Coffee grounds scrub at home

At all times, women sought to care for themselves to maintain and preserve beauty and youth. Recipes natural homemade cosmetics passed down from generation to generation, improved. One of the most beloved and effective ingredients used in the preparation of various scrubs, masks and wraps is coffee. What is its benefits for the skin and how with its help you can prepare various care products at home, we'll talk in this article.

In fact, it is difficult to underestimate the benefits of coffee. Due to its caffeine content, it:

• Helps smooth and rejuvenate skin, remove excess fluid from the body and improve blood circulation;
• It is one of the best products used for weight loss, as it has a fat burning effect and reduces the appearance of cellulite;
• Effectively fights stretch marks, restores skin tone and elasticity.

However, not every coffee is equally useful as a cosmetic. You must refrain from using an instant drink, because it does not bring you absolutely no benefit, on the contrary, it may even hurt. It is best to prepare masks, scrubs and blends for wrappings from ground coffee, and it is desirable to choose fine or medium grinding, in order to better exfoliate dead skin particles and to avoid traumatization.

If you prefer to buy coffee in beans and independently prepare it in the Turk, you can prepare a cosmetic based on the used coffee cake (grounds). In order for the coffee grounds remaining after preparation of the drink to be suitable as such a means, please observe the following rules:

• Brew coffee without additives (milk, cream, sugar, spices, etc.);
• Use only natural coffee cake;
• For maximum effectiveness, the drink is brewed for several minutes; do not just fill it with boiling water;
• Coffee grounds have a certain shelf life - it can serve you no more than 5 days with proper storage: it should stand in a cool dark place, in a closed container.

So, you decided to make a coffee mixture and use it to carry out the skin care procedure. To achieve maximum effect, your body should be carefully prepared. So, here is what you need to do first:

• Make sure you are not allergic to this product. The main principle of any medical procedure - do no harm. Our goal is to take care of the skin of the face and body, however, if the use of coffee is impossible due to individual intolerance, you will have to find another product for these purposes;
• Before you begin to scrub or wrap, you need to thoroughly steam and clean the skin. Pores should be maximally disclosed for better absorption of the beneficial substances contained in the coffee mixture. That is why many people like to use such a scrub after visiting a bath or an infrared sauna;
• The duration of the procedure is at least 10 minutes.

To combat cellulite:

• For the preparation of anti-cellulite scrub, choose black or green coffee, coarse grinding, without any artificial flavors and additives. Instead of ground coffee, you can take the coffee grounds and prepare the necessary mixture;
• The problem areas are massaged as follows: you rub the legs and buttocks intensively from the bottom up (this is how the lymphatic ways go) to remove excess fluid from the body; tummy massaging with circular movements;
• The coffee scrubbing procedure should be carried out at least 2 times a week for the appearance and maintenance of a sustainable result;
• Enhance the effect of the procedure will help the subsequent bath with essential oils of grapefruit, juniper or orange.

If you want to get rid of stretch marks:

• Take finely ground coffee, green is best; Mix it with sea salt in a 2: 1 ratio and add enough water to make a mixture with a consistency of sour cream. Allowed to add a couple of tablespoons of olive oil;
• Slow movements in a circle, apply the resulting mass on the problem areas;
• Leave the mixture on the body for about 10 minutes, then rinse with warm water;
• It is advisable to carry out this procedure no more than once every two weeks for the best regeneration of the skin.

With the help of coffee scrub, you can get rid of unwanted body hair. This is done like this:

• Take 2 tablespoons of coffee cake and add a teaspoon of soda. Dilute the mixture with cold water to the consistency of sour cream;
• Preheat the skin thoroughly by taking a hot bath;
• Apply the mixture in circular motions to places where hair removal is required. Rub it in about 5 minutes;
• After the scrubbing procedure, wrap the treated areas with cling film without washing off the scrub. Sit quietly for half an hour;
• To obtain the effect of such hair removal, it is necessary to conduct at least 5 procedures with an interval of 4-5 days.

Precautionary measures:

• If you suffer from varicose veins, you have problems with pressure or the cardiovascular system, then you will have to give up using the coffee component as part of home care cosmetics;
• Diseases of the genitourinary system, serious skin rashes, tumors are also contraindications to the use of coffee as a cosmetic;
• Even in the absence of the above limitations, you should not get carried away and apply coffee scrubs more than three times a week.

One of the best means for the prevention and treatment of cellulite at home, as well as to increase the elasticity of the skin of the face and body, is coffee soap.

It is easy to prepare at home with the following recipe: take a couple of pieces of baby soap, rub them on a grater, pour in 30 ml of olive oil and melt in a water bath. Next, add 3 tablespoons of sea salt and 4 tablespoons of coffee cake or finely ground coffee. Stir the mixture thoroughly and pour into molds. Put in the fridge. Soap should harden for two hours. After removing it from the mold and wrap cling film.

This natural soap will be a great tool for daily care, as well as suitable as a gift to a loved one.

For delicate and effective cleansing of oily skin is suitable scrub from coffee grounds and honey. To make it, take a teaspoon of each component: honey, coffee cake, natural yogurt, olive oil. Mix everything thoroughly and apply on face for 8-10 minutes, like a mask, then rinse it off with gentle circular movements;

Problem skin with rashes can be cured, applying a mask of coffee, honey and cinnamon. The components are mixed in equal parts, the mass is applied to the face for 6-7 minutes and washed off with light massage movements. Take care not to damage the inflamed skin and not aggravate the rash;

For nutrition and hydration of the skin is suitable coffee scrub with sour cream. Add in freshly ground coffee fresh sour cream and olive oil, just take equally. Stir to obtain a homogeneous mass, apply on face, leave for 10 minutes. Then rinse the mixture with warm water. This mask will help you clean and even out the skin, as well as improve its color;

Another scrub that will make your skin soft and silky - with coffee and coconut oil. Take coffee cake (1 tsp.), Natural yogurt (3-5 tsp.) And coconut oil (2 tsp.), Mix and apply on the body in a circular motion. You can leave the mixture for 10 minutes to achieve an even greater moisturizing effect;

Now let's talk about cellulite scrubs. based on coffee. A classic scrub is prepared by mixing coffee grounds with water at room temperature to the consistency of porridge. This mixture is applied to problem areas, massage is carried out for 15-20 minutes; after you wash it off with warm water;

Honey scrub using coffee cake: mix coffee and honey in a ratio of 1: 2 and massage the body for 10-15 minutes;

Salt scrub for anti-cellulite massage: take coffee (1 tablespoon), sea salt (1 tablespoon) and olive oil (5-6 drops). It is previously recommended to thoroughly steam the body in a bath, then treat the necessary places with this mixture and wash off after 10-15 minutes;

The following recipe should be used with caution, as it can cause an allergic reaction. It is to add to the coffee grounds of hot pepper tincture (5-6 drops) and olive oil (also 5-6 drops). The mixture is applied to the body as a wrap and lasts for about an hour. If you feel discomfort, for example, an unpleasant burning sensation, then it is better to immediately wash away the product in order to avoid a burn;

Another interesting option: cinnamon scrub. This oriental spice will help relieve inflammation from the skin and improve blood circulation. This mixture is prepared from the following ingredients:

• ground cinnamon - ½ tsp;
• coffee cake - 1-2 tablespoons;
• olive oil - 2 tablespoons;
• granulated sugar - ½ tsp;
• salt - ½ tsp.

Mix components in a homogeneous mass, apply to problem areas, massage for 15-20 minutes, rinse the mixture with water;

Essential oils help to fight for smooth skin on the buttocks and thighs. Take a few drops (literally 5-6, no more, so as not to cause a negative skin reaction) grapefruit, orange or tangerine oils, add them to the prepared coffee grounds (about 100 grams), apply to the skin and massage the problem areas for 10 minutes;

Oatmeal is also often used in the fight against cellulite. Mix 4 tablespoons of well-milled flakes with 2 tablespoons of coffee cake, add a spoon of sour cream or yoghurt, mix well and hold an intensive massage for 10 minutes. After take a warm shower;

Coffee grounds can also be used. for the preparation of nutritious masks for the scalp. Take 1 sachet of gelatin, dissolve it in water, add a little more than half a tablespoon of coffee cake and a little hair conditioner. Apply the mixture to your hair, leave for 30 minutes, then wash your hair thoroughly. This mask will give shine to your hair, make it obedient and smooth;

Another recipe useful for hair - mask with egg yolk. The ingredients are as follows: cognac - 1 tbsp, hot water - 1 tbsp, olive (or linseed) oil - 1 tsp, egg yolk - 2 pcs. Everything must be thoroughly mixed, put on your hair, put a plastic bag on top and wrap the head with a towel. Maintain the mixture for at least 30 minutes. After applying such a mask, your hair will become silky and shiny, their growth will increase and the roots will strengthen. The procedure should be carried out at least once every 5 days.

Reading reviews about the use of various blends using natural ground coffee or coffee grounds for face and body care, we can conclude that regular treatment of the skin, using these tools, helps to successfully defeat cellulite, make it much less noticeable, improve turgor and skin color and resume normal circulation of body fluids.

Among the positive visual changes on the body after using the coffee scrub, women note a decrease in the volume of problem areas, smoothing of the hillocks, improving skin elasticity and improving its appearance, as well as the disappearance of edema.

In addition, the combination of scrubbing with other procedures (massage, visiting an infrared sauna and a bath, steam baths for the face, etc.) significantly approximates the desired result.

Do not forget that to achieve a lasting effect, it is necessary to regularly perform any kind of care procedures, as well as proper nutrition, an active lifestyle, and rejection of bad habits. Remember that your health and beauty is only in your hands!