Treat Your Skin to Some Chocolate!
And here is why!
- Cocoa moisturises dry skin
- Relieves inflamed problematic skin
- Refreshes tired skin
- Reduces pigmentation
- revitalised damaged & leathered skin
- Improves oily skin immencely
How?
Cocoa contains
- Vitamin PP / Niacin that has restorative properties
- Vitamin A - Combats inflamed and dry skin
- Pantothenic Acid - revitalizing agent that reduces the appearance of fine lines & wrinkles
- Vitamin B9 / Folic Acid - Soothes irritated & inflamed skin
- Iron - Ensures that skin receives the necessary oxygen
- Pottasium - a Much needed entity in order to keep skin moisturized
- Calsium - needed for new skin cell generation
- Starch - whitens , brightens and softens skin
Faced with Chocolate
Hydrating Face-mask
- 1/4 cup of Cocoa
- Honey
- Vitamin E Oil / Tissue Oil
- Tablespoon of PLAIN Yogurt
Mix all the above ingredients together, then apply to the face avoiding the eye area. Let the mask sit for 15 - 20 minutes, then rinse off with cold water and apply your favorite moisturizer!
Spicy Cocoa Scrub Down
Face & Body Scrub
- 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder
- 1 teaspoon of ginger powder
- Milk (just a little to make it more spreadable!)
Cinnamon and ginger helps with blood circulation that in turn feeds & oxygenates skin cells better, and improves cell metabolism, for a healthy glowing skin!.
Mix all the ingredients above together then gently exfoliate face & body, rinse off in shower.
Cocoa Treat for Feet
Cocoa Foot Soak
Indulge your feet in a milky cocoa bath. Mix a few of cocoa powder with warm milk in a large bowl.
Soak you feet in this mixture for 10-15 minutes.
The cocoa with moisturize whilst the milks lactic acid softens the feet. Adding a foot massage will enhance circulation and put you on cloud nine in chocolate heaven
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