5 DIY Coffee Scrubs for Radiant Skin

Exfoliating your skin is as important as following the cleansing, toning and moisturizing (CTM) routine and taking a good beauty sleep. 

Skin exfoliation/scrubbing has immense benefits and one should never ever skip it.

What Does Face Scrubbing Do?

It has a plethora of benefits and regular scrubbing can help you achieve flawless, healthy-looking skin.

Scrubbing:

• Removes dead skin cells

• Makes skin smoother and softer

• Improves absorption of skincare products

• Improves skin elasticity due to the presence of antioxidants in natural scrubs

• Unclogs sebum accumulation

• Prevents breaking out

• Helps get rid of cellulite

Going with the trend!

Coffee Scrubs are in great trend these days. There are brands devoting their products completely to the coffee range. 

It deserves all the hype it is getting since coffee has innumerable benefits for the skin, hair and the whole body.

Coffee contains various nutrients and antioxidants along with caffeine that benefits the skin, scalp, and hair and the overall health of the body. 

It can be used to exfoliate, treat acne, increase blood flow, fight free radicals and balance pH levels.

Benefits of Coffee

• Improves blood circulation

• Reduces the formation of cellulite

• Makes your skin look radiant

• Improves skin texture

• Reduces inflammation and puffiness

However, affording products from such brands can be expensive, therefore, there is no better way than making a DIY coffee scrub at home with just a handful of ingredients and the best part is- all the ingredients needed can be found in your pantry.

Note: A patch test is always recommended before applying any of these mentioned recipes on your face.

DIY Coffee Scrubs

1. Coffee and Coconut scrub

Ingredients

• ½ tablespoon of coffee
• ½ tablespoon of coconut milk

Direction of usage

Cleans your face first. Mix all the ingredients well and scrub your face and neck in a circular motion. Do not rub your skin, be gentle. Scrub in a circular motion for 2 minutes and wash it off with water and pat dry.

This scrub helps you get youthful-looking skin as it is packed with anti-oxidants and coconut milk which moisturizes the skin.

2. Coffee and Clay scrub

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon of Bentonite clay
• 1 tablespoon of coffee powder
• ½ tablespoon of coconut oil

Direction of usage

Combine all the above ingredients well until thoroughly mixed. Apply it on your face, use your fingertips and move in circular motion gently, scrub for 2 minutes and let the mixture sit for 15 minutes. Then rinse it off with water.

Coffee scrubs off the dead skin cells, bentonite clay helps remove excess oil and unclogs pores and coconut oil moisturizes the skin.

3. Classic Coffee and Sugar scrub

Ingredients

• ½ tablespoon of coffee powder
• ½ tablespoon of palm sugar
• ½ tablespoon of olive oil

Direction of usage

Mix all the ingredients and massage it on your face in a circular motion gently for 2 minutes. Rinse it off and pat dry.

This will help improve blood circulation and can be effective in fixing dark circles too.

Sweeten your face today with good coffee and sugar scrub!

4. Coffee and Honey scrub

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons coffee powder
• 3 tablespoons yoghurt (or whole milk)
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder

Direction of usage

Mix all the ingredients well into a bowl apply the mixture and massage it for 2 minutes. After massaging let the mixture sit for 10 minutes and let the goodness seep into your skin. Then wash it off with water.

This is an extremely nourishing scrub as it contains honey and yoghurt which are best known for their moisturizing properties. It makes your skin soft, plump and supple.

5. Coffee and Aloe vera

Ingredients

• ½ tablespoon of coffee
• 1 tablespoon aloe vera gel

Direction of usage

Mix both the ingredients well and apply the mixture to your face. Scrub gently for 2 minutes then rinse it off with water and pat dry.

Aloe vera moisturizes, soothes and calms the skin and coffee removes the dead cells from the skin giving a nice glow to your face. However, using a moisturizer after using this scrub with aloe vera might not completely moisturize your skin.

Three Keys to Good Exfoliation:

1. Always apply a good hydrating moisturizer afterwards to lock the moisture into your skin no matter how hydrating the scrub is.
2. Do not splash water on your face while scrubbing. Exfoliate with damp fingers and apply some product and gently massage in a circular motion. 
3. Always remember to be gentle.

You can't buy happiness but you can buy coffee scrubs and that's kind of the same thing!

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