What would you say if you could make your skin glow,
clear up acne, and brighten your eyes with a little bit of chocolate?

Try the new Borba's slimming chews and Frutel's new acne fighter both made out of chocolate. This next generation of edible cosmetics sees you with a range of delicious products that include vitamins, herbs, fruit extracts, and a host of other good-for-you compounds. And it’s calorie- and sugar-free! The industry is now catching on in America, thanks to celebrities seen carrying the products and their almost-as-famous doctors, after being so long popular in Europe and Japan.

"Olive oil was part of our lives and not just on the table. My mother knew it was good for so many things, so I was indoctrinated quite early", says designer Norma Kamali, who even has her own line of specialty olive oils said to be based on her Spanish-Lebanese upbringing.

Edible cosmetics are available in a variety of forms, including candy chews, gummies, drinks, and concentrates that ranges in potency. But the real question is do they work? Doctors and nutritionists are, naturally, dubious. "Good skin does not come from slickly marketed beauty drinks and foods, but from vegetables, whole foods, and plain water," critics say. The FDA is staying out of it, as they don't regulate cosmetics.

It might be a while before all the research gets sorted out. In the meantime if you're going to eat a granola bar, would it hurt to try one that also "improves skin tone" like the Nimble Bar?