Chocolate Skin Care Recipes to Make Using Ingredients In Your Kitchen

Learn how to make two natural orange & chocolate skin care recipes using ingredients in your kitchen! Delicious orange & chocolate recipes for homemade melt and pour soap and a brown sugar coffee scrub! Original chocolate skin care recipes from my first experiments in making homemade beauty products.

Yum, yum, yum! Here are two bath and body recipes that make a fabulous gift when paired. Try your hand at crafting a handmade glycerin orange & chocolate soap and an exfoliating orange & chocolate sugar scrub with real coffee grounds. (You can purchase some of the ingredients for these natural chocolate skin care  recipes at Mountain Rose Herbs.)

Chocolate & Orange Soap Recipe

Ingredients:

8 oz. melt and pour glycerin soap
1 tablespoon dark organic cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
5 teaspoons almond extract
40 drops orange essential oils

Instructions:

Cut glycerin soap into cubes. Melt in the microwave on high in 20-30 second increments, stirring gently in between heatings, until fully melted. Allow to cool slightly. Stir in remaining ingredients. Pour into molds and allow to cool.

Chocolate & Orange Brown Sugar Coffee Scrub Recipe

Ingredients:

1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon freshly ground coffee beans
1 tablespoon finely chopped hazelnuts
2 teaspoons almond oil
2 teaspoons jojoba oil
2 teaspoons olive oil
8 drops of orange essential oil
8 drops of chocolate fragrance oil
dash of cinnamon

Instructions:

Combine all ingredients together in a bowl and mix well. Keep sealed in an airtight container in the refrigerator when not in use. To use, take a scoop of the scrub and gently massage in circular motions over your body. Avoid face and neck. Rinse well.

For more fun in the kitchen, try your hand at making Chocolate Orange Truffles as well! Or make your own natural chocolate cleansing balm recipe to remove makeup in a flash!

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