Chocolate as a skin care product? Say what? It is being said that ingesting chocolate (not putting on the skin!) does not only satisfy sweet tooth cravings but also protects against sunburn now. Sounds wacky, doesn’t it? Gone are the days when chocolate was generally synonymous to bad skin. Imagine enjoying in this decadent treat and seeing your skin get better than ever!

Chocolate happens to have a significant amount of protective antioxidants known as Polyphenols (also found in coffee and wine) which makes it possible for you to indulge in its skin benefit due to its ability to reduce ongoing cellular damage. This certain compound, according to studies, does not only enrich the skin but it also offers protection from harmful UV light exposure making skin less sensitive to the sun. Polyphenols are said to increase blood flow close to the skin causing all these skin improvements.

Quebec's Laval University's Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods are presently conducting an experiment to fair-skinned female volunteers. They are instructed to consume three squares of chocolate every day for 12 weeks and they are being exposed to the sun for a certain stretch of time and then the scientists will be monitoring their skin for UV rays damage. This has yet to have conclusion as they have only reached half of their subjects. If you are reading this and you happen to be a fair-skinned female, you might as well want to go up to Canada and volunteer for the experiment too so we would finally know what’s what!

Here are some other interesting stuff that make chocolate a craze in skin care industry (at least in theory):

1. It has skin softening abilities because of the cocoa butter.

2. It can used to get rid of skin wrinkles due to the anti-oxidant properties.

3. Hydration of the skin is achievable.

4. Chocolate is a good moisturizer.

5. It revitalizes the skin.

6. It may protect against some common health problems and possibly certain effects of aging.

Even without all these amazing effects on the skin, chocolate all its own is irresistible. It’s just astonishing to imagine that looking good can be this yummy!

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Joanna Maligaya

Staff Writer/Content Developer at Chocolate University Online

Ever since she can remember, Joanna has always considered chocolate as the ultimate food for her soul. She believes in the saying, “9 out of 10 people love chocolate, and the 10th always lies.”

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