A COCOA EXTRACT OBTAINABLE BY THE EXTRACTION OF NON-DEFATTED COCOA BEANS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN FERMENTED OR HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO FERMENT FOR NO MORE THAN THREE DAYS, HAVING A POLYPHENOL CONTENT OF MORE THAN 25% BY WEIGHT, MAY BE USED TO PROVIDE SKIN BENEFITS BY ORAL ADMINISTRATION. (NO SUITABLE FIGURE)