Benefits of Chocolate for the Skin
Cocoa is a gift from nature with a lot of history and fame both for the exquisite taste of its product, chocolate, and the benefits that this can bring us in many different ways, not only as food but through different applications for the skin, being frequent today the chocolaterapia in spas and beauty centers.
In this article we describe the benefits of chocolate for the skin, either by topical application on it or even through the consumption of a good bar of chocolate.
Benefits of chocolate in aesthetics
Dark chocolate has a well-earned reputation for skin rejuvenation due to its abundant antioxidant properties. Elements such as vitamin E and resveratrol, among other flavonoids and polyphenols, allow to control and reduce cellular oxidation in the tissues of the skin, such that a chocolaterapia from time to time results in an advantage to have a shiny skin or complexion, smooth and young, avoiding or reducing the appearance of wrinkles.
For this and other therapeutic or aesthetic intentions of the chocolate for the skin, you can go to specialized centers or make the mixture in your own house. You should keep in mind that the purer the chocolate or cocoa you choose, the greater its effects on your skin:
A cup of cocoa powder.
About half a cup of honey.
Some essential oil that facilitates the spreading of the product.
You can add oatmeal, milk or some natural scrub.
This mixture is applied to the face or other regions of the skin such as the back, preferably with a special brush. The surface must be thoroughly cleaned prior to application and then the area where the product was applied can be massaged. When finished, the area of the chocolaterapia is cleaned with a damp cloth or water or with some cream of your preference.
Benefits of Chocolate Massage: Nourishes and Oxygenates the Skin
The topical application of chocolate on the epidermis allows the various nutrients of the same as potassium and magnesium satiate some deficiencies that can present the same, returning or polishing the beauty to the skin. In addition, if applied at a slightly warm temperature, it helps to open the pores and thereby eliminate blackheads and return oxygen to the skin and further facilitate that the corresponding nutrients penetrate more efficiently.
Chocolate mask for oily skin
Another advantage of this delicacy is that it helps to reduce both localized and general fat in the skin, helping with this to reduce or prevent cellulite in any region of the body, resulting therapeutic in case of several sessions scheduled.
Another myth to eliminate about chocolate has to do with its effects in terms of acne. Contrary to what can be inferred about the fame of chocolate and grains on the face, dark and natural chocolate as well as chocolatherapy really help reduce these unwanted skin ills as well as nourish the skin to prevent the accumulation of unwanted fat, either through the consumption of chocolate as food, or by its topical application.
Cocoa butter against skin diseases
It is also highly recommended to use cocoa butter or fat, which can come in similar presentations to a soap (more natural and preferred), glass containers (if you want to use it also as butter) or other presentations in cream or in lipstick for lips.
Natural cocoa butter is a first-hand ally against aging and cleansing and moisturizing the skin, as its properties are able to penetrate to the dermis. In addition, its use for hydration and care make it one of the best home remedies for cracked lips. A natural butter bar will be much more effective than a modern lipstick.
This depth of effect of cocoa butter and chocolatherapy allows it to help you heal scars and stretch marks on the skin, preferably in combination with creams and special food for greater therapeutic effectiveness. In addition, its positive effects against eczema and dermatitis have been proven, and some specialists and surgeons recommend it as a natural alternative against burns and surgical scars.
Benefits of eating dark chocolate for the skin
As the last good news, it should be mentioned that the benefits to the skin of this product also apply when eating, as long as it is dark chocolate without milk with a high percentage of cocoa (minimum 60%). The vasodilating effects of theobromine in cocoa allow greater oxygenation and nutrient arrival from the inside towards the skin.
Another value to emphasize is that cocoa gives us a great variety of nutrients and trace elements that are often scarce in modern menus. Among the main examples we find:
Iron
Magnesium
Potassium
Match
Zinc
Manganese
When these nutrients are scarce, one of the body's first decisions to care for the primary functions of organisms is to sacrifice quality of skin. Therefore, a constantly organic and balanced diet in the company of moderate consumption of dark chocolate will surely return - or keep life and beauty to your skin in a natural way.
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