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cocoa butter
noun
variants
or less commonly cacao butter
: a pale vegetable fat with a low melting point obtained from cacao beans
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That's because it's formulated with nourishing ingredients like castor oil and cocoa butter—and without harsh foaming agents, which can strip your scalp of natural moisture.
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Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Oct. 2024
Last up, cocoa butter, which is an emollient that locks moisture into the skin.
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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 15 July 2024
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Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Allure, 30 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1868, in the meaning defined above
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“Cocoa butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocoa%20butter. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
cocoa butter
noun
: a pale fat obtained from cacao beans
Medical Definition
cocoa butter
noun
variants
or cacao butter
: a pale vegetable fat obtained from cacao beans that is used in the manufacture of chocolate candy, in cosmetics as an emollient, and in pharmacy for making suppositories
called also theobroma oil
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