Profile: BioChemica International, Inc. is an import/export company, trading natural raw materials for commercial cosmetic markets. We offer exotic butter, oils and ingredients. Our cocoa butter-ultra natural™ is obtained from the fruit of the cocoa tree. The butter is extracted from the seed kernel and is further refined to yield a tan colored butter with pleasant cocoa chocolate-like odor. A relatively hard butter with steep melting curve is ideal for body care products. These are used in a variety of cosmetic, toiletry and pharmaceutical applications to reduce cutaneous dryness & to improve skin elasticity, while imparting a natural color & cocoa odor desirable in many of the natural formulations. Our jojoba oil-natural garden is a cold pressed ester from the seeds of the desert shrub. This oil is a beautiful natural golden color with slight nutty odor. It has a very good effect on the skin elasticity and suppleness. It contains natural tocopherols to minimize oxidation. Our olive oil-ultra refined™ is obtained from olives. After expelling the oil at room temperature, the oil is filtered and highly refined to a light color & odor suitable for use in a variety of cosmetics, toiletries and soap making applications. These are also used in foods and other internal applications. It exhibits excellent spreadability on the skin making it ideal as massage oil. It adds moisturizing attributes to creams, lotions and bar soaps.