Chocolate is rich in antioxidants and has a moisturizing action that is effective to soften the skin and hair and therefore it is common to find moisturizing creams with this ingredient.
Chocolate can be applied directly to the skin and hair, but it is also possible to obtain other benefits through its ingestion. Daily consumption of only 1 square of bitter chocolate can help the health of the skin and hair because bitter chocolate has antioxidants that protect cells by reducing wrinkles, for example. However, it also has many calories and fats, so one can not eat more than this recommendation.
Benefits of Chocolate for Skin
The benefits of chocolate to the skin when making a chocolate bath are a deep hydration of the skin that makes it more soft and luminous, because the greasy mass of the cocoa will form a protective layer that does not let out moisture.
Homemade Face Mask
To have greater benefits with this mask, it is recommended that you use a chocolate with a high cocoa content, that is, more than 60%.
Ingredients
- 1 bar of half bitter chocolate
- 1 tablespoon of green clay
Method of preparation
Melt chocolate in double boiler. Then, add the clay and mix well until a homogeneous mixture is obtained. Let it soften and rub on the face with the help of a brush, avoiding the region near the eyes and mouth.
Let the mask act for 20 minutes and then rinse with warm water and a soap appropriate for the skin type.
Benefits of Chocolate for Hair
The benefits of chocolate to the hair are related to the application of chocolate mousse that combats the brittle and devitalized hair strands that appear through the frequent use of chemicals.
Homemade hair mask
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
- 1 cup of plain yogurt
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 banana
- 1/2 avocado
Method of preparation
Simply whisk the ingredients in the blender and then apply to the hair after washing them with shampoo. Let stand for about 20 minutes and rinse with cold water.
This moisturizing can be done once a month or whenever the hair is dry, dull and with spiky tips.
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