Skin Care Tips: Use THESE chocolate face masks for a glowing skin

Our skin needs a lot more than just some chocolate wax and instead of spending loads of money for a chocolate facial, we can all do it at home with some simple homemade chocolate face masks.

By Janvi Manchanda

Updated on Nov 25, 2019 | 11:42 PM IST | 2.5M

Skin Care Tips: Use THESE chocolate face masks for a glowing skin

Chocolate is a mood-lifting food that we all indulge in when we feel low or are in a bad mood. Some chocolaty deliciousness can be a wonderful way to uplift your mood. But other than that, chocolate also has some wonderful benefits for our skin. Chocolate is rich in antioxidants and is known to have an anti-ageing impact on your skin and reduces wrinkles and fine lines and also protects your skin from sun damage. Chocolate is also known to nourish your skin and hydrates it. When you consume chocolate it does make things easier on your skin because when it reduces stress and puts you in a good mood, it shows on your skin! This is why it's always a good idea to have some chocolate as long as you don't overdo it. There's a reason that chocolate is popular for beauty treatments like waxing and facial and such.

Chocolate can help you achieve healthy and glowing skin and it's one secret ingredient that we all need in our skincare products. If you've missed out on some amazing chocolate face masks you can make a chocolate mask at home instead of buying one of the racks.

Here are some chocolate face mask recipes:

1. Mix one tablespoon of cocoa powder with an equal amount of honey and a few pinches of cinnamon powder. Mix it well and make a thick paste. Add more honey if needed. Apply it all over your face and neck and let it stay for up to 20 minutes before you wash it off with warm water.

2. Take 2 bars of unsweetened chocolate and melt it in a bowl. Now add one tablespoon of gram flour and one tablespoon of curd. Mix it well and avoid any lumps. Now apply a thick layer of this paste on your face and let it dry. Wash it off with lukewarm water once it dries.

3. Mix 5 tablespoons of melted chocolate with the pulp of half a banana and mix it well. Make a thick paste and crush the banana well. Apply this hydrating chocolate banana face mask all over your face and let it sit for up to 30 minutes before rinsing with water.

4. Mix half a cup of melted chocolate with three tablespoons of Multani mitti. Add half a spoon of honey in this mixture and make a smooth paste. Now apply this paste all over your face and neck and let it dry. Rinse with lukewarm water.

5. Take 4 strawberries and put it in the grinder, add a spoon of honey and grind it. Now mix 5 spoons of melted chocolate or 2 spoons of cocoa powder in this mix. Blend it well and make a smooth paste. Apply this all over your face and neck and gently massage it for a few minutes. Now let it dry before you rinse it with warm water.

6. Mix 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder with one tablespoon of fresh milk cream and one tablespoon of aloe vera gel. Mix it well and make a paste, add some honey if needed. Apply this all over your face and let it sit for up to 30 minutes and then rinse your face with water.