Coconut Oil and Coffee Grounds Face Mask/Scrub

I love coconut oil. I also love coffee. The other day, my friend told me about a face mask/scrub using just coconut oil and used coffee grounds. I decided to give it a try, but wanted to do a bit of reading first. 

Your skin absorbs most of what you put on it, which is why it's so important to know what you're using for skin care. Both coconut oil and coffee are high in antioxidants, making them great things to put on your skin and in your body!! This scrub is also supposed to firm your skin and give you an energy boost (since you do absorb a bit of the coffee through your skin, so I don't recommend trying this at night!)

The recipe I found was nice and simple. A 1:1 ratio for the two ingredients (I did 1/4 cup of each). To make it easier, melt the coconut oil first. Mix in the coffee grounds (new or used, it doesn't matter) and then let the oil cool, mixing often so that the grounds don't just sink to the bottom. This step ended up taking so long that I finally stuck it in the fridge for about 10 minutes - that's really all it needs to cool fully. Much longer and you don't be able to mix it.

Cooling

Cooled and well mixed

One thing I will say about this is the concoction smells amazing!!

The grounds I used were a bit too coarse for my liking, and next time I'll be sure to grind them finer. I left the mask on for about 15 minutes. I probably didn't need to do it for that long, but it definitely didn't hurt! It tickled a bit as the coconut oil melted down my chin and neck and i'm sure the grinds slid down my face too, but I couldn't tell by looking - this is one thing I didn't like about it... Though I do think that with finer grounds, I will get more of a paste and it will spread on and also stick better to my face.

Grounds were too coarse, so I had to be careful when exfoliating

To wash it off, just spash your face with warm water and gently massage the grinds into your skin. Proceed to wash your face as usual, finishing with your toner and moisturizer routine, though you may feel with the coconut oil that you can skip the moisturizing step. You may need a bit warmer water to get the coconut oil off, or a couple washes. This step is quite messy, so either make sure you're right over the sink or hop in the shower!

My skin felt soft, smooth, and moisturized. I also think it looked very radiant! ;-)

Definitely worth trying!

*a warning though. Coconut oil is comedogenic. It MAY clog your pores. If you have sensitive skin, or are prone to break outs, some better oils to use with this are: hazelnut oil, jojoba oil, grape seed oil or sweet almond oil.