Chocolate Face Mask: Benefits + 8 Best Face Mask Recipes

The chocolate face mask has capability to hydrate, rejuvenate and tone your face. In order to gain maximum benefits, while preparing chocolate face masks, it is advisable to use good quality chocolate having cocoa content minimum 70% or more.

Chocolate Face Mask Benefits

1. Chocolate face mask freshens and hydrates your skin.
2. It provides skin poison protection and supplies sufficient skin nutrient.
3. You can get fair skin and get rid of skin aging problems.
4. It works as an excellent skin moisturizer.
5. The mask serves as a pore cleanser and skin detox.
6. It works to treat acne and you can seek protection against uv light.
7. It allows removal of dead skin cells and provides blackheads prevention.

How to Make a Chocolate Face Mask?

You only require combining chocolate mask with liquid milk and some ingredients. Later apply the prepared mask over your face.

1. Coffee and Chocolate Face Mask

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder
• 4 tablespoons of finely ground espresso or coffee beans
• 8 tablespoons of dairy product (you can choose heavy cream, whole milk, unflavoured yogurt, almond milk or coconut milk.)
• 2 tablespoons of honey (if you have dry skin) or use 2 tablespoons of lemon juice (if you have oily skin.)
• 1 cup of warm water

Preparation Time: 5-10 mins.

Procedure

• In a grinder, grind 4 tablespoons of whole coffee beans or 4 tablespoons of finely ground espresso.
• Mix it with 4 tablespoons of cocoa powder in a bowl.
• Add any dairy product as stated above in ingredients list and then stir them till you prepare a smooth paste.
• Stir in 2 tablespoons of honey.
• Gently apply this paste to your clean face.
• Allow this mask to dry.
• Wet a washcloth and gently press it over your face in order to loosen this mask.
• Rinse the mask using a cup of warm water.

How it works: When all these ingredients are combined, they reduce puffiness present in the face and around the eye area. The mask brightens the skin and also wake up a dull complexion.

Repetitions: Once a day.

Best time to apply: In evening.

Tips: Use less dairy if you prefer applying a thicker paste.

2. Strawberry and Chocolate Face Mask

Ingredients

• 2-3 fresh strawberries
• 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons of honey
• 2 cups of cold water

Preparation Time: 5-10 mins.

Procedure

• Mash 2-3 fresh strawberries with 2 tablespoons each of cocoa powder and honey.
• Mix it till you prepare a creamy consistency.
• Carefully apply this mask over your face for minimum 15-20 minutes and rinse it off with 2 cups of cold water.

How it works: Strawberries are excellent for regulating oil balance inside your skin so it can heal issues of pimples and acne. The mask also gives a rosy glow to face.

Repetitions: 2-3 times a week.

Best time to apply: In morning.

Tips: Add some water if the paste is too thick.

3. Honey and Chocolate Face Mask

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon yogurt
• 1 teaspoon of honey
• 2 cups of lukewarm water

Preparation Time: 5-10 mins.

Procedure

• Blend 1 teaspoon of cocoa powder, yogurt and honey together.
• Continue mixing the ingredients till the mixture appears like melted chocolate.
• Wash off your face with a cup of lukewarm water.
• Dab your skin dry and later massage this mask on the face thoroughly except massaging the lip and eye areas.
• Sit back for 15-20 minutes.
• Wash it off with a cup of lukewarm water and dab dry.

How it works: The mask offers your skin additional protection against free radicals as well as it could nourish your skin.

Repetitions: Once a day.

Best time to apply: In evening.

Tips: Cocoa powder could be tough to mix, hence be patient with continuing to mix.

4. Banana and Chocolate Face Mask

Ingredients

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons of raw cacao powder
• 1 tablespoons of yogurt
• 1 tablespoon of raw honey
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Preparation Time: 5-10 mins.

Procedure

• Mash ¼ of fresh banana with a fork.
• Add 2 tablespoons of raw cacao powder and 1 tablespoon each of yogurt and raw honey inside it.
• Carefully apply this chocolate mixture to your face and neck.
• Sit back for 10-20 minutes, and then rinse off this face mask with water.

How it works

• Bananas contains vitamin C, B6, riboflavin, folate, potassium, magnesium, niacin, and manganese in high amount.
• All these minerals function together to avoid skin cell damage as well as it work to repair damaged skin.

Repetitions: 2-3 times a week.

Best time to apply: In morning.

Tips: Increase the amount of honey if you want to make the paste thick.

5. Avocado and Chocolate Face Mask

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon of fresh avocado
• 1 heaped tablespoon of cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon of coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon of coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon of plain yogurt
• 2 cups of water

Preparation Time: 5-10 mins.

Procedure

• Mash a fresh avocado till you get fine paste.
• Add 1 tablespoon each of cocoa powder, coconut milk, coconut oil and plain yogurt.
• Prepare a smooth and creamy paste.
• Through help of your fingers, massage this mask in circular motions to your face.
• Continue rubbing till it turns thick over your face and covers your face completely.
• Allow it to stay on for 10-15 minutes and then wash off with 2 cups of water.

How it works

• In this mask, avocado possesses anti-aging properties and it can moisturize your skin.
• On the other hand, cocoa powder is loaded with lots of minerals and for skin, containing many antioxidants.

Repetitions: 3-4 times a week.

Best time to apply: In your free time.

Tips: The mask becomes oilier the longer you permit it to rest, so give the mask a whisk and it would again turn thick and creamy.

6. Chocolate and Orange Face Mask

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons of chocolate powder
• 2 tablespoons of multani powder
• 4 tablespoon of orange juice
• 1 cotton ball dipped in rose water
• 2 cups of cool water

Preparation Time: 5-10 mins.

Procedure

• Mix 2 tablespoons each of chocolate powder ad multani powder in a bowl.
• Add 4 tablespoon of orange juice into it.
• Gently wipe your face using a cotton ball dipped in rose water.
• Apply the face mask over your face.
• Allow it to stay on for 20 minutes and rinse it off using 2 cups of cool water.

How it works

• Antioxidants and Vitamin C present in orange juice provides your skin a fair and bright complexion.
• Besides, it refines the skin texture and assists to lighten the skin complexion.

Repetitions: Once a day.

Best time to apply: In noon.

Tips: Those people who have a dry skin they can substitute orange juice with milk.

7. Chocolate and Yogurt Face Mask

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons of yogurt
• 1 tablespoons of cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon of honey
• 1 cup of warm water
• Few drops of any moisturizer

Preparation Time: 5 mins.

Procedure

• Blend 2 tablespoons of yogurt, 1 tablespoons of cocoa powder and 1 tablespoon of honey till you prepare a mousse-like consistency.
• Massage the mask evenly over your face.
• Allow it to set for 15-20 minutes.
• Rinse it off with a cup of warm water afterwards.
• Apply few drops of any moisturizer on your skin.

How it works: The cocoa powder present into the face mask possesses anti-aging elements which ultimately protect your skin from sun damage.

Repetitions: Thrice a week.

Best time to apply: At any time of day.

Tips: It is recommended that utilize full-fat, probiotic yogurt because the fat is the source wherein every live cultures that facilitates skin rejuvenation are present.

8. Chocolate and Coconut oil Face Mask

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 tablespoons of coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon of natural cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons of fresh ground coffee
• 1 small glass bowl and few measuring cups or spoons
• 1 small storage container and a foundation brush

Preparation Time: 5-10 mins.

Procedure

• Mix 1 1/2 tablespoons of coconut oil, 1 tablespoon of natural cocoa powder and 2 tablespoons of fresh ground coffee till you prepare a smooth paste.
• Apply the mask to the clean and dry face using with a foundation brush.
• Allow it to sit on for 20-25 minutes before going into the shower.
• When you are in the shower, or rinsing off this face mask, seek benefit of exfoliation from the fresh coffee grounds and perform slight scrubbing.

How it works

• The present chocolate coffee coconut oil face mask would assist to eliminate dead skin cells as well as unclog pores.
• In the mask, the coffee possesses excellent stimulating effect whereas the coconut oil works to keep skin soft.

Repetitions: Twice a week.

Best time to apply: In your free time.

Tips: Increase the amount of coconut oil if your skin is dry.

The chocolate face masks discussed above sounds pleasant similar to the way it tastes. However, you should avoid some ingredients to which you are allergic.

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