🌿 Costa Rican beauty secret: homemade coffee scrub

While wandering around a coffee plantation in Costa Rica, we discovered, in the course of a conversation, a recipe as simple as it is spectacular for the skin: a coffee-based face and body scrub mask . I'll explain everything to you!

✈️ Beauty while traveling: simplicity above all

During our travels, we rediscovered simplicity and how to use our surroundings. Beauty recipes are the perfect example that you can take care of yourself with almost nothing.

☕ The coffee scrub recipe

Ingredients :

  • Coffee grounds
  • Vegetable oil (choice depending on your skin type)

Preparation :

Mix a vegetable oil with coffee grounds. Transfer the mixture to a pretty jar to store in your bathroom.

💡 Tip: The oil helps protect the coffee from oxidation and keeps the blend fresh.

🌸 Which oil should I choose?

Adapt your treatment according to the specific needs of your skin:

  • 💧 Prevent skin aging : Hemp oil
  • 🌿 Anti-acne : Hazelnut oil
  • 🍑 Fragile skin : Sweet almond oil
  • 🌼 Dehydrated skin : Borage oil

💆 How to use it?

To enjoy the benefits of this natural scrub:

  1. Apply the mixture to your skin using small circular movements .
  2. Leave on for about 10 minutes for the oil to penetrate and the caffeine to work.

🌟 The benefits of coffee for the skin

Caffeine is a real asset for the skin! It has properties:

  • Soothing : Reduces redness and irritation of sensitive skin.
  • Toning : Excellent vascular stimulant that promotes microcirculation.
🌍 Zero waste, zero waste!
Instead of throwing away your coffee grounds, turn them into a beauty treatment! You'll be doing your skin good while taking care of the planet.

So, are you ready to adopt this simple and natural beauty routine? 😉

Feel free to share your thoughts and tips in the comments!