Toning scrubs with honey and coffee
Deep peeling of the skin, making it smoother and preparing for other cosmetic procedures will help exfoliate perfectly. Tonic scrubs with honey and coffee are perfect for everyone - and fit fitness lovers, young mothers, and those who just started fighting for harmony and beauty.
Features and benefits
Skin scrubbing is one of the best ways to affect problem areas of the body. The hard particles that are contained in the paste, allow you to clear the skin of dead and dead cells. External pollution is also eliminated. After such exposure, the skin surface is very susceptible to any other cosmetic products: creams are easier to absorb and “work” better. Wraps and massages after scrubbing are also becoming much more effective.
If we add to this all the useful properties that the scrub components themselves possess, it turns out to be a miracle cure, which, if used regularly and correctly, can bring excellent results.
Honey and coffee are the most popular ingredients for any scrub, whether home or commercial. And although industrial-made pastes are easy to use, have pleasant fragrances and appearance, homemade scrubs are considered more effective due to all-natural ingredients.
Honey is taken as the basis of cosmetics. It perfectly nourishes the skin, makes it easy for hands to slide, massaging it, promotes healing of cracks and scratches, softens. Ground coffee due to its physical properties exfoliates skin well. In addition, the caffeine contained in it tones, stimulates cells to renew, removes excess moisture.
Thus, the coffee and honey scrub - one of the best for losing weight. After applying it, the skin remains smooth, delicate and noticeably flattened.
Beauty recipes
Any kind of honey is suitable for making scrub - it is not as important as if we were taking honey inside. But it must be liquid! Candied honey should be heated in a water bath or held in a microwave so that it melts.
The variety of coffee is also not too important. But pay attention to grinding. The smallest is suitable for gentle cleansing of the face. The body will need larger particles. If possible, grind it yourself on a coffee grinder - the fresher it is, the better.
Do not rush to throw away the remnants of coffee from the Turks or coffee makers - from the coffee grounds you also get good, rather gentle scrubs, for example, for the face. It is believed that the caffeine in them is less, that is, it serves exclusively for exfoliation. The powder can be dried, and can be mixed with honey immediately.
A honey and coffee scrub is done in an approximate proportion of 2 full tablespoons of coffee powder per half cup of honey. This should be enough for one procedure.
This composition can be stored, but it is not recommended to keep it for more than 3-5 days. Moreover, the melted honey, most likely, will again be evaporated. The ideal option is to prepare one portion of the scrub right before use.
Scrub recipe can be varied and other components. For example, if you make a product with olive oil, it will additionally nourish the skin, provide a rejuvenating effect and work well against stretch marks. It is prepared like this: for half a glass of liquid honey, take a tablespoon of olive oil and mix thoroughly. Then add coffee.
Instead of olive oil, you can use flaxseed, corn, almond oil, as well as very useful grape seed oil.
Sea salt is another magical ingredient.Scrub with salt nourishes the skin with microelements, gives tone and health and, of course, is a good "abrasive". Mix a tablespoon of salt (if you come across a large one, grind it in advance) with the same amount of coffee. Melt or heat the honey slightly (half a cup) and mix a mixture of salt and ground coffee into it.
You can make a mixture of cake, remaining in the coffee maker, and sugar. Such a sweet scrub nourishes and cleanses the skin, and it is a pleasure to use it!
You can safely make changes to the recipe scrub, adding to it your favorite ingredients. These can be essential oils (citrus fruits are best), cosmetic mud or clay, spices (for example, cinnamon), ginger, and other active ingredients.
How to carry out the procedure
No one applies scrub to dry skin without preparation. Before applying the exfoliating paste it is necessary to take a shower, it is advisable to steam out completely, or at least to steam out those areas where scrub is planned. You can lightly rub the body with a washcloth - a coarse-fiber massage mitten is best. After that, you need to wipe dry with a towel and apply the paste. After a couple of minutes, when it is absorbed, you can begin to make light massage movements - rub your skin, mash, stroke. Then the composition is washed off, and a nourishing / anti-cellulite / moisturizing cream is applied to the skin. The most stubborn can make a wrap.
If you decide to prepare such a scrub for a bath, it should be applied after the last entry into the steam room - before washing.
General rules for the use of scrubs:
- Do not apply the paste on damaged skin. Scratches, pimples, skin disease - all contraindications for scrubbing.
- The skin must be cleansed and prepared.
- Before use, it is advisable to test for allergies - the composition is applied for 15 minutes on the inside of the forearm. Redness or itching may indicate a negative reaction to the composition of the paste.
- Do not rub the skin too hard: solid particles and so well "work". Excessive effort may cause scratches. The procedure should bring pleasant sensations!
- Special attention should be paid to the roughest areas - elbows, knees, feet.
- The optimal frequency of body scrub is once a week. If you do it more often, the cells may not have time to renew, and the upper layer of the skin will be damaged.
- After the procedure, it is best to relax, listen to pleasant music and drink herbal tea.
Reviews
Feedback on the use of honey and coffee scrub is mostly positive. Many women notice slight redness after application, but it passes quickly and, most likely, is associated with the work of active components. A light massage with a special brush brings a good effect. Immediately after scrub, the skin becomes smooth and well-groomed.
In combination with proper nutrition and regular exercise, it is great for losing weight. With the help of such scrubs, wraps and canned massage, you can get rid of cellulite. A sustainable effect will appear after 2-3 months of regular procedures. However, it is worth remembering that after a course of active scrubbing, wrappings and massages, it is necessary to give the body a rest.
The process of making coffee and honey scrub you can see in the next video.