he will make it gentle and smooth.

Fading combination skin will help to revive the mask with cocoa oils, grape seeds and aloe flesh. To a spoon of grape oil, you need to add a teaspoon of melted cocoa butter and a spoonful of crushed aloe, mix and in the warm form to apply on the face. Keep such a mask for 15-20 minutes and wash off warmly warm, and after that cool water. This tool has a vitaminizing, moisturizing, easy rejuvenating and astringent action.

To care for oily skin, a homemade cream with cocoa oil (1 tbsp. L.), Almond or rapeseed oil (45 ml), lavender oil (2 drops) and a tea from rosemary or basilica (2 tbsp). The ingredients are mixed, lay out in a glass jar and kept in the refrigerator.

The sensitive skin cream is also prepared: cocoa butter (1 tbsp. L.), Sandala oil (3 drops), sunflower oil (45 ml), pink tea infusion (2 tbsp.).

Hair will also "enjoy" cocoa oil: it strengthens and moisturizes them, warns the loss and returns the shine. You can prepare a strengthening mask with cocoa oil and rosemary decoction - 10-12 times, twice a week. Melted oil should be mixed with a warm decoction, labeled the mixture in the roots and distribute them along the entire length. Then the hair is covered with the film and keep two or three hours. Wash your mask with shampoo.

So that the hair does not fall out, it is necessary to do two or three times a week masks with cocoa butter, kefir, burdow oil (1 tbsp. L.) And yolk. Repene, then the yolk and kefir are added to the heated cocoa butter, mix and apply on the roots of the hair and the skin. The head is covered with film and towel, keep two hours and wash off shampoo. Total advised to make 12-16 such procedures.

Cocoa oil is well suited to protect the skin from wind and frost - in winter it can be applied to the face in front of each outside outdoor. From UV rays and heat, it can also protect - before sunbathing, it is worth applying oil on the body.

It is perfectly caring cocoa oil for the skin of the lips and a century - it can be simply applied in pure form or mix with other oils - for example, with almond or sesame.

Eyelashes and eyebrows with constant use of this oil are also strengthened: become healthy, smooth and thick.

Dangerous properties of cocoa oil

Apply cocoa oil inside and external possible only in individual intolerance. And it is worth knowing that when using oil inwards, increased excitability and insomnia are possible, so in the evening it is better to refuse it from this product.

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Cocoa It is a food product with the same name, widely used in various fields, such as cooking, cosmetology and pharmacological industry. Cocoa's use in the food industry and cosmetology is currently the most widespread. And the use of cocoa for medical purposes is fixed slightly less. However, currently there is a number of scientific research proving undoubted benefits of cocoa not just as a food product, but a product with therapeutic properties. Consider the use of cocoa for medical purposes, as well as the useful properties of this product.

What is cocoa?

Currently, all residents of developed countries know the word "cocoa". After all, it is cocoa that is the main component of the beloved many treats - chocolate.

However, in everyday life, under the word "cocoa", there are several products obtained from cocoa wood fruits, such as cocoa butter, cocoa powder and cocoa beans themselves. In addition, the name of cocoa is and a drink, prepared from the powder.

Cocoa powder prepares glaze for confectionery, and add it to the dough to give a chocolate taste. And cocoa butter is used for the manufacture of many confectionery products (chocolate, candy, etc.). In addition, cocoa oil is successfully used in cosmetology and pharmaceutical industry for the manufacture of suppositories, ointments and other dosage forms for local and outdoor use.

Thus, all cocoa products are quite widespread and are known to almost all people, and they receive them from cocoa beans collected from a chocolate tree.

Chocolate tree (cocoa) It is an evergreen species of the kind ofobroma, the family of Malvic, and grows in the regions with a tropical climate around the world - in South America, Africa, on the Islands of Southeast Asia. Accordingly, Cocoa Beans are currently produced in Asian countries (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia), Africa (Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, Togo) and Central America (Brazil, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Venezuela).

The cocoa tree is large, its height reaches 12 m, and the branches and leaves are located, mostly along the periphery of the crown, to capture as much sunlight as possible. There are flowers on the tree, of which later, after pollination, fruits are growing, attaching not to the branches, but directly to the chocolate tree trunk. These fruits are similar to lemons, but they are slightly larger and equipped with longitudinal furrows on the skirt. Inside, under the skins are seeds - about 20 - 60 pieces in each fruit. It is these seeds that are cocoa beans, of which they receive cocoa powder and cocoa butter, widely used in cooking, cosmetology and pharmaceutical industry.

Technology for producing cocoa powder and cocoa butter from beans Very interesting. So, after collecting fruits from a chocolate tree, beans take out (see Figure 1).

Picture 1 - the appearance of fresh cocoa beans extracted from the fetus of a chocolate tree.

Cocoa beans, freed from the envelope of the fetus, lay out in small heaps on banana leaves. From above, they are also covered with banana leaves, and leave for a week to fermentation in a sunny place. Under the leaves, the temperature reaches 40-50 o C, and under its action, the sugar contained in the beans moves, turning into alcohol and carbon dioxide. In other words, there is exactly the same process as in fermentation of berries or fruits in the manufacture of wine. Since alcohol is formed a lot, some of its part turns into acetic acid that impresses the beans and prevents them from germination. Due to the impregnation of cocoa beans with acetic acid, losing white color, and acquire a characteristic chocolate-brown color. Also in the process of fermentation, the cocoacine contained in the beans is split, due to which the bitterness of seeds decreases.

After the completion of fermentation (approximately 7 to 10 days after laying the beans under banana leaves), the beans get and lay a thin layer in the sun so that they are well dried. Drying can be carried out not only in the sun, but also in special automated drying devices. Sometimes fermented cocoa beans are not dried, but roasted on fire.

It was during drying cocoa beans that receive a characteristic brown color and chocolate smell.

Next, with dried beans, the shell is removed, and the seeds themselves are crushed and pressed on cocoa oil presses. The oil-remaining oil oil is crushed to produce cocoa powder. Ready-made cocoa powder and cocoa butter come to the world market, and are subsequently used in the food industry, in cosmetology and pharmaceuticals.

In addition to cocoa powder and cocoa butter, cocoa Vlala gets from dried beanswhich is a crushed removed shell. In the countries of the former USSR, Cocao Vella is not widely used, and in the world this product is used as an additive to livestock feed.

Various parts of the fetus of the chocolate tree were used by people in food from ancient times. The first references to the fruit of cocoa are referred to the XVIII century to our era, by the period of the existence of the nationality of Olmekov in Central America. Cocoa fruits from Cocoa fruits have adopted Maya and Aztecs.

And the Europeans learned the taste of a drink from cocoa beans only after the conquest of the American continent, when the Spaniards brought him to their country. During the import of cocoa beans from Central America, the drink from them was very expensive, and therefore only the royal individuals affordable.

During the XVI century, Cocoa was prepared from a powder with the addition of vanilla and cinnamon, which in that period of time were also very expensive spices. And in the XVII century, sugar began to add to the drink, which significantly hesitantly and contributed to the spread among the wide masses of the population of European countries. In the form of a drink with sugar cocoa was used in Europe until 1828, in which the Dutch scientist Van Hoyten came up with a way of obtaining oil from cocoa beans. Wang Hoiten received oil from beans and powder from the cake, left after the excretion of the oil, mixed them and created a solid product - chocolate. It was from this moment that the victorious chocolate procession began, who gradually pushed out Cocoa in the form of a drink from the radio of Europeans.

Cocoa varieties

There are many cocoa classifications in varieties that take into account the type of chocolate tree, the growing area, the method of collecting fruits and other characteristics that can affect the properties of the final products of cocoa beans - powder and oil. However, all these varieties and numerous classifications are necessary only by professionals engaged in the industrial application of cocoa.

And the main varieties of cocoa, in fact, only two are chilllo and faustuso.. Kirilla has the highest quality cocoa beans obtained from varietal trees. Forastero includes cocoa beans lower compared to cryillo quality. However, it should not be thought that the cocoa varieties of Faoscreeno has poor quality because it does not correspond to reality. In reality, Fausto variety is a good quality cocoao beans, but without the characteristics of the premium product, they do not have a special highlight, some excellent properties, etc. That is, it is just an ordinary, good and very good product. But Cocoa Beans Cryilla is a premium product with special excellent properties.

The specified separation on the varieties is used only with respect to raw cocoa beobs. And after the fermentation and drying of cocoa beans, it is customary to divide according to the characteristics of taste on bitter, tart, gentle, acid, etc.

Cocoa products

Currently, three types of cocoa products, which are widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industry, and cosmetology are obtained from chocolate wood fruits. These cocoa products include:

• Cocoa powder;
• Cocoa oil;
• Cocoa beans.

Each cocoa product has a number of properties, and some of them are the same for all three - oil, powder and beans, and others are different and unique for a particular product.

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This photo shows the type of cocoa fruit attached to a chocolate tree trunk.

In this photo, fresh cocoa beans are depicted from the fetus.

In this photo depicted cocoa beans after drying.

The photo shows a cocoa powder obtained from dried beans.

Photographs depicted cocoa butter obtained from dried beans.

Cocoa composition

All cocoa products include the same substances, but in various quantities and ratios. For example, cocoa beans contain 50 - 60% fat, 12 - 15% proteins, 6 - 10% of carbohydrates (cellulose + starch + polysaccharides), 6% of tanning and coloring substances (tannin) and 5 - 8% water with dissolved in it Minerals, vitamins, organic acids, saccharides and alkaloids (theobromin, caffeine). In addition, cocoa beans contain biologically active substances, which in their biochemical structure are proteins, carbohydrates or fats. Accordingly, other cocoa products - oil and powder, also contain proteins, and carbohydrates, and fats, and biologically active substances of protein, carbohydrate and lipid structures, as well as vitamins and trace elements, but in other ratios compared to cocoa beans. The protein, fatty and carbohydrate fractions contain a large amount (about 300) of biologically active substances that cause beneficial properties, such as anandamide, arginine, histamine, dopamine, cochille, polyphenol, salselinol, serotonin, tiramine, tryptophan, phenylethylamine, epicacetyine, etc.

Cocoa oil contains 95% fat and only 5% water, vitamins, minerals, proteins and carbohydrates. Accordingly, the cocoa oil contains biologically active substances in the main lipid nature, such as olein, palmitic, linolen fatty acids, triglycerides, linalolol, amylacetate, amylbutirate, etc. Powder Cocoa contains only 12 - 15% fat, up to 40% of proteins , 30 - 35% of carbohydrates and 10 - 18% minerals and vitamins. Accordingly, cocoa powder is rich in vitamins, microelements, sugar substances and biologically active joints of the protein structure (tryptophan, phenylethylamine, dopamine, serotonin, etc.). And in cocoa beans there are 50 - 60% of fats, 12 - 15% proteins, 6 - 10% of carbohydrates and 15 - 32% of water with minerals dissolved in it and vitamins. So, cocoa beans contain the largest amount of biologically active substances compared to powder and oil.

Consider exactly which biologically active substances are part of all cocoa products, as well as the properties of beans, oil and powder.

Cacao butter Contains a wide range of polyunsaturated fatty acids (stearin, olein, palmitic, linolenic), triglycerides (oleo-palmito-stearin, oleo-dystomearine), fatty acid esters (amylacetate, amylbutirate, butyl acetate), methylxanthin, caffeine, phytosterols, polyphenols, sugar ( Sakharoza, glucose, fructose), tannins and vitamins A, E and S. Cocoa oil painted in a white-yellowish color and has a chocolate aroma. At normal air temperature (from 22 to 27 o C), the oil is solid and fragile, but at 32 - 36 o C it begins to melt, becoming liquid. That is, cocoa oil melts at a temperature slightly below the body temperature, as a result of which the chocolate tile containing this component is solid and dense in the usual state, and it is pleasant to melt in the mouth.

Cocoa powder Contains in a large number of potassium and phosphorus salt, as well as anthocyans (substances that give the characteristic color), alkaloids (caffeine, theobromin), purines, flavonoids, dopamine, anandamide, arginine, histamine, Kokhokhil, Salisolinol, Serotonin, Tiramine, Triptophan, Phenylethylamine , epicacetine, etc. In addition, the powder contains a wide range of trace elements (calcium, magnesium, sodium, chlorine, sulfur, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, molybdenum and fluorine) and vitamins A, E, RR and groups B. Qualitative cocoa powder Must contain at least 15% fats, have a light brown color and unwind when trying to lose it between the fingers. If you recruit cocoa powder into the palm, then it will be poorly clarified, and the part will definitely stay on the hand, sticking to the skin.

The composition of cocoa beans Cocoa powder substances + cocoa butter. A distinctive feature of cocoa beans from oil and powder is the content of a large amount of aromatic compounds (about 40, among which there are terpene alcohol linalol), as well as organic acids (lemon, apple, wine-eyed and acetic).

Useful properties of cocoa products

Consider the beneficial properties of each cocoa product separately to avoid confusion.

Cacao butter

Cocoa oil can be used inward, externally and locally, both independently and in combination with other components. For example, for outdoor and local application, cocoa oil can be mixed with other active substances or applied in pure form. Inside, cocoa oil can be used, smearing on sandwiches or seasoning them.

Cocoa oil has the following useful effects on the human body:

• Reduces the harmful effects of ultraviolet and infrared rays on the skin and reduces the risk of developing malignant tumors of the skin;
• Stimulates the work of the immune system, reduces the incidence of colds and infectious diseases, prevents oncological diseases;
• Increases life expectancy and slows down aging;
• Improves the condition of the skin, hair and nails, preventing them aging and wilting;
• Improves the barrier functions of the skin, contributes to the disappearance of acne and acne;
• Moisturizes the skin, eliminates dryness and increases its elasticity due to the activation of the process of collagen production;
• Accelerates wound healing and cracks on the skin, including the nipples of the breasts;
• Has an antitussive effect;
• Has an anti-inflammatory and painkillers;
• Normalizes the state of the vessel walls, increases their elasticity, improving microcirculation, preventing atherosclerosis and preventing cardiovascular diseases;
• Reduces blood cholesterol levels;
• Promotes the cure of dermatitis and bronchial asthma.

Cocoa powder and cocoa benefits (drink)

The beneficial properties of the powder and the beverage prepared from it are the same, so we will give them together. It must be remembered that the powder has a useful effect only in the form of a drink. And when it is added to the dough or confectionery, unfortunately, the useful effects of cocoa are leveled and not manifested.

Cocoa in the shape of a hot drink, prepared from powder with milk or sugar water, has the following useful effects on the human body:

• The use of cocoa in the form of a beverage has a neuroprotective and nootropic effect, increasing the stability of nerve cells to the effects of negative environmental factors and improving the functioning of the brain. Thus, thanks to the neuroprotective effect of the brain cell, the episodes of oxygen fasting, injury and other negative impacts are much better tolerance, as a result of which the risk of alzheimer's disease is significantly reduced, dementia, etc. And thanks to the nootropic effect, after 2 months of regular use of cocoa in the form of a beverage, a person improves memory, attention, accelerates the course of the thought process, thoughts and solutions become more accurate, clear, etc., which makes it possible much easier to cope with the solution of difficult tasks. .
• The brain circulation improves, thanks to which human mental performance increases significantly.
• Due to the effects of flavonoids (epicatechin) and antioxidants (polyphenols) with regular consumption of cocoa in the form of a beverage for 2 months, human level of blood pressure is normalized.
• Reduces the risk of skin cancer due to a decrease in the negative effects of ultraviolet and infrared rays on the textures of the skin.
• Reduces the risk of developing malignant tumors of any localization by antioxidants.
• Increases the overall resistance of the body to various infectious inflammatory diseases.
• Slows out the course of aging processes in the body due to the effects of polyphenols.
• Improves the overall condition of the skin, hair and nails.
• Normalizes the mental state of a person, contributing to the relief of depression, eliminating anxiety, anxiety and fears, and at the same time improving the mood.
• Normalizes the level of cholesterol and hormones in the blood due to the action of flavonoids and peptides.
• Reduces platelet gluing, preventing the formation of thrombus, which reduces the risk of heart attacks, strokes and thrombosis.
• Improves the blood formation (formation of erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets), preventing blood tumors and deficiency of uniform elements.
• Accelerates healing of various wounds.
• It helps to preserve the normal level of glucose in the blood, not allowing its sharp fluctuations or increases, which prevents or significantly slows down the development of diabetes.
• Improves the functioning of muscles and bones.
• Improves and normalizes the work of the cardiovascular system, eliminating various functional disorders (for example, myocardiodestrophia, Takhi-Brady syndrome, etc.) and, thus, preventing the development of severe organic pathology.
• Prevents anemia due to iron content.
• Restores the state of the muscles after active workouts in athletes and after physical exertion in people of any age and gender.
• Tits and burtrite due to the content of caffeine and theobromin. Moreover, the toning effect of cocoa is much softer than in coffee, since the Basic active alkaloid is theobromin, and not caffeine. In addition, due to the low content of Cocoa caffeine as a wicked drink, you can use people suffering from cardiovascular diseases (for example, hypertensive disease, heart failure, etc.) and respiratory systems (bronchial asthma, etc.).

In order for cocoa to fully fulfill its useful action, it is recommended to use a drink at 1 cup per day in the morning clock. To prepare a drink 1 - 1.5 teaspoons of powder poured with boiling water or hot milk, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla or other spices are added to taste. It is better to drink cocoa in the morning clock, since the drink tones and gives cheerfulness, which can lead to problems with falling asleep if you take it in the evening.

Cocoa beans

Dried cocoa beans can be consumed at 1 - 3 pieces per day as dessert or instead of snack. Caloric beans, so hunger is perfectly quenched, and at the same time useful and tasty. The connoisseurs of this useful product are recommended to have beans with honey.

The useful properties of cocoa beans are as follows:

• Regular use of cocoa beans improves brain performance due to the action of flavonoids and antioxidants. After 8 weeks of daily consumption of beans, memory is improved, the concentration of attention, speed and accuracy of thinking, the ability to solve complex tasks, etc.
• Neuroprotective effect on the brain due to the content of antioxidants (polyphenols). The brain structures become more resistant to the damaging effect of negative factors, such as oxygen starvation, injuries, etc., as a result of which the development of Alzheimer's disease, senile dementia, etc., is presented.
• Normalizes blood pressure due to the action of flavonoids and antioxidants. According to the study of Italian scientists, the consumption of beans for 2 months normalizes blood pressure.
• Improves the metabolism and synthesis of DNA in cells due to the content of purines.
• Improves blood formation and accelerates wound healing due to iron, magnesium, chromium and zinc.
• Supports the normal level of glucose in the blood, preventing its sharp increase, due to the chromium content.
• Improves the work of the heart, normalizes the functioning of the entire cardiovascular system, strengthens muscles and bones due to the content of magnesium.
• Slowing aging due to the action of antioxidants (polyphenols).
• Reduces the risk of strokes, heart attacks, diabetes development and malignant tumors due to epicatechin effects.
• Improves the condition of the skin, smoothes wrinkles and increases elasticity, and also prevents the stomach ulcers due to the kechille and sulfur content.
• It improves the condition of the skin, hair and nails due to the effects of antioxidants and intensive nutrition with vitamins, minerals and amino acids.
• Increases the body's resistance to infectious diseases.
• Reduces the harmful effects of ultraviolet and infrared rays on the skin and reduces the risk of developing malignant tumors of the skin due to the melanin content.
• Increases sexual attraction and brightness of sensations due to arginine.
• He will buy depression, anxiety, anxiety, fatigue, and also increases the mood at the expense of the antidepressant effect of serotonin, tryptophan and dopamine.

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Cocoa application in medicine

The pharmaceutical industry is widely used with cocoa butter, on the basis of which suppositories are prepared for vaginal or rectal administration, as well as ointment and cream for applying skin and mucous membranes. Cocoa oil is the main auxiliary component of the specified dosage forms, since it provides durability and dense consistency at ambient temperature and fast, excellent melting and melting at body temperatures.

Moreover, cocoa oil is used to treat the following states and diseases As part of comprehensive therapy:

• . Take a small piece of oil and drive them through the chest, while making a light massage at the same time, which will improve the influx of blood to the respiratory authorities and will speed up recovery.

Cocoa oil is also widely used in cosmetology for making masks, creams, wraps and other procedures, since it quickly and significantly improves the condition of the skin and hair.

Cocoa Beans and Cocoa Powder In medical practice does not apply. The only area in which the cocoa is used in the form of a beverage is preventive and rehabilitation medicine. According to recommendations in these areas of medicine, Cocoa is recommended to drink as a tonic and toning drink to improve performance and better tolerability of physical or psycho-emotional overloads.

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Harm Cocoa

Cocoa in the form of a beverage prepared from a powder, or cocoa beans can be potentially harmful to humans in view of the following factors:

• The presence of caffeine. This component may be very harmful to people suffering from cardiovascular diseases.
• Nonasanitary conditions for processing beans. Trackers live in beans, which are often not removed before grinding, as a result of which the data insects fall into cocoa powder. In addition, the beans lie on the ground and on the surfaces that are poorly clean and treated with disinfectant solutions, as a result of which various microbes, soil particles, etc. may be on them.
• Allergic reactions. Due to the presence in the cocoa chitin powder (the component of the shell) in humans, severe allergic reactions may develop, since this substance is very highly allerged. Unfortunately, in any cocoa powder contains chitin, because cockroaches live in cocoa beans, and remove all insects from them.
• Mycotoxins and pesticides. The residues of pesticides, which were treated with chocolate trees to combat pests, and mycotoxins are harmful to the mushrooms living on beans may be in powder from cocoa beans.

Contraindications for cocoa and chocolate

Cocoa beans in pure form, Cocoa drink and chocolate are contraindicated to use if a person has the following states or diseases:

• Gout (cocoa contains purines, and their use will lead to the exacerbation of the gout);
• Kidney disease (cocoa has a diuretic action);
• Age under 3 years old (cocoa - high-caliped product, so the children under 3 years old drink it in the form of a drink, and is not recommended in the form of chocolate or beans);
• Increased excitability and aggressiveness (cocoa has a tonic and exciting effect);
• Constipation (with constipation you can use only cocoa oil, and the beans and any products with cocoa powder is better to exclude from the diet, since they contain tannils that can aggravate the problem);
• Sugar diabetes (cocoa can only be drunk for the prevention of the disease, but when it has already developed, it is impossible to use the product).

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There are contraindications. Before use, you must consult with a specialist.

Many do not even suspect that the basis of all beloved chocolate is the most cocoa oil. It turns out of cocoa bean fat. Cocoa Oil plays an important role in two industries, food and cosmetic. In the food - cocoa oil is necessary in order to produce chocolate, without it, the chocolate will be completely different. Cosmetic sphere - Cocoa The oil is part of the set of cosmetics.

How do cocoa butter? - They can be cooked at home, from the green cocoa bean. To do this, you will need: electrical coffee grinder, hammer, press, and sieve.

Stages

Cocoa Bean's grains need to be well to wash with clean water, drown. It is necessary to find the heat-resistant tank for frying grab, takes about an hour in time, at a temperature of about 50 degrees, but not more than sixty. Then the grain must cool. Next, with the help of a hammer, you need to repel the cocoa beans, the shell should easily move away from the grain.

In the process of frying, it easily leaves. We put the grain in the lattoon, under it we place the capacity of similar values, pressing, the parts of the shell will remain in solve, and the grain will fall below. With a coffee grinder or blender, the grains need to be chopped into a fine powder. Due to the heat of the coffee grinder, fat melts a little, cocoa will become a little liquid consistency.

From this cocoa and you need to get the weight you need. With the help of the press, the expire or an extruder, we will get a natural, fragrant cocoa oil, you need to place the mass obtained before this, for example, in a press machine, and get ready-made cocoa oil.

Now you have the opportunity to make chocolate at home, and its other derivatives. Prepare different types of masks, homemade soap, with a rich vitamin complex and useful elements.

Cocoa oil, obtained by careful processing of beans, is known to humanity for no one century. As well as the positive properties of this product. People from the Mayan tribe considered this plant sacred, because magic brown fruits grew on it. They considered the magic, possessing unique properties. After all, this plant gave them an amazing healing fluid. The oil was used by men and women for wound healing and maintaining the skin of the skin. The oldest civilization has long disappeared from our planet for a long time, but its discovery to this day allows the ladies to stay beautiful, postponing old age for later.

The method of producing cocoa oil and its properties

This product of plant origin is obtained by refining cocoa beans. They are pressed, as a result of which the cocoa powder is obtained and, in fact, the oil itself. It has a cream shade, in structure it turns out solid, if you press it, it will begin to crumble. In this form, it happens at an air temperature of 16-18 ° C. When heated over 28 degrees Celsius, the oil begins to melt and becomes liquid, and also acquires transparent color. With the interaction of dense texture of the product with warm skin of a person, it becomes militant.

What healing agents are included in the oil?

All benefits are the components of which the product consists. Cocoa is rich in vitamins, macro and microelements. Especially many in the composition of fatty acids are essential substances involved in normal leather life. That is why oil is so useful for beauty.

Fatty acid:

• olein;
• palmitic;
• lanolinovaya;
• linoleic;
• arahinova;
• stearinovaya.

Vitamins:

• group P.

Also part includes hormones of plant origin - phytosterols. In a pair with fatty acids, they normalize skin work, penetrating into the deepest layers, restoring damaged areas, eating and moisturizing the dermis. You need to pay tribute to trace elements in the composition. They include such important substances such as phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, manganese, zinc. And, of course, the cocoa oil contains caffeine. All these substances have a beneficial effect on the system of organs of the skin.

Healing properties of oil

Tocopherol is the most real vitamin beauty. Already, not one decade he has such a name. Vitamin E is the main for the skin, responsible for its youth, elasticity and radiance. But k in the people is less famous. This vitamin contributes to the removal of the inflammatory process, and, regardless of the causes of its occurrence, starting with burns (including solar) and ending with the infectious process.

Vitamin P in the composition of chocolate fruit oil helps to restore the protective forces of the dermis, due to which it will better resist the effects of free radicals and carcinogens.

Each of the components in the composition of oil contributes to its effectiveness. If you get on the skin, it instantly begins to act, deeply moisturizing, eating and softening the dermis. Due to this, it becomes more elastic, elastic, soft and acquires a fresh look.

What is important, the oil is not an allergen and does not contain toxic substances that could harm. It has a lot of positive qualities and is considered almost indispensable for everyday care, especially if we are talking about the residents of the metropolis, whose skin suffers several times stronger. Other properties of cocoa oil, which will be interested to know ::

• restoration of normal skin color;
• improving appearance;
• pore \u200b\u200bcleansing;
• slowing down the manifestations of the skin aging process;
• elimination of acne, acne rash;
• whitening, getting rid of pigment stains;
• removing irritation and inflammation;
• regulation of fat balance;
• restoration of damaged sites, wound healing;
• stimulation of skin production of collagen and hyaluronic acid;
• protection against negative environmental impacts, including by temptation and frostbite.

In what cases should you expect benefit?

Even if the skin is in perfect condition, should not refuse to apply this product. After all, the smalod needs to be preserved not only the honor, but also beauty. Only the right and regular care can be in a pledge of a good skin condition in adulthood.

The benefits of cocoa oil is obvious, and it is important to say that it is suitable for those who have:

• dry and peeling skin;
• fatty type with advanced pores;
• problem skin;
• pale, devoid of vitality;
• fading leather.

The oil is perfectly restored, protects and treats the skin from different pathological processes. Therefore, the answer to the question of what cases it will help, is obvious - in all.

When the use of fruit oil should be excluded?

As already mentioned, the product is not an allergen, but only in one case - if there is no negative reaction to chocolate. But when it is presented, you can try to apply cocoa butter in cosmetology. It is diluted with other components, avoiding use in its pure form. The composition is recommended to test, apply a small amount on the elbow fold. If an allergic reaction is absent during the day, you can use.

Precautions when using oil

It is not recommended to apply it too often to women with fat and problem skin. It is better to reduce use up to one or tw time per week. It is also possible to occur an allergic reaction to chocolate fruit oil due to individual intolerance of the product. This may occur due to one or more substances in the composition. In this case, the use of oil should be refused.

Application in cosmetology

Cocoa oil has been applied in several sectors of medicine. For example, it is used to prepare a cough, helps to restore immunity, normalizes the work of the digestive system and even helps get rid of gynecological problems. But the most widely used is in cosmetology. Today, oil is used not only in pure form for continuous care, but also in the composition of diverse masks, as well as for the preparation of creams with various properties. The product is sold in the form of a bar or liquid extract in pharmacies and cosmetology stores. The pieces before adding to the composition or use in pure form you just need to melt on a water bath or soften in your hands.

Oil use for face skin and use methods

First, it can be used in its pure form as an alternative to a constant care cream. It is used to feed and moisturizing the skin of the face, lips and the area around the eyes. When peeling, it is recommended to apply it on face in front of makeup. Also, cocoa butob oil is great for eyelashes and eyebrows.

Secondly, it is based on an excellent cream, which will give odds to many expensive products. For example, this is a great recipe:

• 25 g of chocolate wood oil;
• 5 ml of paraffin and lanoline;
• 15 g Vaseline.

All ingredients lay out in a bowl and melt in a water bath, constantly stirring the mixture. When there are no entire pieces, add 45 ml of pink water that does not contain alcohol. To wash the mixture well, beat the mixer to a complete cooling. Pour into a comfortable jar, and daily care cream is ready.

Thirdly, a variety of different masks are prepared on the basis of oil, each of which has its purpose. For example, to bring the skin tone, you need to mix:

• 6 ml of liquid oil extract;
• 5 ml of chamomile oil;
• 7 ml of aloe juice;
• 1 Cucumber, grated on the grater.

The mask is applied to the cleaned skin for half an hour. It contributes to the smoothing of wrinkles, moisturizing, nutrition and skin lightening, which all ingredients are directly involved. And to eliminate excessive dryness of the dermis, a mask with cocoa oil is suitable, the recipe of which includes only two products. It will take 6 ml of liquid extract and 9 g of chopped parsley. Such a mask is also applied to the skin for half an hour.

For the owners of a fatty skin type, the composition is ideal, the main properties of which are aimed at regulating the work of the sebaceous glands, purification and narrowing of the pores, and the removal of the shine. The list of ingredients includes such products:

• 9 ml of kefir or sour cream;
• 1 egg whites;
• 40 g Oil extract.

Beat protein, and then add the remaining ingredients to it. Such a mask should act within 10 minutes.

This product contributes to skin lightening, and therefore will help make less noticeable stretching. Also, a chocolate fruit oil can make a healthy competition with anti-cellulite means. It is allowed to apply to the whole body or individual sections, which are most commonly overwhelmed, for example, foots and elbow bends. However, the distribution over the entire area can be expensive, as it takes a lot of oil, and not quite convenient, so it is recommended to dilute it with other oils or add to your favorite cream.

Other healing properties of cocoa oil are directed to getting rid of stretch marks, an increase in skin elasticity, elasticity and attractiveness. It will help such a simple recipe: 50 g of melted cocoa oil mix with 1 teaspoon of grape bone oil, mix and apply to problem areas. With regular application of the composition, you can count on high-quality restoration of the skin of the body.

In addition, with the help of oil, it is possible to obtain a uniform tan. It protects the skin from the negative effects of sunlight, and also prevents the risk of burning burns.

Does it make sense to use hair oil?

Its not only can be used to restore the chapels! Promotes their restoration, growth stimulation, gives shine, making stronger and healthier both inside and outside. So the healing properties apply not only to the skin. Shevurists after several techniques will become much greater volume, which cannot but please the representatives of the fine sex.

How to use cocoa fruit oil for hair?

It is possible to use in pure form as a means for massage the scalp, as well as in the form of multicomponent masks. Self-massage is an ideal option, since when rubbing the oil, blood circulation is activated, the hair follicles receive a sufficient amount of oxygen and nutrients, which makes them stronger and promotes rapid growth.

There are excellent masks recipes. Chocolate beans oil is most often mixed with egg yolk and various oils, such as olive, refinery, castor, and so on. To power the hair, kefir is still well suited. It is recommended to use masks by courses for 20-30 days, 2-3 times a week. The duration of action is at least an hour. It is advisable to wrap the head with polyethylene and bought a towel to achieve optimal conditions for the work of the ingredients (many of them are better in heat).

What feedback about oil is found on the Internet?

About this product Young girls and women older leave extremely positive opinions. Reviews of Cocoa oil write that it is a truly indispensable and very effective means in the fight against the most unpleasant problems as skin withering, the appearance of wrinkles, acne, dryness and excessive fatty. Women note that with regular use, it is already very soon to get rid of small wrinkles, including mimic, which often appear even at an early age. The skin becomes more beautiful, smooth, healthy and tender. And this is not a myth, but a reality that is near.

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