We’ve often heard a glass of wine solves all problems – but could it give us great skin, too?
It’s time to run a hot bath, pour yourself a glass of red… And tip it in. No, we’re not encouraging you to waste your precious Pinot – it turns out bathing with wine might just be the secret to a youthful complexion, due to its skin boosting antioxidants. And it won’t even give you a hangover. Now available at spas around the country, ‘vinotherapie’ is the starriest way to get amazing skin.
Angelina Jolie and Ashley Olsen have reportedly tried it, and even Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell are rumoured to maintain their glow with the treatment.
Three main ingredients are used: polyphenol antioxidants are taken from grape seeds, firming resveratrol comes from the stalk to burn fat and target cellulite, and viniferine is a sap extract that evens out skin tone.
But while we’re wondering if it’s rude to take an empty glass into the treatment room, dermatologists say you can get the same results at home.The exfoliation involved in vinotherapie is good for skin. Emptying a bottle of wine into the tub might have a similar effect, but it would probably be just as good to drink a glass of wine, because it’s so rich in antioxidants. But one glass only! Might be best to stick to the spa if that sounds like too much self-restraint for you.
