4 Coffee Scrubs (Natural) for the Body and Face

An excellent scrub that can be prepared at home and that does not harm the environment is to mix some coffee bean with natural yogurt, cream or moisturizing lotion. Then just rub this mixture on the skin for a few seconds and then wash with cold water.

This homemade exfoliation achieves excellent results and removes dead skin cells and dirt and leaves the skin softer. Homemade coffee scrub can be used on the face and throughout the body, since the areas that normally need more exfoliation are the heels, elbows and knees.

To have a better effect, this scrub must be used during the bath, because the pores open thanks to water vapor, allowing the scrub to clean the deeper layers of the skin.

Coffee has antioxidant and exfoliating properties, helping to remove impurities from the skin and decreasing oiliness. To make the skin softer and hydrated after exfoliation, it is recommended that coffee be used in conjunction with another ingredient that promotes skin hydration and stimulates its regeneration. Some homemade scrubs that can be used on the body and face are:

Ingredients

Option 1

• 1 package of plain yogurt; 
• 4 heaped tablespoons of coffee powder or coffee grounds.

Option 2

• 4 tablespoons whole milk; 
• 2 heaped tablespoons of coffee powder or coffee grounds.

Option 3

• 1 tablespoon of honey;
• 2 heaped tablespoons of coffee powder or coffee grounds.

Option 4

• 2 tablespoons olive oil;
• 1 heaped tablespoon of coffee powder or coffee bean.

Preparation Mode

Mix the ingredients well until you have a homogeneous paste. Apply in the region you want to exfoliate, rub with circular movements and in the direction from the bottom up, especially in the drier areas or with stretch marks.

Leave the scrub for a few minutes and wash the region with cold water, dry with a soft towel and then apply some moisturizer on the skin.

Main Benefits and When to Use

Exfoliating the skin regularly, at least 2 times a month is an excellent strategy to remove dead cells, small pimples and black spots on the face, it facilitates that the moisturizer, oil or other beauty product penetrate the skin, in addition It helps to soften it, improve blood circulation, reduce red stretch marks and stimulate the growth of new cells in the dermis.

The coffee scrub can be used after a warm bath during every week, in those people who have oily or mixed skin, but for those who have dry skin should not do more than 2 peels per month, with an interval between them of 15 days.

The coffee scrub can also be applied before using any anti-cellulite cream to be used on the thighs, forearms, belly and the back as it allows the cream to penetrate deeper into the skin, having a better effect.

In addition to not containing parabens, these 4 options of homemade scrubs do not harm the environment, since the small particles are organic and are completely dissolved in the soil and in the water, while cosmetic products contain small exfoliating points made of plastic that when they reach the rivers and the oceans they are ingested by fish and other marine animals, compromising their health and life.