How to Make a DIY Chocolate Facial for Skin Care Treatment

To ensure the best skin care treatment, it's great to get an occasional facial mask. This do-it-yourself at-home facial is a powerful mix of exfoliation, healing, softening and glow that will leave your skin feeling better than ever!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 Tbs. cocoa powder
• 1 Tbs. honey
• Oatmeal
• Water
• A cup or small bowl
• A fork or other stirring implement
• Moisturizer

1. 
    

   Place half a teaspoon baking powder in a little bowl or cup. The baking powder creates the nice glow in this skin care treatment.

2. 
    

   Add half a tablespoon pure cocoa powder. The cocoa powder is full of antioxidants, which helps your skin heal and keeps it looking young!

3. 
    

   Next, add in one tablespoon of honey. This holds your skin care treatment together. The honey helps your skin retain moisture and also holds some healing properties.

4. 
    

   Mix in oatmeal. Add it until you have a nice consistency that can be applied to the skin easily and stay on as well. The oatmeal is a great exfoliant, especially if you massage it in! This creates a skin care treatment that results in clean and healthy skin. You should exfoliate once a week.

5. 
    

   As you stir in the oatmeal, you'll need to add some water. A little bit goes a long way, so be careful or you'll end up with a very runny skin care treatment! You may need to experiment back and forth with the oatmeal and water until you get the consistency you need.

6. 
    

   Wash your face, then massage the mixture into your face. The more you rub, the better the exfoliation. Leave it on for about ten minutes. It should have a very distinct feeling – and that's good! It means that it's working.

7. Wash off with warm water. The mixture will leave your face very clean and beautiful, but a little bit dry. Finish off this skin care treatment with your favorite moisturizer. Voilà! A beautiful face.

Tips & Warnings

• This recipe makes enough for two or three skin care treatments. Do it with friends, or cut the recipe in half.
• This skin care treatment does not store well. You refrigerate it overnight, but I can't guarantee much more than that. You'll need to add a little water to rehydrate it when you take it out to use it.

Resources

• The Skin Type Solution
• Naturally Healthy Skin: Tips & Techniques
• A sad story about salon facials...

[00Analana]

on 7/1/2009 Interesting idea. As a hopeless choc-aholic, I will have to try this.

[FrazzledNanny]

on 3/31/2009 I'm not sure I could put chocolate on my face without eating it. The smell would drive me nuts. LOL Great article. 5*

[Beckybugg]

on 1/21/2009 That sounds awesome!

[motherNN]

on 1/17/2009 Chocolate lovers will go nuts for this! A dear friend of mine loves chocolate but stays thin by enjoying it in her bath & body products. So neat this is DIY too!! 5*****

[WordWhizKid]

on 1/8/2009 This sounds tasty, I'll just have to try not to eat it!;)