Here are four simple recipes using a combination of chocolate and Epsom Salt guaranteed to satisfy your chocolate craving this Valentine’s Day. These recipes are easy to make, easy to afford and contain easy to find ingredients that you probably already have at home. Plus, it’s the perfect way to set the mood for a romantic evening at home with your loved one.

Coco Loco Bath Salts
1 cup Epsom Salt
1 cup sea salt
3 tsp. cocoa powder
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. oil (almond, olive, sunflower or other good quality oil)

Combine dry ingredients and mix. Add the vanilla extract and oil. Mix until oil is completely blended in. Store in an airtight container.

Mint Chocolate Bath Salts
1 cup Epsom Salt
2-3 tsp. cocoa powder

½ cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves, rough chopped

5 drops of peppermint essential oil (optional)

Add together the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Add the peppermint oil if desired and mix again.

Chocolate Almond Truffle Bath Salts
1 cup Epsom Salt

1 cup powdered milk
2 tbs. of almond oil
2-3 tsp. cocoa powder
1/2 tsp. almond extract (optional for extra fragrance)

In a clean, dry bowl, add together the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Add the almond oil and almond extract (if desired) and mix very well again. Store in an airtight container.

Chocolate Body Polish

2 cups Epsom Salt

¼ cup petroleum jelly

1 tsp. cocoa powder

3-4 drops of pure chocolate extract

Mix together Epsom Salt and petroleum jelly. Add cocoa powder and extract. Use the mixture to gently scrub away dry skin patches. Rinse in the shower with warm water.

Image: Epsom Salt Council

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Attention, all chocoholics. Please don’t read this article. It may make you break into a sweat, get dizzy, and crave that box of Lindt you’ve shoved under your bed. But if you’re one of those rare individuals whose will power is better than that of Lance Armstrong, then read on.

Well, it may well be Christmas in August. Being a huge fan of all things made by Ojon, I was like a pig in mud when I heard about the Ojon® Rare Harvest™ Tawaka™ "The Ball".

I had to have it, hold it, smell it. So when the box arrived for me, I went berserk as a true chocoholic and beauty addict would. Here’s what I found:

And later this:

Until it became this:

At this point Butterscotch, my golden retriever, was twitching her nose a million times a minute and almost wolfed down my precious ball. No!

The first thing that struck me when I beheld it was the smell. Ah, the smell that only Ojon lovers and chocolate lovers will appreciate and revel in. In the box I discovered a beautiful handcrafted wooden bowl that made a lovely resting place for the product.

The ball is meant to be used twice weekly in the shower. Ideal for dry or parched skin, the ball rolls easily over your body and also moisturizes and refines skin texture. It contains a high dose of Ojon oil that is replete with essential fatty acids. It also contains crushed Ojon shells to exfoliate your skin.

Your white bathtub will look as though a muddy river runeth through it. But my skin didn’t itch or feel dry once after using it, and the faintest chocolate smell lingered all over my body.

I have to say I’m tempted to dig into it with a spoon and keep you posted**….

Ojon Tawaka “The Ball” retails for $65 at Sephora and at www.ojon.com

**Full disclosure: upon completion of the shower, the author succumbed to her weakness and ate an entire box of Godiva dark chocolate truffles. 

Image: © 2008 Charu Suri

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