You have probably heard of scrubs here and there, probably even tried a few, but have you heard of the amazing results you can get from a coffee scrub? Picture this, you have been up and down all week and you have not had enough time to eat well, sleep well and exercise as often as the doctor recommends. You get home and you notice that your skin is beginning to look dull and dark circles have formed around your eyes. You probably have to get up early the next day and the frustration starts creeping in. What do you do then? You get yourself some coffee beans, grind them up and get down to making a coffee scrub that will work wonders on your skin!
There are very many recipes for coffee scrubs online and the method chosen will entirely depend on why you want to use the scrub. Is it for your face, your body, to get rid of cellulite? Each purpose calls for a different method.
Age-defying organic coffee scrub
Do you wish to wake up looking younger than you actually are? Here is what you do. You mix up a tablespoon of ground coffee, a tablespoon of cacao powder, a tablespoon of coconut milk and a table spoon of raw honey. Cleanse your face and apply the mask onto a dry face. Relax and wait for fifteen to twenty minutes then rinse off the mask with warm water. Accounting for the preparation time, the whole process should take about half an hour and should have you looking absolutely gorgeous at the end of it all.
De-puffing organic coffee scrub
If you have not been sleeping well, chances are that your face is swollen. Worry not for there is a solution at hand. The preparation time and application time both total an approximate of twenty minutes, after which the swelling will have gone down and you will feel much better. All you have to do is mix two tablespoons of ground honey with four tablespoons of coconut milk and a tablespoon of raw honey. Having cleansed your face, apply the mask and let it sit for about fifteen minutes before rinsing it off.
Brightening organic coffee scrub
Wondering what to do about those dark circles around your eyes? Mix up three tablespoons of ground coffee, one tablespoon of coconut palm sugar, one tablespoon of jojoba or olive oil and one to two drops of fresh lemon juice. Cleanse your face and apply the mixture to your face incorporating an oil of your choice. Massage the mixture onto your face in circular motions then rinse it off and pat your face dry.
An organic coffee scrub is a good way to help the skin look smooth as it exfoliates the skin, gets rid of dead cells and promotes blood circulation, thereby making the skin glow. Another way that you can use an organic coffee scrub is for the reduction of the appearance of cellulite. Make a similar organic coffee scrub as the one used for brightening purposes and let the coffee work its magic. Here is to reaping the benefits of organic coffee scrubs to attain glowing skin!