Chocolate massage and chocolate body wraps

Chocolate is not only delicious but it is good for you and your skin.

When it is eaten it has lots of zinc, magnesium and iron. Magnesium is very good for muscles and is often recommended to by massage therapists to their clients. Low magnesium seems to be one region women crave chocolate before their period.

Chocolate also lowers cholesterol levels and the vitamin e and vitamin b are also thought to prevent alzheimers.

The cacao bean and chocolate have also been noted to be mood enhancers, with chocolate raising feel good chemicals in the brain known as serotonin. This has also been used to combat depression. Chocolate also releases endorphins that increase the sex drive.

Chocolate has also been discovered to have a relaxing effect on blood vessels, increasing the blood flow. It acts as a thinner for the blood.

Chocolate is also fantastic for the skin. It nourishes it from the outside as well as the inside. Some beauty therapists will use chocolate facials and chocolate body wraps in their treatments not only because of the luxurious nature of the smell and feel of chocolate but also because of these properties.

Chocolate massage is a rare style of massage, not often found in the world. Therapists warm the chocolate and uses it during the massage, sometimes thinned with warmed massage oil. Sometimes the massage is also linked to a chocolate body wrap or chocolate facial for a complete package.

With a chocolate body wrap, warm chocolate oil is massaged into the skin , and the client is then wrapped in a heat blanket to full absorb the nutrients. Chocolate facials are also popular as they plump out the lines in the skin.

Ripple Massage is one of a handful of massage therapy businesses in Australia that offers chocolate massage as part of its massage menu. More details can be found at http://www.ripplemassage.com.au or by calling 0438 567 906.