This Chocolate Can Literally Make You Look Younger

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This Chocolate Can Literally Make You Look Younger

Most of us don't eat chocolate for the health benefits, mainly because there aren't a lot of them. Dark chocolate can be healthy in small quantities, but more often than not, chocolate is seen as something that will ruin your skin, not fix it.

Recently, the world was introduced to ruby chocolate, which is the first new type of chocolate created in 80 years.

"We don't add flavorings, we don't add coloring, or additives: it's purely coming out of this bean, and its all natural," Peter Boone, chief innovation and quality officer for Barry Callebaut said. "It's a dedication to years of research into the artisanal processes of making chocolate. But it was also luck that we found this potential in the bean 13 years ago."

And if you thought that was exciting, then you'll LOVE Estechoc, which boasts itself as both candy and skin care.

So how can a piece of chocolate really help your complexion?

The 38-calorie chocolate bar contains the antioxidant astaxanthin, which can also be found in salmon. According to scientists at Cambridge University, astaxanthin can change the skin of someone in their 60s to looks like someone in their 20s or 30s.

This is what Esthechocome claims your skin will look like after you eat it.Esthechocome

During a four-week trial, volunteers had less evidence of inflammation in their face.

Creator Dr. Ivan Petyaev, a former researcher at Cambridge University, and founder of biotech firm Lycotec said this in a statement:

"We're using the same antioxidant that keeps goldfish gold and flamingos pink. In clinical trials we saw that inflammation in the skin starting to go down and the tissues began to benefit.

We used people in their 50s and 60s and in terms of skin biomarkers we found it had brought skin back to the levels of a 20 or 30 year old. So we've improved the skin's physiology. People using it claimed that their skin was better and we can see that the product is working to slow down aging."

If this could really work, I would be stocking up! Do you think you would try it?

Meagan has an intense love for Netflix, napping, and carbs.