A chocolate massage is a massage using liquid chocolate instead of oils or creams. Your body will be covered in massage chocolate that will ease tension and enrich the senses.
Therapists use a blend of large amounts of melted cocoa paste with a standard massage base oil (such as almond) and usually add some minerals and essential oils. All of which means the chocolate that is used for massage might look and smell very appealing, but it is probably a lot better for your skin than it is for your digestion!
A chocolate massage uses the same techniques as a relaxing classic Swedish massage. You can expect softer, soothing effleurage strokes interspersed with a little light kneading and gentle rubbing around your main muscles.
The emphasis of a chocolate massage treatment is to provide skin deep relaxation in an environment of luxurious indulgence. Thus providing a bit of physical muscle relaxation and skin purifying benefits together with lots of mental stress relief. It is closer to a typical high quality spa beauty treatment. It is more about the application of beneficial minerals into skin than about relaxing muscles or removing deep set anxiety as is the case in real massage.
Chocolate contains large amounts of anti-oxidants, which are great for skin elasticity. Regular application of anti-oxidants are believed to help firm up saggy skin.
Dark chocolate, which contains 70 percent or more cocoa, contains the largest proportions of anti-oxidants. Cocoa also contains natural oils with moisturizing properties akin to those found in more traditional oils used for massage. This treatment has many similarities to beauty treatments.
The luxurious scent and decadent indulgence of seeing a large pot of melting chocolate waiting to be smeared professionally all over you to enhance your beauty. The Aztecs believed that consuming cacao could connect them to the divine. A good quality treatment will almost certainly uplift your mood and help promote the release of lots of happy hormones throughout your body.
