21 Jul Coffee as an exfoliant
Perhaps you are one of those who spend hours on the Internet deciding your next routine to take care of your skin. Between excessively expensive creams and thousands of natural products, you probably don’t know which one to decide on. Well today we bring you the solution with an ingredient that we are sure you have at home. Not only is it aromatic, delicious and healthy, coffee can also serve as an exfoliant. Join us!
Why a coffee-based exfoliant?
We would all love to have very smooth and dazzling skin, we just haven’t found the perfect way to achieve it. Exfoliating the skin is an excellent method to rejuvenate it and improve its condition. The properties of coffee are what give our body rejuvenation after using an exfoliant made from this ingredient. Ground coffee and not after use, contains caffeine and antioxidants that can be transferred to your body.
After one of these short but delicious massages, your body or the area where it is applied will be deflated, without redness, with less cellulite and stretch marks. Somehow, coffee scrubs remove dead cells on our skin, hydrate it and make it return to the softness and silkiness of a newborn.
On which parts of the body do we use the coffee exfoliant?
These natural mixtures that we are going to start using, now with greater knowledge, can be used in almost any area of the body. It is especially recommended for the face, elbows, heels, knees, thighs, forearms, belly and buttocks. We want to explain what you will work in each area.
On the face, it facilitates the extraction of blackheads and that facial creams and masks adhere better to the skin of the face and improve the results of your beauty routines.
Heels, elbows, and knees are heavily exposed to the fresh air on a daily basis, so scrubs will make them look brighter and better hydrated.
On the thighs and belly it will help you reduce cellulite and stretch marks, but you must do it with some regularity and with constant and effective movements.
How often to do the exfoliation?
It depends on several factors, such as the area of the body, the ingredients you use and your skin type. If you notice any adverse effect in its use, do not hesitate to see a specialist or dermatologist. Some people think that it is perfect to perform exfoliations three times a week, however, this can irritate your skin a little, if you do it twice a month is enough. In oily skin, you can afford to do it more frequently, while in dry skin you should avoid exfoliating more than twice a month.
Our recipes
Homemade scrubs are special and more like the ones we are going to tell you about. To hydrate the skin and stimulate the regeneration and growth of new cells, we are going to combine coffee with several very natural ingredients. In general, we will add them in the same quantities and mix them until they form a homogeneous paste, which is what we will apply to the body. If there is leftover, no problem, you can refrigerate it for up to two weeks.
Options
- 1 cup of water with 2 heaping tablespoons of coffee.
- 4 tablespoons of moisturizing cream or facial mask with 2 heaping tablespoons of coffee powder.
- 1 tablespoon of honey with 2 heaping tablespoons of coffee.
- 2 tablespoons of almond oil with 1 tablespoon of ground coffee.
- ¼ cup brown sugar, ¼ coconut oil, and ½ cup brown sugar.
- ¼ cup of olive oil, ½ ripe banana and ¼ cup of ground coffee.
- 6 tablespoons of whole milk, 6 tablespoons of cocoa and 4 tablespoons of ground coffee.
- ¼ cup of brown sugar, 60 ml of coconut oil and half a cup of coffee.
Method
When applying your exfoliating coffee mask, spread a tablespoon of the mixture on the area you want to exfoliate and rub with constant circular movements. Massage between 3 and 5 minutes and let it sit for about five more minutes. Then rinse with plenty of water and pat dry with a soft towel. Apply moisturizer at the end to leave the skin in optimal conditions.
It is very important that before the exfoliation you wash your skin with plenty of cold water and a neutral soap, this way you enhance the adherence of the mixture and its benefits. On the contrary, after performing the exfoliation, you need to dry yourself with a soft towel, pressing the skin without rubbing it and then apply a sunscreen before going outside, in order not to overexpose your skin.
Conclusions
Make your skin look like it was before and stay radiant and shiny. With ingredients very close to you, you can start to notice the results. Coffee has definitely proven to be an excellent exfoliant and today we put at your disposal our advice so that you can use it and start noticing the results. Make it natural and make it with coffee.
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