For scars, stretch marks and for that perfect smooth skin..
My DIY coffee body scrub(s)
There are SO many different companies online selling these coffee scrubs which claim to create clear, beautifully soft skin, here's just a couple of them...
http://www.bodyblendz.com.au/
To make your own Coffee body scrub you will need:
Coffee.
Coconut oil/Shea butter.
An empty tub or container (to keep your scrub in).
A bowl or something to mix the ingredients together in.
Step ONE
And your Coconut oil/ Shea butter (you can use either of these ingredients, dependant on your personal preference). I chose Coconut oil as I prefer the smell!
Step TWO
Take 40% Coconut oil/Shea butter and 60% coffee and mix your ingredients in your bowl until they are entirely evenly distributed. The amount of coffee and oil that you use I.E 100ml, 50ml etc. all depends on how much scrub you want to make, so the more ingredients you use, the larger the amount of coffee scrub you will end up with will be.
Dependant on what type of oil or butter you used and what type of coffee, your scrub should end up resembling something like this:
And your scrub is quite literally ready to go! You can change up the type of oil or body butter that you use and see the different effects it has on your skin. but personally coconut oil is definitely something that makes my skin feel super soft! You can also change the harshness of the coffee granule, from very fine small granules to larger more coarse grains, or creating a mixture of the two!
Quick Tip! If you decided to use Coconut oil for the base of your scrub, like I did, then just a tip: don't use this scrub as a daily body wash, reason being that with the added oil to your skin, your own skin will attempt to combat this and so if you use the coconut oil on your skin too often, your skin will react by overcompensating and it will become overly oily (which nobody wants). Using this scrub 2/3 times a week maximum will not create any overly oily skin!
So how does this coffee scrub work exactly?
What coffee does: On the skin, the caffeine in coffee can reduce the appearance of cellulite and create firmer looking skin. The coffee granules will also exfoliate the skin, breaking down dead skin cells and leaving you with glowing fresh skin. The benefit of using this coffee scrub as an exfoliator rather than a chemically created one, is that the natural harshness and lack of harsh chemicals within coffee, prevent skin damage. Exfoliation improves the circulation in your skin which leads to smooth glowing skin!
What coconut oil/Shea butter do: Shea butter is just an excellent skin conditioner, intended for use on the skin, i.e hands, arms, legs, rather than the scalp etc. Coconut oil however, can be used almost anywhere on the body. Coconut oil can be used as an intensive scalp treatment for dry or flaky scalps, it can be used as a makeup remover, a deep conditioner for the ends of your hair, an intense skin moisturiser, it can also be used to whiten teeth and is also edible and digestible.
My DIY coffee body scrub(s)
There are SO many different companies online selling these coffee scrubs which claim to create clear, beautifully soft skin, here's just a couple of them...
So what's the catch? Why not go buy it right now? If you're not much of DIY'er yourself and you'd rather just spend the money to buy this product then by all means, go ahead! But for those DIY'ers out there like me, who would not only enjoy making their own beauty products and body scrubs, but also enjoy saving the money it costs them to buy a product that does the same thing, then keep reading!
To make your own Coffee body scrub you will need:
Coffee.
Coconut oil/Shea butter.
An empty tub or container (to keep your scrub in).
A bowl or something to mix the ingredients together in.
Step ONE
Take your coffee:
And your Coconut oil/ Shea butter (you can use either of these ingredients, dependant on your personal preference). I chose Coconut oil as I prefer the smell!
Step TWO
Take 40% Coconut oil/Shea butter and 60% coffee and mix your ingredients in your bowl until they are entirely evenly distributed. The amount of coffee and oil that you use I.E 100ml, 50ml etc. all depends on how much scrub you want to make, so the more ingredients you use, the larger the amount of coffee scrub you will end up with will be.
Dependant on what type of oil or butter you used and what type of coffee, your scrub should end up resembling something like this:
And your scrub is quite literally ready to go! You can change up the type of oil or body butter that you use and see the different effects it has on your skin. but personally coconut oil is definitely something that makes my skin feel super soft! You can also change the harshness of the coffee granule, from very fine small granules to larger more coarse grains, or creating a mixture of the two!
Quick Tip! If you decided to use Coconut oil for the base of your scrub, like I did, then just a tip: don't use this scrub as a daily body wash, reason being that with the added oil to your skin, your own skin will attempt to combat this and so if you use the coconut oil on your skin too often, your skin will react by overcompensating and it will become overly oily (which nobody wants). Using this scrub 2/3 times a week maximum will not create any overly oily skin!
So how does this coffee scrub work exactly?
What coffee does: On the skin, the caffeine in coffee can reduce the appearance of cellulite and create firmer looking skin. The coffee granules will also exfoliate the skin, breaking down dead skin cells and leaving you with glowing fresh skin. The benefit of using this coffee scrub as an exfoliator rather than a chemically created one, is that the natural harshness and lack of harsh chemicals within coffee, prevent skin damage. Exfoliation improves the circulation in your skin which leads to smooth glowing skin!
What coconut oil/Shea butter do: Shea butter is just an excellent skin conditioner, intended for use on the skin, i.e hands, arms, legs, rather than the scalp etc. Coconut oil however, can be used almost anywhere on the body. Coconut oil can be used as an intensive scalp treatment for dry or flaky scalps, it can be used as a makeup remover, a deep conditioner for the ends of your hair, an intense skin moisturiser, it can also be used to whiten teeth and is also edible and digestible.
No comments:
Post a Comment