DIY Coffee Face Scrub

 I have been very busy this last weekend working on DIY projects. I thought to myself as I was working on my DIY Lotion Bars, might as well whip up a couple recipes... I already had all the products and measuring cups and spoons in front of me... and I was in need for a face scrub. I wasn't sure what to use and as I was sipping my coffee it came to me... I would be using coffee grounds... and I had just brewed some coffee... so all was good!

 I had heard of people using coffee grounds in a scrub but I had to do a little research beforehand, just to make sure it was safe to start with and I also wanted to know why it would be good for the skin. I found a lot of information on the web. Mostly using coffee on your skin will help with any redness you could have and it has anti-inflammatory properties. Now as a base... why not my favorite one of them all: coconut oil... simple but soooo effective on the skin being hydrating and soothing.

YOU WILL NEED

Equal parts of coffee grounds and coconut oil. I used half a cup of each. My coffee grounds were still damp.

DIRECTIONS

Using a bain marie melt dow your coconut oil. Then, pour over the coffee grounds in a mixing bowl.

You will see the coffee grounds fall to the bottom. Put the bowl in the refrigerator for five minutes or until the coconut oil starts to harden again.

Then with a whisk or a fork mix everything up! If the coconut oil is too liquidy put the bowl in the refrigerator for another minute or two then whisk again... 

Repeat until everything holds together in the centre of the bowl as so:

You mixture is now ready to put into a nice container. I had a plastic one that had the perfect size but I thought I'd make it prettier using washi tape:

And voilà!!! A perfect scrub in a perfect container :-)

I used the scrub twice already and it smells divine! What's not to like about the smell of coffee. The coconut oil melts nicely onto the skin. You need to be gentle while scrubbing because coffee grounds are really hard but using gentle circular motions is the key to success! And as with any scrubs, avoid the eye region. Then rinse under lukewarm water. The coconut oil leaves the skin hydrated while the coffee grounds give the skin a lovely pink glow! The next day my skin still felt so soft. You could easily use this scrub all over your body!