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Melt Away Chocolate Massage Oil

When you make your own massage oil, you’ll experience surprising warmth, richness, and childlike feelings of happiness—similar to the well-being that a cup of hot cocoa brings. Antioxidant rich, all-natural grapeseed and almond oils help transport your body and soul to a place of sweet relaxation. This massage oil is very dark brown and brings a light brown color to your skin that easily can transfer to towels or clothes—after all, you are slathered in chocolate! Rinse off with warm wet cloths or a hot shower before you face the world.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 2 1/2 cups massage oil

Ingredients

2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 1/2 ounces dark chocolate, melted
1 cup grapeseed oil
1 cup sweet almond oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

  1. In a small bowl, mix the cocoa powder into the chocolate. Slowly pour in the grapeseed oil, then the sweet almond oil, then the vanilla extract. Once the mixture is combined, you can transfer it to a plastic squeeze bottle for easy application as massage oil, or put it in a jar, label it, and offer it as a gift to a massage-needy person.

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