168 It's Not That Easy To Forget

" Then why are you so flawless? " Anthon wondered why she didn't get a single scar in doing such dangerous acts.

"Mother had many rituals done on me with her herbal pastes. Every bedtime , she would let me bath with a water treated with lots of leaves and roots. Then she would pound on some leaves and apply it to my scars. At times, she would use lemon, aloe vera gel, coconut oil, honey, etc, or whichever were available. During daytime, instead of those leaves, she used 'Mantika de Cacao'. "

Cocoa butter, locally called as Mantika de Cacao, also called theobroma oil, is a pale-yellow, edible vegetable fat extracted from the cocoa bean. It is used to make chocolate, as well as some ointments, toiletries, and pharmaceuticals. It is also known as one of the best natural ways of removing scars.

"Wow! So we don't have to worry anymore if Jian would get abrasions in one of our games." Anthon was now convinced.