Coffee is not only one of the most popular drinks in the world, but also a product widely used in cosmetology. This article will tell you about the different ways of using coffee: as a scrub, mask, wrap, etc.
Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world. For many, morning begins with a cup of fragrant hot coffee, and someone prefers to cheer them up at work. But, one way or another, this product is an integral part of the life of all coffeemakers. However, the use of coffee beans for the preparation of a drink is not the only way to use them. Perhaps, everyone knows cosmetic means with coffee. We will talk about this in more detail.
Useful properties of coffee:
- Coffee grains are rich in natural antioxidants, which prevent premature aging of both skin cells and the whole organism.
- Contained in coffee, serotonin - the "hormone of happiness", helps to get rid of depression and bad mood.
- Coffee contains caffeine, which stimulates metabolism. That's why coffee is recommended as a component of the complex treatment of cellulite.
- Due to its structure, ground coffee beans perfectly exfoliate dead skin cells, thereby making it soft and tender.
- The composition of coffee includes fruit and organic acids, for example, linoleic acid, as well as fats, potassium, alkaloids, magnesium, minerals and iron. All this prevents aging of the skin and protects from negative environmental factors.
Thanks to all these properties, coffee is widely used as an ingredient in scrubs, masks, wraps, lotions, and even dyes for hair and skin.
Recipes for scrubs
- Mix in equal proportions ground coffee beans or coffee grounds and olive oil. Massaging movements apply to the skin of the face, neck. After 5-10 minutes rinse with warm water. With regular use, this scrub has a tonic effect on the skin, reduces the signs of skin aging, makes the skin tender and velvety.
- 1 tablespoon of coffee grounds mixed with 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of moisturizing balm, cream and lotion for the body. Mix. Such a cosmetic product can be used as an anti-cellulite and toning body scrub.
- 1 tablespoon oat flakes finely grind and pour ½ teaspoon of boiling water, leave for 5 minutes. Then add 1 teaspoon ground coffee or coffee grounds, mix thoroughly and apply massaging movements on the face and neck area. Leave on for 15-25 minutes, then rinse off with warm water. This scrub mask perfectly cleanses the skin, promotes skin rejuvenation and regeneration, removing old cells.
- 1 mash the ripe persimmon (beat in a blender), mix with 1 tablespoon of coffee grounds, mix thoroughly. Apply massaging movements on the skin. With regular application, this scrub makes the skin tender and velvety. In addition, due to the bactericidal properties of persimmons helps to get rid of rashes and inflammations on the skin, preventing the emergence and development of bacteria and microbes. It is used in the fight against cellulite.
- Mix in equal proportions kefir and coffee grounds. Apply on the skin, carefully massage, leave for 15 minutes, rinse with warm water. A good remedy for cellulite, and also suitable for withering skin as a tonic and moisturizer.
- One of the most popular scrub recipes: in equal proportions mix honey and ground coffee. Strong massaging movements cause on the areas of the body, subject to cellulite. After the massage, wrap it with polyethylene, wrap it and leave it for 20-25 minutes. Wash off with warm water. The result is visible after three weeks of use.
Mask Recipes
Against withering and aging of the skin
A tablespoon of rye flour mixed with brewed coffee, the resulting consistency should be similar to thick sour cream. Add 2-3 drops of essential oil of rose and lemon (you can drop a few drops of lemon juice). Apply on face and neck for 20 minutes. This means with coffee smoothes the skin and prevents its aging.
From rashes and inflammations on the skin
Brew 1 tablespoon of sage grass ½ cup of boiling water. Cover with a towel and leave for 20-30 minutes. Then separate the decoction from the herb. Take 2-4 tablespoons of blue clay and mix with the resulting broth (to the consistency of sour cream). In the resulting mixture add 2 teaspoons of coffee grounds. Apply the mask to cleansed and steamed skin for 20 minutes.
For dry skin
1 tablespoon of sour cream (preferably 10-15% fat) or cottage cheese mixed with a teaspoon of coffee grounds. Apply on face and neck for 10-15 minutes. Wash off with warm water.
For oily and combination skin
Egg yolks mixed with a teaspoon of coffee grounds, add a half-spoonful of yogurt. Mix until smooth. Apply for 20 minutes.
The recipe for wraps
Wraps are one of the most effective ways to fight cellulite. In addition, coffee wraps improve skin color, tone and make the skin more elastic.
2-3 tablespoons of coffee grounds dilute slightly hot water to a thick slurry. Apply the mixture to problem areas, wrap it with thermo film, wrap it in warm clothing (or blanket) for 30 minutes. Then rinse with warm water and apply moisturizer. If desired, you can add other ingredients, for example, clay, essential oils of lemon, roses, juniper, geranium, rosemary, orange or dark chocolate.
In the cold season, the use of a moisturizing lotion is simply necessary. But you can make the lotion not only moisturizing, but also toning, and even give your skin a light tint. To do this, add just a few ml of brewed coffee (twice as strong as the coffee you drink).
Self-tanning and hair dye from coffee
Coffee, which has strong coloring pigments, can not only give the skin a tint, but also give the hair a chestnut or dark chestnut color (depending on the time of staining).
For the preparation of autosunburn: brew the coffee grounds with boiling water, slightly cool. The resulting gruel is very warm to apply to the skin. Leave for 15-20 minutes.
For the coloring agent of coffee for hair, ground coffee should be boiled to a consistency of thick slurry and applied to the hair as hot as possible. Wrap the head with a thermo film, wrap it with a towel and leave it for 3-6 hours. Why rinse with warm water and apply a balm or conditioner to strengthen the color. A warning! If you get coffee on the tile, bath, clothes, towels are stains, which are very difficult to remove. Therefore, be careful and do not forget about protective gloves for hands.