By CountryDutchess.comCould chocolate be the new botox? It just might be so!
We know that eating it makes us feel good, thanks to natural chemicals that work on receptors in the brain that, once stimulated can increase feelings of well being.
Now scientists have found that these same “feel good” receptors are also present in hair follicles and nerve cells in the skin - and when stimulated by natural chemicals found in chocolate not only improve our mood, but have a muscle relaxing effect that may be similar to Botox. In one study a cocoa-based skin cream was applied twice daily for 28 days to the skin around the eye area - with a relaxation of wrinkles observed in 95 % of the test subjects.
Expect to see chocolate – or more precisely cocoa – cropping up in everything from skin care to spa-quality body care relaxation products in 2009.
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