We love a good DIY recipe that’s cheap and easy, especially if we already have it in our homes. Bringing you another simple and effective way to help out your skin, let’s #ReduceReuseRecycleBaby, and use what we got, make our skin GLOW, and create cost-effective beauty products for ourselves and others!
Using old, used grounds helps your wallet + the planet, but fresh grounds work just as well.
* PRO TIPS:
- If using USED coffee grounds, they may still be a little damp from the brew they just made, so go a little easier on the oil, since they are already moist.
- Store any left-overs in an air-tight container, good for a few days afterwards.
- Make in bulk and give as sweet lil’ gifts in 8oz mason jars
Here are a couple different coffee scrub recipes to tickle your fancy! Try ’em out and see which is your fav!
Coconut + Tea Tree Oil
- Combine a 2:3 ratio of coconut oil to coffee grounds
- Add a few drops of tea tree oil — just be cautious around your gorgeous, kind eyeballs.
Olive Oil
- Combine a 2:3 ratio of oil to grounds
Check out this stellar blog about the benefits of olive oil on your skin!
Cacao Powder
- 1 part cacao powder
- 2-3 parts oil of choice
- 1 part coffee grounds
Cacao benefits for skin:
- Rich in vitamin C + magnesium
- Hella antioxidants, helping your skin to stay protected from free-radicals + environmental pollutants
- Anti-aging properties
- Can prevent sun damage
- Repairs skin cells
Brown sugar + Cinnamon
- 1 part brown sugar
- 1 part coffee grounds
- 2-3 parts oil of choice
- a dash or two of cinnamon — careful with the eyes
Cinnamon benefits for skin:
- Helps with excessively oily skin
- Can clear up acne
- Naturally fights skin infections
- Increases blood flow to the surface of the skin, giving you GLOWING skin, darling.
- It’s antiproliferative properties removes dead skin cells, acting as a natural, not-too-harsh exfoliant.
Oatmeal + Sugar
- 1 part oats
- 1 part coffee grounds
- 1 part sugar (any kind will do)
- 2-4 parts oil of choice
- (Honey optional)