HOTEL CHOCOLAT LAUNCHES THE COCOAJUVENATE BEAUTY RANGE

Luxury British chocolatier and cocoa grower, Hotel Chocolat, is excited to announce the launch of its brand new CocoaJuvenate range of beauty products available from 7^th January in-store and online. Developed at the spa of the same name at the company’s Boucan Hotel & Restaurant on Saint Lucia, the range makes full use of cocoa’s natural properties – being rich in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, with nourishing, softening and hydrating properties. And don’t expect these new products to smell of chocolate; they have been created to invigorate with a scent inspired by the refreshing, uplifting tang of a freshly cut cocoa pod. As a cocoa grower and chocolate maker, Hotel Chocolat already has a deep understanding of the benefits of cocoa and this latest step is a natural development. CEO, Angus Thirlwell said, “We know better than most about cocoa’s natural goodness and mood-lifting properties. At our hotel spa we recently began to create treatments from the cocoa growing all around to take full advantage of those properties, with great success. Creating this new range felt like a very natural progression for us. So now you’ll understand if we no longer reserve all of our cocoa for chocolate – we like the idea that it can provide happiness on the outside as well as on the inside.” The Cocoajuvenate range also makes use of a new ingredient ‘NanoCacao’ – a super fine emulsion of cocoa (a lipophilic fraction of the bean) that utilises the cocoa bean’s natural feel-good compound to help de-stress, relax and soothe the skin. The range launches in January 2013 with eight products – Lip Balm, Body Oil, Hand Cream, Warming Body Mask, Body