Why dark chocolate has beauty benefits for your skin

The cocktail of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals in cocoa-rich chocolate make you feel – and look – good.

Did you know that cocoa was a superfood? Well get to know! Swapping your consumption of processed, fat and sugar-laden milk and white chocolate for a high quality dark variety could not only show on your waistline, but on your face.
Yes, consuming dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa) has multiple beauty benefits. It can boost your skin’s moisture, protect from sun damage and diminish wrinkles.

They say our skin is a true reflection of health because it’s the last place to get nutrition, but cocoa is a source of manganese which helps nutrient absorption (and sex hormone production, bonus!).

Not only that, but by reducing our stress hormones, chocolate gives you a happy high AND prevents the breakdown of collagen - the wrinkle-busting protein that keeps skin plump and youthful.

Rich in vitamins A, B1, C, D and E, plus iron and calcium, chocolate nourishes your skin from the inside out to replace lost moisture. PLUS it prevents ageing; defending damage by protecting from harmful UV rays thanks to its antioxidant flavonoids.