Categories: Self-Care

Dark Chocolate Skin Benefits

Dark chocolate protects the skin from the harmful UV rays. The antioxidants make the skin capable of protecting itself from the UV rays and also increases the blood flow giving a dewy glow to the face.

The antioxidants of the dark chocolate give keeps skin glowing, reduces the scaling of skin, age spots, & roughness of skin.
It also acts as a moisturizer and also increases skin density.

Dark chocolate being the richest source of anti- inflammatory antioxidants shows symptoms of improving acne.

Consuming 2 ounces of dark chocolate having 70% cocoa improves the skin texture and reduces the extra oiliness.

The antioxidants (flavonoids) protect the skin from the various external and internal damages caused to the skin by pollution, smoking and sun damage.

The epicatechins (strong antioxidant) present in flavanoids acts as great natural anti- inflammatory, antiseptic and antioxidant, which guard the skin from damage caused due to aging.

Cocoa also relives the stress hormones which in turn soothe the collagen in the skin preventing wrinkles and premature aging of the skin.

April Monterrosa

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