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Monday, November 30, 2009

New Packaged Foods that Promise to Enhance Beauty

Why take Viagra when you can treat yourself to a bowl of ice cream that promises to boost your libido. That’s right folks, just across the pond a company called IceCreamists is dishing out a new kind of feel good food - one they claim is choc fill of hormone activating ingredients. The flavor is called the Sex Pistol and it contains ginko, biloba, arginine and guarana. 

Sex-stimulating ice cream may be the latest novelty but it’s not the only one. There are juices and jujubes that promise to make your skin glow and beauty enhancing chocolate bars and these functional foods and beverages are the latest trend.

According to a recent study conducted by Mintel, there has been a 306% increase in global food and beverage products with a “beauty enhancing” claim from 2005 to 2008. And in 2009 alone, nearly 300 beauty foods and beverages have been introduced, surpassing the total number launched last year.  Believe the benefits or not, here are some other new to market products that promise to make you look younger and feel better:

Beautiful Bones Bar: After success with the Instant Bliss Bar (to aid healthy skin) and Woman’s Wonder Bar (to fight off PMS symptoms), Ecco Bella, a skincare and cosmetic company recently introduced the Beautiful Bones Bar. Made of organic dark Swiss chocolate with hints of orange flavor, this latest treat contains sea-algae calcium and Vitamins K, D2 and D3 which help to promote calcium absorption.  

The Republic of Tea: For those who suffer from a thin/receding hairline or brittle nails “Get Growing” is a hot elixir that is packed with minerals. Horsetail, oatstraw, nettles and silica which all work to promote hair and nail growth are masked by a black limon and peppermint flavor....continue reading on SingleEdition.com

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