Is chocolate good for you? The simple answer is yes but what type of chocolate are we talking about it's the dark chocolate. Dark chocolate contains seventy percent of cocoa which is rich with nutrients. When we talk about dark chocolate being good on your skin is simply applying the chocolate on your skin not taking it orally. We are using chocolate for skincare.
Before we dig in on ways of skincare let's discuss some benefits of dark chocolate. It contains healthy fats do not get me wrong but these fats works to make your skin hydrated and youthful rather than gaining weight. Antioxidants are at its highest level than green tea, black tea or your favorite glass of red wine.
It helps in cell repair and cell damage prevention keeping your skin fresh and renewed. High consumption of flavanol cocoa helps to improve appearance of the skin by improving function of the blood vessel hence increasing hydration and decreasing damaged skin roughness.
Here are three simple ways to use chocolate for your skin. The first includes a chocolate facial mask. If you once thought that a bar of chocolate could lower your stress then think twice because indulging in chocolate facial mask treatments is a luxurious experience that not only feeds your senses but you skin at the same time.
The creamy soft and beautiful fragrance of chocolate makes sure your skin is detanned and glows for that beautiful day. You can make your own facial mask by mixing one tablespoon of cocoa powder, with one teaspoon of honey and natural yogurt. Remember to cleanse your skin first before applying.
Chocolate body scrub is another amazing product to use and remember it is dark chocolate. If you are looking for a treat for your skin and muscles then you won't go wrong with this body scrub .
The chocolate scrub serves as body exfoliation designed to soften the epidermis and stimulate the surface for oxygenation. The rich magnesium contents in cocoa is essential for muscle health.
Why not try out this simple remedy to your skin mix one cup of brown sugar, a cup of coconut oil and two tablespoons of cocoa powder. This will leave a moisturizing and soft skin leaving a luminous glow. Chocolate body butter is my favorite product of all. The luxurious chocolate body butter is simple, natural as well as a deep moisturizing ng cream plus it smells good enough to eat it. Well the recipe for this is four tablespoons of shea butter with a tablespoon of olive oil, for essence ten drops of lavender and whisk together all the ingredients and store in an air tight container.
The secret to using the chocolate products is first cleansing your skin, scrub if it is a mask or scrub, rinse of if it is a scrub and lastly moisturize with the butter.