Estella's Pride Cocoa Butter is unrefined and organic, obtained from cocoa beans. It contains a high percentage of saturated fats, stearic, polemic and palmitic acids. It is usually hard but melts around body temperature. A potent emollient, it smothes dry skin and it is widely noted to reduce stretch marks. Cocoa Butter has high levels of antioxidants which eliminates a vast range of free radicals that destroy skin cells and leads to premature aging.