JAKARTA - Black chocolate (dark chocolate) has an extraordinary reputation as an alternative to good snacks for health, compared to other types of chocolate. Many studies even claim that dark chocolate can help overcome health problems related to skin and hair.
The Times of India reported that a study conducted on mice showed some positive results related to the impact of dark chocolate on hair growth.
Black chocolate is rich in cocoa, which contains proanthocyanidins, a compound known to drive hair growth. When a group of researchers provided some black chocolate to a group of mice, it was found that proanthocyanidins found in brown induces anagen phase of hair growth.
Anagen is an active growth phase of hair follicles where hair roots multiply significantly. As a result, there has been an increase in hair volume thanks to some of the rich minerals found in it that drive cell growth as blood flow increases to the scalp resulting in better hair growth.
Black chocolate can also be used as the main ingredient for hair masks totriate the skin of the head to hair follicles, and encourage hair growth. Here are three hair masks recipes made from dark chocolate.
Simply mix some black brown lumps that have been disbursed with one spoon of honey and yogurt. After getting mixed evenly, apply it to the hair and leave it for up to 30 minutes. After that, rinse your hair with warm water without shampooing.
Black chocolate mixes are disbursed with coconut oil. Apply the mixture to the hair rods and leave it for an hour. After that rinse your hair with warm water until it's clean.
Take a little chocolate or dark chocolate powder and mix with coconut oil and a little green tea. This mixture will help you clean your brain skin. Mix these ingredients, and apply them to your head and hair. Let it last up to 1 hour, then rinse until it's clean.
Green tea has the ability to help clean the scalp, while dark chocolate can menutrish and hydrate dry scalp. Meanwhile, coconut oil not only provides nutrition but also has the ability to moisturize the scalp and hair stems.
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