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submitted: Aug 26th 2008 | by: VivienneMyatt | Total views: 1 | Word Count: 598 | |

Today the market is flooded with what they say are innovative skincare products, but the cost of these products can be astronomical. So why not use products which are just as good and does not cost a fortune, as they are made from home. You can use ingredients like oatmeal, thick creams, honey and chocolate.

It is true you can use chocolate! It is becoming one of the most popular beauty regimes available today. As natural remedies for skin care go, it is one of the better ones, as it is good for softening the skin and like when you eat it releases serotonin, which makes you happy! Just like in the beauty salons, you too can massage chocolate into the skin, making you feel rejuvenated and relaxed, but be careful with the amount of chocolate you buy.

Well actually you can buy chocolate guilt free, as despite people saying that chocolate is bad for you, makes you fat, will give you spots, really what you should concentrate on is its ability to protect the skin layers from free radical damage, and smooth out wrinkles. Cocoa powder, which chocolate contains a lot of (the darker the chocolate the more cocoa content and the better for you) is an antioxidant. Chocolate is both yummy, good for you in small doses, and one of the great natural remedies for skin care too.

Now let's take a look at how you use the chocolate in recipes, to create natural remedies for skin care. What you need to do is mix 4 tablespoons of cocoa (not strictly chocolate I know, but when mixed with the other bits, it is good enough to eat), 3 tablespoons of honey (the runny variety), 2 tablespoons of thick cream (which can be sour cream) and a level tablespoon of oatmeal, now you are ready.

I think you will agree that the smell is almost as good as the taste when you mix these innovative skincare ingredients together. Once you have mixed all these ingredients into smooth consistency, start apply the mixture to your face and massage it in- this will exfoliate your skin and get rid of any dead skins layers. You have just created one of the best natural remedies for skin care.

For the next twenty minutes you can relax, with the recipe applied to your face, the scent of the recipe will even help you do this. Just make sure the kids and any pets aren't around or they'll be licking your face and you won't get the benefits. So the oatmeal exfoliates as you rub the mixture onto your face, the honey unclogs pores and gives a deep cleanse and the cocoa soothes, moisturizes and makes you feel good, because of the release of serotonin.

What sweet bliss! Finish your rest off with a warm water facial and witness the results that you have been paying hand over fist for, before falling to the temptation of chocolate. All in a good cause of course, and you'll look good enough to eat! Now you are with the people in the know, on what else you can do with chocolate and other ingredients from your kitchen. You too can have plenty of your own homemade innovative skincare products.

Keep them to yourself or share these wonderful innovative skincare recipes with your friends and family, just make sure you keep the best ones for yourself. There are plenty of good recipes around and all it takes to get them is a little bit of internet research on natural remedies for skin care.

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You can buy chocolate for yourself and look good all the while. Do not be a slave to fashion! Read what Vivienne Myatt has to say about innovative skincare and all while spoling yourself in the process, using natural remedies for skin care

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