Coffee as a body scrub: how to apply it well and its benefits.

Coffee is a popular drink and an excellent exfoliator, proving just one of the many beneficial properties of this bean. We can easily introduce it into our skincare routine to reap the full benefits. Here, we explain why coffee grounds, useful in gardening, work so well for exfoliating the body and reveal how they can be applied to the skin’s surface.

Coffee as a body scrub

Coffee is often used as an exfoliator because of its high content of antioxidants, especially caffeine. These ingredients provide oily, dry, or damaged skin with a variety of therapeutic effects, which we describe at the end of this article.

Specifically, they are used to remove dead skin cells. Although these cells renew themselves occasionally, this process slows down with age. But this must be done periodically for proper oxygenation.

On the other hand, they help break down the fat molecules that accumulate in different body areas. In other words, they activate blood circulation, which allows us to have a powerful lipolytic result. In a natural way, they make our dermis look clean, smooth, and shiny.

How to exfoliate your skin with coffee

We first need to obtain a mixture for a perfect body scrub with coffee grounds derived from preparing the famous drink. We need to apply this to the coffee as a scrub, then. The most recommended by dermatological experts is to combine the finely ground particles with two or three tablespoons of oil.

Olive, coconut, sesame, or almond oil can be used, and we can choose according to our objective. For example, the first is better for combating cellulite, while the others are more suitable for eliminating stretch marks. Once we have made the concoction and stirred it in a bowl, we apply it in small quantities.

We spread it directly on the different parts of the body we want to treat with our hands. Ideally, this creamy texture should act on dry skin instead of wet skin. Gently massage in circular movements, using your fingers, on the face, abdomen, buttocks or thighs.

Rinse these areas with lukewarm water at the end of this exfoliating coffee treatment. Then, using a towel, dry them completely. Depending on the state of your skin, it is advisable to repeat this action one to three times a week. It is important not to exfoliate on the same day as sunbathing or waxing.

Coffee scrub: benefits

• It eliminates dead cells, as mentioned above. In addition to those signs of redness, we may have blemishes and marks for different reasons.
• It accelerates healing if we have suffered a wound, providing firmness and radiance. All thanks to the antiseptic and anti-inflammatory substances in coffee.
• Stimulates collagen production, the key to a healthy and rejuvenated-looking dermis.
• Reduces excess sebum or oil secreted by the skin glands.
• Protects against free radicals, which can cause damage and lead to premature skin ageing.
• As mentioned above, coffee as an exfoliant combats stretch marks by promoting regeneration with new cells. Although it does not eliminate them, it minimises the scars caused by the breakage of collagen fibres.

In short, if this grain has numerous beneficial properties for our health, you can see that its milling waste is also a very good alternative. Above all, to keep your skin beautiful, luminous and hydrated.

In addition, you can supplement the application of coffee as an exfoliator with a useful dermatological care product. We recommend G7 Liporeduct (to improve elasticity and reduce roughness) or Soriaskin gel (to regenerate damaged and irritated skin). Both contain organic silica.