Moisturizing Skin Care Elements

Cocoa has been favored by the ancient Aztecs and Mayas for the past 3,000 years. Rich in phytochemicals, cocoa butter is conducive to healthy skin and body, which makes it excellent for skin care. 

Cocoa butter is made from the beans of the cacao plant. The beans are roasted, stripped, and pressed to harness its butter, which is high in fatty acids, nourishing the skin and improving elasticity by forming a protective barrier over the skin for ultra-hydrating moisture. The phytochemicals in cocoa butter improves the blood flow to the skin and slows the aging process by providing protection from harmful UV rays.

Cocoa butter is commonly used to smooth scars, wrinkles, and blemishes on the skin and is often used during and after pregnancy to prevent and minimize the appearance of stretch marks. Cocoa butter is also used for healing rashes from skin conditions like eczema and dermatitis.

Many cocoa butter lotions and other products contain only a small amount of cocoa butter, along with other ingredients and additives.  CariBelle Body Butter contains raw cocoa butter in its pure form, blended with other natural ingredients to maximize its healing properties.

Shea butter contains a high concentration of linoleic, oleic, stearic, and palmitic fatty acids, which are rapidly absorbed into the skin, restoring lipids and rapidly creating moisture. This restores the barrier between the skin and the outside environment, holding moisture in and reducing dryness.

Shea butter is extracted from the nuts of the shea tree, which are native to West Africa. Its high concentration of vitamins and fatty acids makes it wonderful product for smoothing and soothing the skin.

Shea butter also contains phytosterols, which has anti-inflammatory properties.  This minimizes irritation from environmental factors and inflammatory skin conditions. The anti-inflammatory properties in shea butter helps to soothe sunburn by reducing redness and swelling, and eases the pain of arthritis and sore muscles.  Its quick-absorption rate can mean quick relief for flare-ups of skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis. 

With significant levels of vitamins A and E, shea butter is strong in antioxidants, vital anti-aging agents. Antioxidants protect the skin from free radicals, for smooth, glowing skin.  Studies also show that the use of shea butter can decrease acne-causing bacteria on the skin by reducing antimicrobial activity. 

Shea butter boosts collagen production and promotes new cell generation, which prevents scar tissue from forming while encouraging healthy cell growth, minimizing the appearance of stretch marks and scarring. Collagen reduces wrinkles and fine lines from environmental stress as well.

Shea butter is a key ingredient in CariBelle Body Butter. Packed with essential nutrients, it serves to enhance the natural complexion, producing a smooth skin with a healthy glow.

Mango butter is cold-pressed from the seed of the mango, and is native to South Asia, South America and the Caribbean. Rich in vitamin C, oleic acid, and stearic acid, mango butter adds moisture as it tightens, plumps, and firms the skin’s appearance.

Mango butter is also rich in vitamin A.  When used topically, vitamin A helps to increase collagen production, which facilitates revitalized, glowing skin by increasing the skin's elasticity while reducing fine lines and wrinkles. 

Mango butter is highly-absorbent.  Its anti-inflammatory properties soothes sunburns and calms itching from insect bites and poison ivy. It also helps to soothe dry skin resulting from skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis.

The vitamin A in CariBelle Body Butter works in harmony with vitamin E to maximize its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant values.

Vitamin E is a fat-soluble antioxidant that plays an integral part of the skin’s antioxidant defenses. It provides protection against UV radiation and other free radicals; an important role in photoprotection and protection against environmental pollutants.

Topical vitamin E is also an anti-inflammatory agent. Studies have shown that vitamin E prevents inflammatory damage after UV exposure and reduces signs of UV-induced skin swelling, skin thickness, erythema, and edema. 

Studies have also shown that topical applications of vitamin E can improve the skin's water-binding capacity after two to four weeks of use, allowing the skin to retain moisture. Vitamin C stabilizes the antioxidant properties of vitamin E, showing greater efficacy in photoprotection than either antioxidant alone. 

CariBelle Body Butter contains significant amounts of vitamin E, maximizing its effects on the dermis and significantly contributing to healthy, glowing skin.