Everyone loves chocolate, and your skin loves it too. Chocolate is rich in antioxidants and can help nourish your skin. When combined with other ingredients, chocolate can make a wonderful face mask. Here are a few recipes to try at home.
READ: The Benefits of Chocolate For Your Redhead Skin
1. Dark chocolate clay mask
Extract excess oils from the skin while removing dead skin cells and nourishing skin with antioxidant properties.
Ingredients
- ½ cup melted dark chocolate
- 2 tbsp clay powder
Instructions
Combine melted chocolate and clay to form a paste. Apply to face and let dry completely. Once dry, wash off with water, pat skin dry, and apply moisturizer.
Why it works
Clay powder and dark chocolate are rich in antioxidants. These simple ingredients will rejuvenate your skin.
2. Chocolate, honey, yogurt face mask
Hydrate the skin with yogurt while adding antioxidant properties from the chocolate and honey.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup yogurt
Instructions
Mix ingredients until fully combined into a liquid mask, add more honey if consistency is too thin, or more yogurt if too thick. Apply to the face and let sit for 15 mins. Wash off with water, pat dry, and apply moisturizer.
Why it works
Chocolate and honey possess antioxidant properties that kill the acne-causing bacteria without drying your skin. They also keep your skin soft and supple.
3. Chocolate and coffee mask
Brighten dull skin while nourishing and hydrating. Perfect for the cold weather months.
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 tbsp coffee powder
- 10 tbsp coconut milk
Instructions
Combine powders and then slowly add coconut milk until you get your desired consistency. Apply to your face and neck and leave for up to 30 minutes. Wash off the paste, pat skin dry, and apply moisturizer.
Why it works
The coconut milk keeps the skin hydrated and the cocoa powder soothes your skin as it has anti-inflammatory properties.
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