Don't throw away coffee grounds. This is an excellent cosmetic product from which you can make a scrub to rejuvenate the skin of the face and body. There is nothing better than a cup of invigorating aromatic coffee in the morning. This drink helps you wake up and energizes you for the whole day. But few people know that coffee, or rather its grounds, which we are all used to simply pouring out, can invigorate the skin. In every home where they drink this drink in the morning, this is more than... 3 kilograms per year. Coffee grounds are an ideal component of a homemade scrub that helps clean any part of the body - face, hands and feet. In addition, a scrub made from coffee grounds is the best assistant in the fight against orange peel.
The essential thing is that it will be a 100% natural and effective product, and at the same time much cheaper than what is offered in pharmacies and beauty salons. The scrub is easy to prepare and use at home. Regular use of coffee scrub will help improve the condition of the skin, its healing and rejuvenation. You will learn how to prepare the products and how to use them in this article.
Why you should try Vietnamese coffee scrub
Vietnamese coffee is famous throughout the world for its unique technology of obtaining delicious coffee blends through masterful roasting. And to achieve traditionally Vietnamese original tastes, exclusively natural additives are also used - coconut oil, cane sugar, natural vanilla, cinnamon... So, using Vietnamese coffee cake in traditional Vietnamese roasting as a coffee scrub, you get a ready-made scrub. The skin after it is soft due to the abrasive effect of particles of coffee beans, nourished thanks to the natural ingredients added at the roasting stage - coconut oil, cocoa and other ingredients. Face scrub from Vietnam is your favorite Vietnamese coffee left over after preparation =)
Recipes for a miracle face mask from grandmother’s postulates
You know, my grandmother lived all her life in a private house and always looked good, even at 60 years old many could envy her skin. One of her secrets was a face mask made from honey and coffee. She not only made it for herself, but also gave it to her neighbors in small jars. The main secret was that she made these masks for the bath. By the way, this is completely logical, because in order to properly clean contaminated pores, you first need to steam them properly; for these purposes, you can just lean over a pan of hot water for about ten minutes. After this, you should apply a mask that penetrates the open pores and draws out all the dirt from them. This is due to the fact that caffeine promotes the production of the very enzymes that are responsible for the elasticity of your skin, while at the same time toning and cleansing it.
Following my grandmother's recipe when preparing a magic mask, we will need:
- 3 tablespoons melted honey
- 1 teaspoon ground coffee
We mix a homogeneous mass from the ingredients we have, after which it can be used for a bath or sauna. The main thing is not to forget that it should be washed off 25 minutes after application. This mask recipe, due to the combination of honey and coffee, gives the skin a more youthful and rested appearance, although it does not cost much financial or time.
Recently, UK scientists found that making cosmetics yourself causes an influx of endorphins into the blood, thereby improving a person’s mood for the whole day.
By the way, another cosmetic find can be a scrub with honey and coffee. The great news is that it has a very wide range of uses, you can use it on just your face or just your feet, or you can use it all over your body. Due to its ability to tighten the skin, it is an excellent remedy for cellulite. This cosmetic product is perfect for both baths and saunas.
Benefits of coffee scrub
If you regularly exfoliate your skin with a scrub, it becomes healthier, better resists external aggressive influences and becomes more susceptible to skincare products.
The caffeine contained in coffee scrubs increases blood flow, reduces the appearance of cellulite and gives the skin a more even tone and unmatched coffee aroma. A coffee face scrub made from finely ground coffee will get rid of blackheads and flaking skin.
Additional natural ingredients available to everyone can enhance the benefits of a coffee scrub. Let's talk about simple coffee scrub recipes.
Features of using coffee masks
The simplest procedures that do not require large investments and will not take much time: applying homemade masks or scrubs to the face. An important advantage of homemade cosmetics is the absence of unknown ingredients, dyes, and chemical preservatives. The natural aroma of coffee will outshine any synthetic flavoring.
It is recommended to use only finely ground natural beans as raw materials - there will be practically no benefit from instant coffee.
Toning, smoothing wrinkles, mechanical removal of dead epidermal cells - all this can be done with products that contain coffee. A popular and accessible coffee face mask for almost everyone, it solves several problems at once:
- deeply cleanses the skin;
- improves blood circulation and lymphatic drainage;
- increases elasticity;
- activates metabolic processes;
- has a noticeable lifting effect.
It is worth remembering: the eyes and the delicate skin that surrounds them react especially sensitively to the external aggressive environment and bioactive substances, so applying a homemade mask to these areas is not recommended.
If you are concerned about the first signs of aging of the skin around the eye, caused by unfavorable environmental factors, it is better to resort to professional beauty products. For example, choose a special gel with caffeine: it quickly and effectively eliminates characteristic signs of tension and fatigue.
There are also a number of restrictions related to the condition of the skin. It is better to avoid adding coffee to homemade cosmetics in the following cases:
- in the presence of irritation or wounds;
- with a predisposition to rosacea;
- with a tendency to allergic manifestations.
Before adding coffee masks to your home cosmetics arsenal, you should consult a cosmetologist. Before applying the mask to your entire face, you need to test its effect on a small area of skin - for example, on your wrist.
Homemade coffee scrub recipe
We will tell you how to make a homemade scrub for your face and body from coffee using the example of simple coffee scrub recipes.
Coffee and coconut oil scrub
The recipe for a natural coffee-coconut scrub at home is simple. Ingredients for making a scrub at home:
1 cup coffee grounds
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup liquid honey
1 cup unrefined coconut oil
Melt coconut oil and mix with all ingredients.
Coconut oil is excellent for softening and nourishing the skin, can slow down the appearance of wrinkles and sagging skin, and also helps prevent premature aging and degenerative diseases due to its well-known antioxidant properties, and also has healing and moisturizing properties due to its lauric acid content. It is believed that coconut oil relaxes the mind and body. You can learn more about the beneficial properties of coconut oil and the features of its use in the article “How to use coconut oil.”
Sugar contains glycolic acid, an alpha hydroxy acid that is critical to maintaining healthy skin. Natural glycolic acid contained in sugar not only improves the condition and moisturizes the skin, but also protects it from aggressive toxins.
Honey is amazingly beneficial for immunity and skin nutrition. It regulates pH levels, softens the skin, slows down the formation of wrinkles and relieves inflammation.
Ice Coffee Coconut Scrub
If you want to give your skin freshness, remove dark circles under the eyes and increase skin elasticity, then an ice scrub for the face is what you need.
To prepare an ice refreshing scrub you will need:
½ cup coconut oil
½ cup dry coffee grounds
That's all! Simply mix softened unrefined coconut oil with ground coffee, place in silicone ice cube trays, and place in the freezer.
How to use ice scrub
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Remove the coffee coconut ice scrub cubes before use. Rub your face or other problem areas with coffee-coconut cubes. This is a very effective scrub for wrinkles, swelling and orange peel. After completing the procedure, rinse off the remaining scrub with warm water and finish the procedure by washing with cool water.
Coffee-salt scrub
Anti-cellulite salt scrub with coffee is effective for any unevenness and fat deposits. Thanks to its warming effect and the ability to remove excess salt water, it holds the record for the visible reduction of skin unevenness and extra centimeters.
Coffee scrub recipe with salt:
1 ½ cups coarse sea salt
1 cup dry coffee grounds
1 cup coconut oil
5-15 drops of essential oils (optional – orange, lemon, grapefruit)
The skin becomes not only clean, but also velvety. Salt and coffee help in the fight against cellulite, stretch marks, and burn excess fat deposits.
Coffee and coconut cream scrub
Scrub with coconut cream has comedogenic properties. To prepare a nourishing scrub to even out skin color you will need:
1 tbsp. dry coconut cream
2 tablespoons oil base (unrefined coconut oil or almond oil)
1 tablespoon dry coffee grounds
Mix all ingredients, apply 1-2 times a week. Apply the coconut cream and coffee scrub in a circular motion and leave for 15 minutes. Then rinse with warm water and pat skin dry with a soft towel. If using a coffee cream body scrub, increase the amount of ingredients by 4-6 times.
Coffee-chocolate scrub
A homemade coffee scrub with chocolate is a real SPA for your skin! You will need:
6 tablespoons of coffee grounds;
2 tablespoons of natural cocoa powder without additives;
2 tablespoons macadamia oil or unrefined coconut oil;
grated zest of one medium orange or 3-4 drops of essential orange oil;
Mix all ingredients, cool. Apply to clean skin with circular massaging movements 1-2 times a week.
Both coffee and cocoa contain antioxidants that help fight signs of aging. Coffee has anti-inflammatory properties that relieve skin inflammation, reduce dark circles under the eyes and the adverse effects of ultraviolet rays. Cocoa contains omega-6 fatty acids, which help heal wounds and lighten scars, maintain skin elasticity by providing hydration and increased blood flow. Macadamia oil is the closest match to the natural sebum in our skin, it repairs skin cells and hydrates the skin without causing breakouts. Orange tightens the skin and refreshes it. And the light chocolate-coffee aroma will stay with you for a very long time.
How to remove signs of fatigue?
After sleepless nights, the skin becomes tired and looks sluggish. To perk it up, try a recipe based on grounds with ground walnuts or cashews. The proportions should be the same. To soften, add a tablespoon of full-fat kefir.
- Cosmetologists recommend warming up your neck and face before applying. A light massage lasting 1 – 2 minutes will help with this. The mixture should be washed off after half an hour, when it dries slightly.
- What are the advantages of self-cooking according to the proposed scheme?
- You will be confident in the freshness and naturalness of the constituent units.
- Get a moistened surface.
- Effective against loss of elasticity and turgor.
Promotes rejuvenation, so it is suitable even for mature women.
You can prepare the product for several times. Store it in the refrigerator. But it is better, of course, if a fresh composition is applied daily.
Advice! To avoid the hassle of daily brewing, freeze natural coffee. Rub ice cubes on your cheeks, forehead, nose and chin every morning. The method tones and refreshes.
How else can men use coffee grounds?
Coffee grounds can replace many synthetic components used by men for hygiene and save a lot of money.
Hand cleansing paste with coffee grounds
Hand cleansing paste with abrasive is used by men to remove stubborn stains - tar, oil products, paints, soot, metal or cement dust and others. Due to the abrasive properties of coffee grounds, they can 100% replace synthetic pastes. In addition, coffee perfectly removes any odors. Having a jar of coffee grounds on hand will keep your hands clean, well-groomed and without any extra financial or time costs.
Coffee cake for foot odor
When using a coffee-salt scrub for your feet, you can significantly reduce sweating and get rid of the unpleasant odor in your shoes. In addition, you can stock up on fabric bags with dried coffee grounds - this will rid your shoes of moisture and unpleasant odor.
Benefits of green coffee oil
Any cream or lotion can be enriched with a useful component. It protects the skin from ultraviolet rays, moisturizes and nourishes it. The extract has a lymphatic drainage effect and helps remove excess fluid from the body. This helps get rid of swelling.
Foams and gels based on green plant extract have an astringent effect, so they quickly relieve inflammation. Reduces the formation of sebum, which is the result of excessive work of the sebaceous glands.
- Add 1 - 2 drops to your favorite cosmetic product, mix and rub in with patting movements.
- Make a compress from the proposed product mixed with any other plant extract (apricot, peach, olive). There is no need to rinse off, it absorbs perfectly.
Advice! For combination types, a composition with kaolin and baking soda will help them regain strength after a working day. Distribute it evenly in the evening.
How to properly apply coffee scrub
Apply the coffee scrub to the body on clean skin using circular massaging movements. It is better to use a coffee scrub in the shower or bath, because particles of coffee grounds do not dissolve, so excess may fall off during a home spa treatment.
Apply coffee body scrub starting from your feet, rubbing in circular movements. Pay special attention to problem areas. After completing the application of the scrub, you can leave the scrub for 5-15 minutes or rinse off immediately after application. This way you can independently regulate the intensity and depth of the coffee scrub. Then rinse off the scrub.
Coffee scrub for oily skin can be washed off with your usual soap or shower gel. It is recommended to use the scrub regularly - from one to three times a week. Exfoliating
the effect of coffee cake, coupled with the beneficial properties of caffeine for skin health, will make your skin radiant and toned, imperfections will disappear, and skin turgor will increase.
You can use coffee grounds left over after preparing coffee as a coffee scrub. By adding additional natural ingredients, you can get more effective home cosmetics. Let's talk about simple and very effective recipes for coffee scrub at home.
For a "beach" effect
Thanks to carotenoids, coffee beans give the skin a dark complexion. According to reviews from women who use such masks, a light tan appears after just two procedures. An easy way to achieve a beachy effect is to mix your leftover morning drink with whatever you have in the kitchen.
For oily skin, a mixture of ground coffee and warm water is suitable. And if you feel tightness, mixtures with oil, such as olive oil, will help better. Spread the brown mixture over your face, neck and open chest in an even layer.
The minimum time required for one procedure to transform your complexion with coffee is ten minutes. Such manipulations are also appropriate for maintaining a tan in the summer, if carried out twice a week.
Video on the topic: Facial scrub made from coffee and sour cream
Benefits of Coffee Scrub
- Naturalness – coffee scrub is created by nature itself.
- Safety - coffee cake does not contain additives; harm from a coffee scrub can only be caused by exceeding the recommended frequency of use or individual intolerance.
- Savings - when you drink a cup of coffee, you get a natural coffee scrub for free! Don't throw away the leftover coffee cake; use it as a natural exfoliating body scrub or to remove dirt from your hands.
- Versatility - coffee scrub is suitable for men, women and children. It has virtually no contraindications, with the exception of individual hypersensitivity.
Reviews
Victoria: I often use natural coffee to nourish my hair, but for some reason I didn’t think of using it on my face. Having used one of the recipes for a coffee mask, I was pleasantly surprised by the good effect. Now I will alternately use coffee not only for hair care, but also for my face. Fast, effective and inexpensive!
Vasilisa: I really love folk beauty recipes and often experiment with new compositions. Of course, it’s impossible to completely replace store-bought cosmetics (sometimes you’re just too lazy to prepare something; it’s easier to take a tube of cream or lotion), but I’ve already replaced many “ready-made” products with homemade ones. Having heard advice to use coffee grounds, I searched for a long time for a suitable companion for my dry skin, until I tried mixing it simply with honey. The effect is amazing, now I actively recommend this product to all my friends. Those who are not lazy also use it, although in my opinion the recipe is simpler.
Olga: Coffee has also proven itself in cosmetology; I wipe my face with the remnants of the drink every morning, and in the summer I use frozen ice cubes. The result is impressive: the skin is clean and radiant, there are no fine wrinkles or facial folds. The best remedy, especially in terms of savings.
Coffee has also proven itself excellent in cosmetology; I wipe my face with the remnants of the drink every morning, and in the summer I use frozen ice cubes. The result is impressive: the skin is clean and radiant, there are no fine wrinkles or facial folds. The best remedy, especially in terms of savings. You can read about the beneficial properties of bey oil and its use for hair here.
How to enhance the effect of a coffee scrub
Scrubbing is a good preparatory step before deeply moisturizing and nourishing the skin. Complement your home spa with a scrub, natural face masks or anti-cellulite massage cream, and the effect will surprise even skeptics who prefer synthetic cosmetics due to their mythical accelerated results. Using cosmetics made from natural ingredients is not only affordable, but also forward-thinking. The effect of it lasts for a long time, and with regular use it has a cumulative property.
Get the maximum taste and benefit from your favorite drink without spending extra money.
Combating oily skin problems
Due to excessive secretion of the sebaceous glands, acne and acne often occur. How to get rid of excess fat? We suggest you listen to the recommendations of professional dermatologists.
- You can normalize their work with ground product, low-fat yogurt and kiwi. The fruit must be crushed to a paste consistency and mixed with other ingredients in equal proportions. Leave for half an hour, then rinse.
- Cottage cheese will help reduce inflammation, remove shine and cleanse pores. Mix it with crushed grains and spread evenly over the affected areas. Remove after complete drying. To improve the condition, three repetitions per week are enough.
- Olive oil and sour cream perfectly nourish and moisturize the dermis. Mix with the main component in equal quantities and spread in a thin layer. To prevent the mask from spreading, take a horizontal position and protect yourself with napkins or a waffle towel. After 10 minutes, rinse with cool water. Sour cream can be replaced with yogurt or kefir. You can use it every other evening, but don’t forget to apply night cream afterwards.
- Ground oatmeal and yogurt are products not only for a healthy breakfast, but also for nourishing the face. During application (2 - 3 minutes), massage it with gentle movements with your fingertips. Leave the eyelid and eye area untouched. Then wash yourself carefully and dry with a soft cloth. The mixture perfectly cleanses and acts as a peeling agent. Do not overdo it. One application of the mixture per week is enough.
The result will be visible in a short period of time
Advice! If the brewed coffee has cooled, you can use it to make lotions and compresses for the eyes. To do this, soak a cotton swab in the liquid and apply it to your eyelids for 5–0 minutes. Fatigue will be relieved as if by hand.
Contraindications for coffee peeling
To avoid side effects, it is not recommended to use coffee scrubs in several cases:
- if there is an allergic reaction to its component,
- with increased sensitivity,
- for serious skin or blood diseases.
If you follow these simple rules, coffee scrub will become an effective remedy in solving many facial skin problems.
Effect depending on skin type
When asked how coffee affects facial skin, cosmetologists unanimously say that it is positive. However, when using products based on it, you need to take into account that different masks are used for oily and combination skin types. Depending on this criterion, additional components are added to them, and raw materials are taken that differ in the degree of grinding. Therefore, it is extremely important to consider what skin the coffee scrub or mask will be applied to:
- dry, prone to peeling. The grounds are mixed with sour cream, cream or vegetable oil (almond or olive);
- sensitive. The grains used are crushed as finely as possible. Large fractions can damage the integrity of the dermis;
- fat. Components are added that have a drying effect. Oatmeal, kefir and yogurt can be used;
- normal and combined. Absolutely all means are suitable. To achieve maximum effect, it is recommended to add fruit and vegetable juices and all kinds of oils to them.
How to choose
Surely, when choosing products to eat, you pay special attention to their composition. Our skin is no less capricious than our stomach or the body as a whole, so the components for masks must be chosen no less carefully and carefully. If you prefer masks with ground coffee, then make sure that there are no foreign elements in the package.
Often the composition of such coffee is diluted with flour, starch or powdered clay. Therefore, before preparing a mask with such coffee or the grounds of this product, we recommend that you test it. To do this, pour a small amount of coffee onto a piece of paper and, under good bright lighting, check to see if there are any white or any other colored particles among the coffee grains.
In general, it’s better not to skimp and buy expensive coffee. In this case, you will protect yourself and your skin from possible “diluted” fakes.
Coffee beans are also great for masks. Here you will definitely not stumble upon a low-quality product. But they will have to be ground. But for true coffee gourmets, it is a real pleasure to control the preparation process from the very beginning until its completion. Plus, you get two benefits at once: rich, delicious coffee for you and thick coffee for your skin.
The effect of coffee on facial skin
Drinking 2-3 cups of espresso per day has a beneficial effect on the skin and the human body in general. The heart muscle is strengthened and stimulated, the tone and elasticity of blood vessels increases. The result is improved blood circulation and stimulation of metabolic processes. The epithelium becomes radiant and smooth.
Positive effects are observed only with moderate consumption of the drink. Exceeding the permissible norm provokes a completely different result. If more than 300 milligrams of caffeine enters the body per day, coffee becomes harmful to the skin. It has a diuretic effect and removes fluid from the body. As a result, the following negative changes are noted:
- bags, bruises under the eyes. The person takes on a tired appearance;
- creases are clearly visible, facial wrinkles appear;
- the epithelium becomes flabby, loose, dry;
- Cellulite appears in the thigh area.
Coffee drink affects complexion. It takes on a sickly, grayish tint.
You can avoid the negative effects of caffeine by limiting your consumption. It is also recommended to drink plain water after a cup of espresso. This will help replenish lost fluid.
Useful and harmful properties
The caffeine contained in the beans helps improve blood circulation and dilate blood vessels. Similar changes are observed when taken orally, as well as in the case of topical use. The benefits of coffee for the skin are undeniable. Therefore, it is included in various cosmetics.
When systematically applying coffee ointments and masks, the following effects on the skin are noted:
- maintaining water balance. The dermis takes on a healthy appearance;
- normalization of the activity of the sebaceous glands;
- elimination of inflammation;
- lightening blackheads;
- reduction of puffiness, disappearance of bags and bruises under the eyes;
- getting rid of cellulite;
- the epithelium becomes elastic and taut. Small wrinkles disappear.
Coffee consumed in large quantities spoils the appearance of the skin. In addition, cosmetics can cause harm, but only if they are used in the presence of active inflammation, open wounds and a tendency to rosacea.
