Wondering if coconut butter could be your next all-natural, amazing product for your skin?
Wonder no more! There are many coconut butter uses for skin and it can be a great addition to your skin care routine.
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In this guide, I share exactly what coconut butter is, the benefits of coconut butter on skin, how to use coconut butter on skin and I also discuss specifically how to use coconut butter on face.
Let’s start!
What Is Coconut Butter?
Coconut oil, butter, milk, cream… It can get confusing! So what exactly is coconut butter?
Coconut butter is pureed coconut meat which includes any oil from the coconut. It looks somewhat similar to coconut oil and is solid at room temperature, but softens easily when heated. Its melting point is higher than coconut oil so it is a little harder to melt and keep liquid at room temperature.
Coconut oil is made by extracting oil from coconut meat and doesn’t include the coconut meat as well like coconut butter. So if you are a math nerd like me, you could say that:
Coconut butter = coconut meat + coconut oil
Whereas coconut milk and coconut cream come from pureeing the coconut meat and then filtering off the liquid with the liquid being the milk and cream.
Coconut butter contains saturated fat (just like coconut oil) as well as fiber. It also contains potassium, iron, magnesium and protein.
It feels and smells similar to coconut oil but I think it seems even more coconutty thanks to the coconut meat. It also tastes nicer.
If you are wondering how to make coconut butter for skin, it’s exactly the same as the coconut butter people consume.
Is Coconut Butter Good For Your Skin?
Short answer: Yes, using pure coconut butter for skin care is good. Coconut butter is a great natural ingredient for moisturizing and protecting skin.
You can also get coconut butter benefits for skin by combining organic coconut butter for skin care with other ingredients or using a coconut butter face cream.
This is why….
Benefits Of Coconut Butter On Skin
The fatty acids, proteins and nutrients in coconut butter can have a range of benefits for your skin.
It can help reduce wrinkles, moisturize dry skin and help with age spots.
It’s particularly moisturizing and can help protect the skin. It’s suitable for all skin types, but coconut butter skin care is particularly good for dry and flaky skin. There is a lot of anecdotal evidence that there are coconut butter skin benefits for conditions like eczema and dermatitis.
Coconut Oil Vs Coconut Butter For Skin
Coconut oil has more fat than coconut butter, but less range of nutrients. This means whether coconut oil or butter is better for your skin depends on what you are trying to achieve.
All the fatty acids in coconut oil make for a great moisturizer for dry skin. It also has antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties to help protect skin and reduce any inflammation. These antimicrobial properties can also help with fighting acne.
The oil content in coconut butter cream for skin also has these properties. It just won’t be as concentrated.
Personally, I prefer using coconut oil and feel that it leaves my skin feeling softer and more moisturized, but you can give both a try and see what works best for your skin type.
Using Coconut Butter For Skin
It can be super easy to use the best coconut butter for skin as you can simply take some in your hand and rub it in. You can use raw coconut butter for skin moisturizing.
However, there are also other ways you can use coconut butter for skin benefits:
- Shaving cream – you can lather it on as shaving cream like I describe using coconut oil here.
- Bath oil – you can mix some coconut butter into bath water. It’ll soften the water and your skin
- Body scrub – mix some sea salt with coconut butter for skin recipe. This makes a good body or foot scrub
- Deep Moisturizer – mix one part olive oil to two parts coconut butter. Rub into extra dry skin areas
- Massage oil – you can use coconut butter as a massage oil
Using Coconut Butter For Face
The answer to can you use coconut butter on your face is a big yes!
For all the reasons above, coconut butter also works well on faces.
You can use coconut butter for face in the ways described above as well as:
- Lip balm – you can use coconut butter as a lip balm
- Eye makeup remover – it can work as a gentle way to remove makeup
- Night cream – apply a thin layer to your face and neck at night before you go to bed
- Face scrub – while many experts argue against using a sugar scrub on your face, you can combine brown sugar with coconut butter for a face exfoliant
Coconut Butter For Hair
Coconut butter can also work great on your hair as a hair mask. Read more about it here.
Conclusion
I hope you’ve found this guide to can you use coconut butter on your skin and exactly how useful.
Coconut butter can be a great addition to your skincare routine.
Click here to read more about using coconut cream on your skin or here for all my coconut related guides. Want to know the differences between coconut cream and butter? Find them here.
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