VOL. 25, ISSUE 2 Thursday, February 21, 2008 SINCE 1973

Chocolate: Healthy Inside and Out

Who said you have to eat chocolate to reap the benefits? Here are two chocolaty treats that won’t send you running to the gym the next morning.

 

Chocolate Facial Mask
1/3 cup cocoa powder
3 tbsp. heavy cream
2 tsp. cottage cheese
1/4 cup honey
3 tsp. oatmeal

 

Mix all ingredients together (a bullet blender is ideal) and smooth onto face. Relax for ten 10 minutes, then wash off with warm water.

 

Chocolate Milkshake
Bath Soak
2 cups powdered milk
2 tbsp. Cocoa powder

 

Pour both in a jar and shake. Add to running bath water to make you feel fabulous and your skin smell delicious!
According to GlobalChefs.com, “In most countries chocolate is associated with romance, and with good reason, it was thought by the Aztec’s [sic] to have aphrodisiac qualities, invigorating men and making women less inhibited.
So when it was first introduced to Europe, it’s small wonder that chocolate quickly became the ideal gift for a man to bestow on a loved one.” It’s even been said that eating chocolate can mimic the feeling of being in love. Well, if eating it feels that good, then bathing in it must be mind-altering.

Please remember that the “use by” date of the ingredients is the same for the body treatments. Each of these recipes makes one batch; if more is left after the treatments, refrigerate. Also, as with trying any new beauty treatment, always do a small patch test on the forearm or back of your hand before applying the mask or product to your face, just to be safe!

 

Until next time,
Brittany Rhoads