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If you’re a chocolate lover, you’re in great company: 265 million Americans (ourselves included) reportedly consumed the sweet stuff in 2019, according to the Statista research department. Tasty as it is, however, eating chocolate isn’t the only way to enjoy it. In fact, there’s an entire sector out there devoted to chocolate beauty!
Research has shown that cocoa, which is derived from the seeds of the theobroma cacao plant, is actually loaded with a whole host of skin-loving ingredients, such as polyphenols and antioxidants, that can help with everything from acne (yes, you read that correctly!) and inflammation, to signs of aging and decreased collagen production.
What’s more, the scent of chocolate is an undeniably scrumptious one: A 2019 study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found that roasted cocoa beans have the same beta-ionone chemical compound that’s found in perfume and essential oils, making it all the more alluring.
Since most of cocoa’s nutritional value is lost during the processing of chocolate, beauty products are a great way for you to reap its benefits to the fullest.
The Best Chocolate Beauty Products
If you’re ready to show you skin a chocolate-y good time, you can’t go wrong with a heavenly cocoa-infused face oil ($58, Amazon), a lip-licking scrub ($4.50, Amazon), or agood old-fashioned but of cocoa butter ($17.95, Amazon). Keep scrolling forWoman’s World’spicks for the best chocolate beauty products every woman will love.
Every part of your skin benefits from a good scrub from time to time, and this Fresh cocoa body exfoliant will do just that. This rich, velvety formula combines the antioxidant power of cocoa extract, crushed cocoa shells, cocoa butter, and coconut shells to buff and smooth skin as its sweet aroma taps into your pleasure sensors. Best of all, because of cocoa's natural caffeine content, it helps awaken the skin, giving it that extra dose of pep we could all use in the morning.
Wrote one buyer: "I absolutely love how delicious this exfoliant smells. It's like fresh brownie batter every time."
Made from chocolate in its rawest form, cacoa, Benton's Cacao Moist and Mild serum is an antioxidant powerhouse, to put it mildly. As one of the best serums for mature skin, it uses a potent combination of hyaluronic acid for moisture, allantoin to soothe, and madecassoside for redness reduction. An antioxidant blend of 80 percent cacao extract, green tea, chamomile, and rosemary, meanwhile, ensures skin will stay smooth, supple, and even, 24/7.
At first glance, this cleanser may look like a fancy block of chocolate, but don't be fooled: this bar isn't for consumption. Nourishing and antioxidant-rich, Klairs' Supple Preparation body soap is a sweet treat for the skin with cocoa seed powder, shea butter, and coconut oil. The addition of exfoliating tartaric acid, and a nourishing blend of jojoba, olive, and avocado oil, makes it even better, putting all others to shame.
Despite the floral packaging of this NEST parfum, it's all about the chocolate. With notes of bittersweet cocoa, Sequoia wood, white sandalwood, tiaré blossom, and Thai ginger, this zingy fragrance is the perfect scent for chocolate lovers everywhere.
For a sweet facial in a bottle, try SIRCUIT SKIN'S Mocha Loca+ lactic acid peel. Enriched with a blend of horse chestnut, green tea, and grapeseed extract for radiance, cocoa and honey for moisture, and astaxanthin and borage oil to help smooth and minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, this peel revitalizes skin with each and every use. Designed to be applied weekly, it's particularly dreamy for those with dry, sensitive skin.
Rich in skin benefits, this cocoa-infused mask is great for all skin types, but it's a particularly great pick for those looking for firmer, more hydrated skin. Upon opening the bottle, you'll be hit with a fantastic scent that's not dissimilar to a warm cup of hot chocolate. This mask goes on white, thanks to its chocolate-enriched microcapsules, which break upon application, but quickly morphs into a deep brown color, indulging your skin with the power of its cocoa.
The term "beauty sleep" was never so accurate as it will be when using this intensely-hydrating night cream. It employs a combination of shea and cocoa butters to deeply moisturize and boost collagen production while vitamins E, B, and C work to heal, soothe, and brighten skin overnight.
Designed to look just like a delectable candy bar, Too Faced's Chocolate Bar eyeshadow palette looks (and smells!) good enough to eat — it is made with real cocoa powder, after all! This set comes with 16 brown and neutral shades inspired by the flavor, and each shadow has a themed name — think "gilded ganache" and "triple fudge" — to go along with it.
Whether you use it to remove makeup at the end of the day or to hydrate and balance your complexion year-round, a good face oil is a skincare essential. Jurlique's Purely Age-Defying Firming face oil is a great cocoa-infused option featuring a blend of nourishing emollients and antioxidants, such as sunflower and blackcurrant seed oil, cacao seed butter, vitamin E, and vitamin A palmitate, that can transform skin with just a couple of drops a day.
One of our favorite cocoa-infused beauty products is this lip and cheek tint from Balmyard Beauty. Nurturing tropical oils, coconut butter, locally-sourced Jamaican cocoa, and hibiscus flower offer up plenty of natural pigment while simultaneously giving your skin an age-defying antioxidant boost — what's not to love?
Treat your lips deliciously with this chocolate lip polish from Nabila K. Made from a blend of exfoliating and hydrating ingredients, such as brown sugar, cocoa powder, cocoa butter, vanilla bean extract, and agave nectar, this delicious polish gently buffs away dry, chapped skin, leaving lips flake-free and luscious.
Every woman loves having the type of smooth, soft skin that comes courtesy of a good cocoa butter, aka the butter extracted from a cocoa bean. Raw Apothecary's all-natural, unrefined mixture is rich in natural phytochemicals that improve blood flow and circulation, slows signs of skin aging, reduces the appearance of scars and stretch marks, and most importantly, offers 24/7 hydration.
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