Not only a sweet delicacy, but a natural beauty solution for various skin problems. Chocolate has in fact become the latest craze in the beauty industry.
Chocolate has made a name for itself in South African beauty salons and spas. Spa’s and salons are now offering skin care treatments that incorporate the use of chocolate. These chocolaty treatments are growing popular.
You can choose from chocolaty body scrubs, manicures, pedicures, facials and body massages.
Read on to find out why chocolate is used in these treatments.
1. Skin Softener
Chocolate is an exceptional natural moisturizer which makes your skin soft and supple.
It has skin softening properties which comes from the cocoa butter in it which help leave your skin feeling fresh and rejuvenated.
2. Smooths Wrinkles
Chocolate helps smooth out wrinkles as the anti-oxidants in dark chocolate is also known as anti-aging allies and helps to avoid and prevents the free radicals from damaging the skin’s elastin, collagen and various other proteins.
3. Reduces Scars and Stretch Marks
The fat content in cocoa butter is made of high quality linoleic acid which gives chocolates the ability to diminish fine lines, and reduce the appearance of scars and stretch marks. Treatments using chocolate help the skin to gradually regain its lost elasticity and aids in getting back one’s youthful glow.
4. Exfoliates and Nourishes
Application of chocolate has amazing results. It nourishes the skin while sloughing off dead skin cells. Chocolate based beauty cures help to revitalize the skin.
After knowing about the beauty benefits of chocolates, are you eager and enthusiastic to experience the chocolate beauty care?
Beauty Bulletin’s Top Picks for Easter Treatments 
CAYANNE SPA:
1.Easter Spa Special
Relieve your Spa cravings with our Easter spa treat.
Indulge in our merula and walnut full body exfoliation. Enjoy a scalp massage while the body is cocooned in an Africology body wrap of your choice. Finish off with an ultimate relaxing herbal oil massage, manipulating the muscles to release trapped tension.
Complete your day of renewal with a sweet treat.
Package is specially designed for you and your loved one.
Treatment Duration: 120 min
R 970
2.Easter Spa treat
Easter is the time of renewal and what better way to start a fresh and emerge renewed than with a Relaxing Dermalogica facial. Cayenne Spa has your wellbeing at heart and will add a complimentary hand and foot wrap with a finger or toenail paint with a colour of your choice. Now that’s putting your best foot forward and might be egg-zactly what you need this Easter.
Complete your day of relaxation with a sweet treat.
Treatment Duration: 75 min
Price R 440
To Book:
Cayenne Spa Reception
021 812 8812
Email address: spamanager@pepperclub.co.za
CARLA’S School of Beauty and Therapy Salon
APRIL EASTER SPECIALS (Valid till end of April 2011)
Chocolate Back Scrub with Back, Neck and Shoulder Massage R190 save R50
x2 Back, Neck and Shoulder Massages 30min R280 save R120
Chocolate Manicure with Express Chocolate Pedicure R200 save R30
Chocolate Delux Facial R290 save R90
To Book:
Carla’s school of beauty and Therapy salon
021 671 5611
Reyjean’s Lindt Deluxe Chocolate Pedicure
Start your pedicure with a glass of champagne & Lindt chocolate truffles followed by a foot soak, chocolate exfoliation, Intense Lindt chocolate foot mask, warm cocao foot massage (the pedicure also includes cuticles, dead-skin removal, filing, buff & paint).
Treatment Duration: 75 minutes
cost: R450
To Book:
021 4180319
LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW AND LET US KNOW WHY YOU DESERVE TO WIN A VOUCHER FOR A TREATMENT FROM ONE OF THESE SPA’S. THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED AFTER EASTER. GOOD LUCK.
(Offer only available to people in Cape Town)