Saturday, August 29, 2009

How to use coffee as a body and facial scrub

Do you want a healthy glowing skin but want to save money at the same time? it's easy, you can start by going to your kitchen and see everything that is needed can be found there. from here you'll learn how to make a scrub for face and body and be sure of what the ingredients are.

Instructions

Things You'll Need:
4 tbsp virgin coconut oil
2 tbsp coffee
1 tbsp sugar


Step 1
in a bowl, mix the 3 ingredients mentioned above. make sure that the vco ( virgin coconut oil ) is stored in the right temperature. you'll know if the temperature is too cold if it turns hard and white. if this happens just warm the bottle in warm water.

Step 2
after the ingredients are mixed, make sure that your face is clean, and then apply the scrub as how you would any other facial/ body scrub.

S tep 3
rinsing depends on what type of coffee you are using. LIBERICA= strongest coffee, scrub for one minute then rinse.ROBUSTA= about 1-2 minutesARABICA= about 2 -3 minutes

Step 4
after rinsing with warm water, you can repeat the steps to wherever you want your
skin to be exfoliated and moisturized.


Tips & Warnings
if you can't find virgin coconut oil in the local grocery, you can substitute virgin olive oil and will definitely give the same effect!

if your skin is sensitive, be careful in applying the scrub because the sugar granules might irritate your skin.

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