Less skin water loss and better moisturization than a plain base at 1 and 8 hours
Farcoderm 2013, Personal Care · Source
Cocoa Butter
Theobroma cacao seed butter · certified organic
Solid at room temperature and melting at body temperature, cocoa butter has been a trusted suppository base in pharmacy for more than a century.
100+ yearsas a pharmacy suppository base
Meltsat body temperature
Plant-basedno synthetic base needed
Why we love it
Cocoa butter lets the Suppository hold its shape until you use it, then melt gently, with no synthetic bases.
What does the research show?
Dry skin
In a double-blind study of 20 women with dry skin, cocoa butter reduced water loss from the skin more than a plain base at 1 and 8 hours, and outperformed shea butter at 1 hour.
Studies
Human study tested in people Lab study a starting point, not proof
Stretch marks in 44% with cocoa butter vs 55% with placebo, not significant
Buchanan 2010, Int J Gynaecol Obstet · Source
No difference from placebo for stretch marks
Osman 2008, BJOG · Source
Women drinking high-flavanol cocoa for 12 weeks had about 25% less sun redness and better skin hydration
Heinrich 2006, J Nutr · Source
A cocoa butter-based vaginal suppository delivered metronidazole about as well as a leading brand in rabbits
Abass 2012, Int J Pharm Pharm Sci · Source
Candida albicans was the most sensitive of eight microbes to cocoa polyphenols
Todorović 2017, J Food Sci · Source
Cocoa pod extract at high concentrations stopped Candida albicans growth
Hartina 2023, Stomatognatic · Source
How has it been used traditionally?
Cocoa butter (theobroma oil) is a classic suppository base in pharmacy references.
Is cocoa butter safe in the Suppository?
Cocoa butter is a simple, gentle plant fat. Like other oils, it can weaken latex condoms.
Last reviewed: November 2026.
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Reviewed by the Momotaro Apotheca medical team, including OB-GYNs and naturopathic doctors. Educational information, not medical advice. All ingredient research