As if I needed another reason to love coffee! But, because of my insatiable desire to use and reuse everything, I decided to experiment with using many, many ounces of used coffee grounds each week as an exfoliate. When I read that coffee tightens the skin and infuses antioxidant powers into your body, I decided to give a coffee body scrub a whirl.

Naturally, I wanted the oils and other ingredients in the scrub to complement the coffee scent and sound yummy. But they also needed to serve a moisturizing, nutritious purpose, especially since the dead sea salts are a little rough (but they are fantastic for exfoliating). I applied this scrub and rubbed in gentle circular motions before I got in the bath, where I could soak in the oils and salts a little more for some extra TLC.

Here’s what I used:

  • 1 cup ground coffee (antioxidants, exfoliate)
  • 1 cup dead sea salts (exfoliate, minerals)
  • 1.5 tbsp almond oil (vitamins D, E, emollient)
  • 1.5 tbsp macadamia nut oil (fatty acids, vitamin B, emollient)
  • 1/2 tsp peppermint oil (gives it a little tingly touch

The mixture should be moist and grainy. If you want, feel free to add essential oils like tea tree oil or rosehip seed oil. It’s totally up to you!

Use twice a week or as needed for supple, smooth, java-enriched skin.

-Kayleigh K.

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