Raw Gaia natural products manufacturer is the world’s only skincare company which uses chocolate as its main ingredient! ‘Top that!’ says director Lisa Lennon.
For two millennia and more, chocolate has been both the seductive beverage followed by captivating confectionery since the latter half of the last century which has an almost indescribable effect on the body like no other. From the taste buds to the adrenals, chocolate is well known to be a girl’s best friend, especially in a time of need and regardless of age.
Within the last decade, a system has been refined so that the original organic chocolate bean, now worth in excess of $300 per tonne with the current level of sales at approx $400 million in the global organic market alone as a worldwide commodity, can be processed in a raw, natural state which means several things:
1. Raw chocolate has 723% more (or about 7 times more) antioxidants gram-per-gram than typical dark chocolate
2. Tryptophan is found naturally in Raw chocolate,which enhances relaxation and promotes better sleep
3. phenylethylamine (PEA) has a positive effect in enhancing feelings of love, and Raw chocolate has been proven to be an excellent source of PEA.
4. Raw chocolate is the richest food source of magnesium of any common food. Magnesium is the number one mineral that assists and supports healthy heart functioning.
5. Raw chocolate has a high level of Arginine, the aphrodisiac-like amino acid believed by body builders to build muscle and aid in recovery.
Not only this, but when using raw chocolate, which is extracted raw from the cacao bean to the cacao mass (or cacao butter) all of these nutrients and health benefits are sustained, simply because the chocolate bean hasn’t been tempered or ‘conched’ to a high degree.
This process of creating cacao butter, the main ingredient in Raw Gaia’s sumptuous skincare range ultimately involves separating what starts as oil of the Cacao Bean from the ‘cake’ used for powder. This crafted oil becomes the pure, liquid cacao butter, which then begins to sift off into a stainless steel valve. The Cacao Butter is then taken into a separate container where it solidifies into an attractive shape where it is taken and packaged for shipment!
So what does all of this mean for the skin?
Cacao butter used alone is an incredible natural moisturiser, but combine it with one or two cold pressed oils, essential oils and a splash of water and you create the world’s best skin moisturiser, which is exactly what Raw Gaia has done and prides itself on more than any other skincare manufacturer out there.
An added bonus to using raw chocolate as a main ingredient alongside other pure, natural ingredients includes the fact that Raw Gaia is 100% ethical. The cacao Raw Gaia uses and buys from its supplier gives the farmers of the special bean a good deal. And because no animal products or animal by-products are used in the process of manufacturing Raw Gaia skincare products, it is completely animal free and vegan.
Lisa Lennon, the Director of Raw Gaia saw this gap in the market 5 years ago, and utilised it. Now Raw Gaia sells to more than 20 countries worldwide with 4 huge distributors and 100’s of health food shops selling on the benefits of Raw Gaia products, which customers massively benefit from.
Raw Gaia Products where Cacao Butter is the main ingredient include:
For Her Daughters Living Moisturiser, Living Hemp Moisturiser, For Her Babies Living Cream, For Her Sons Living Moisturiser, MSM Beauty Cream.
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