Posts Tagged ‘Chocolate Spa’

Another Excuse to Eat Chocolate!

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Like I needed one? I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…I love chocolate! Chocolate is better than…well let’s just say I really love Chocolate!;) I recently read that there has been research that suggests that dark chocolate is actually healthy to boot, here’s why…

Chocolate is made from plants, which means it contains many of the health benefits of dark vegetables. These benefits are from flavonoids, which act as antioxidants. Antioxidants protect the body from aging caused by free radicals, which can cause damage that leads to heart disease. Dark chocolate contains a large number of antioxidants. Flavonoids also help relax blood pressure through the production of nitric oxide, and balance certain hormones in the body.

Dark chocolate is good for your heart. A small bar of it everyday can help keep your heart and cardiovascular system running well. Two heart health benefits of dark chocolate are:

*Lower Blood Pressure: Studies have shown that consuming a small bar of dark chocolate everyday can reduce blood pressure in individuals with high blood pressure.

*Lower Cholesterol: Dark chocolate has also been shown to reduce LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) by up to 10 percent.

Chocolate also holds benefits apart from protecting your heart:

*it tastes good

*it stimulates endorphin production, which gives a feeling of pleasure

*it contains serotonin, which acts as an anti-depressant

*it contains theobromine, caffeine and other substances which are stimulants

*Did I mention it tastes good? LOL

In celebration of Chocolate and all of it’s health benefits, Scandle is featuring a new gift set for Valentine’s Day, Scandle’s Chocolate Spa Therapy, featuring this heavenly treat. The gift set includes

*1 Scandle Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Shimmering Lotion Candle in reusable ceramic container

*1 Scandle Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Dead Sea Salt Soak and Scrub

*1oz Chocolate Prescription chocolate bars so you can get your daily dose of healthy yumminess!

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A Chocoholic’s Dream

Monday, January 17th, 2011

There’s a lot of them out there. The ones that use chocolate as an excuse for absolutely everything. Cravings, sweet tooth, stress…there’s always a reason for chocolate. Well, spas have caught on. This sweet decadent is not only for your tasting pleasure anymore, but commonly used in treatments to nourish your skin and take a little edge off of your high stress day.

This is not a joke. You may have grown up thinking chocolate causes blemishes, but scientists have actually discovered that chocolate contains plenty of anti-oxidants! For the full experience, make sure you choose recipes (for you at-home spa people) or treatments that use chocolate, cocoa, or cocoa butter as the main ingredient. Dark chocolate is better for your skin (and your health) than milk chocolate. The reason chocolate is good for spa treatments is because it contains cocoa butter, which can act as a natural moisturizer for your skin, making it softer. Chocolate has also been known to contain caffeine, which also very good for circulation. There are many recipes floating around online. Don’t forget to have a bar of chocolate close by in case your at home treatment gives you a strong hankering for this cocoa treat.

If you want to go out and find a chocolate treatment, there’s plenty out there. Spas offer everything from facials and scrubs to baths and soaks that eature chocolate or cocoa butter as a main ingredient. So the next time you are stressing and feel that chocolate is the answer, try out a massage before giving into your sweet tooth.

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