The use of cocoa glow range of skincare products has a long association with African Americans and others of African descent. Belief in its moisturizing effects and other benefits have passed down through generations of people with dark complexions. Now coming to the question, “Does Cocoa glow darken skin?”:
Cocoa Glow has several beneficial substances that might explain its historical popularity in the folklore of African American skincare.
Cocoa Glow has certainly long been advertised in African American publications for its skin effects. Dark skin people have traditionally used the rich, creamy cocoa butter to get the following benefits for their special skin problems:
- To moisturize skin to prevent or treat dryness
- To smooth and soften rough or thickened skin
- Treat or prevent hyperpigmentation and uneven skin tones
- Prevent or heal scarring
Women of African descent in America and in other countries also have a tradition of using cocoa butter to try to prevent stretch marks during pregnancy. There has been increasing use of cocoa butter for this purpose among other women of all skin tones.
Cocoa butter can help relieve the following skin problems that can be more challenging to some African Americans and others with dark skin tones. Although it is not a magic elixir for skin health and repair, cocoa butter has great moisturizing and healing benefits. Solid at normal room temperature, it melts quickly on contact with skin so it is easy to spread and absorb for these conditions.
Cocoa butter is derived during the processing of the beans (seeds) of the cocoa or Theobroma cacao plant. According to a 2000 Journal of Clinical Nutrition history review, cocoa has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries, starting in Central and South America.
Compounds in cocoa butter can explain its effects on skin and why African Americans have long trusted the fatty substance for its potential benefits. Research, summarized in a 2014 review in Nutrients, shows that cocoa butter is rich in several superior components and properties beneficial to the skin.
So from the above discussion, you can say that cocoa glow cocoa butter doesn’t darken the skin, but lightens the pigmentation and brighten skin tone.
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