Coffee-based Skin Packs You Could Make At Home

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Among the various kitchen ingredients that can be used and applied on skin for good results, one of the foremost is coffee. This is because coffee contains antioxidants and essential vitamins that react with the face and skin.

The coarse nature of coffee acts as a scrubber, while the liquid version of it aces in removing water from the lymphatic system.

However, raw coffee powder or coffee beans cannot be applied on the skin. Even coffee needs little bit of cooking and processing in order to be applied on the skin.

As a guide on how to use coffee for the skin, here is a list of five coffee-based recipes you can try. The best part is coffee works on any skin type and during any kind of a weather.

For Glowing Skin: Coffee And Honey Face Pack

Ingredients & Method:
1 tablespoon of ground coffee
1 tablespoon of cocoa powder
2 teaspoons of organic honey
1 bowl

• In the bowl, first, mix the coffee and cocoa powder.
• Once the coffee and cocoa powder are well mixed, add the honey.
• Use a spoon or with your fingers, make this into a thick coffee face pack.
• Apply it on the face, neck, and hands.
• Wait for 20 minutes.
• Wash with lukewarm water and apply a mild cream.

For Exfoliation: Coffee Oatmeal Scrubber

Ingredients & Method:
1 tablespoon of ground coffee
1 tablespoon of oatmeal powder
1 tablespoon of curd
1 teaspoon of honey
1 bowl

• Begin by putting the ground coffee and oatmeal powder in the bowl and mix it. The coarse nature of both ground coffee and oatmeal powder makes it a scrubber.
• Add curd and honey to the coffee and oatmeal powder mixture.
• The ground coffee, oatmeal powder, curd and honey together make a thick face pack.
• Apply on the face and body, especially where you have enlarged pores, blackheads and whiteheads.
• Wait for 20 minutes and wash with lukewarm water.

Pigmentation, Marks, And Blemishes: Coffee And Olive Oil Mask

Ingredients & Method:
2 teaspoons of coffee powder
1 teaspoon of olive oil
1 bowl

• Mix the olive oil and coffee powder in a right ratio in the bowl.
• This coffee and olive oil mask is of a thick oily texture.
• Use your hands or a brush to apply it on the pigmented areas, marks and blemishes of the skin.
• You can massage this to feel rejuvenated.
• Let it dry on your skin for 15-20 minutes.
• Then, wash it off with lukewarm water.

For Pimples - Coffee, Honey, And Lemon Face Pack

Ingredients & Method:
1 bowl
1/2 lemon juice
1 teaspoon of organic honey
2 teaspoons of coffee powder

• In the bowl, put the coffee powder with honey. Mixing coffee powder with honey will make it a sticky combination.
• In the sticky coffee powder and honey mixture, add the fresh lime juice.
• Mix the lime juice with the coffee paste.
• Once prepared, you can apply this coffee, honey, and lemon face pack on your pimples. Do not directly apply on the tip of it. Start from the surrounding area and then hit a pimple.
• Do not massage but gently apply the coffee, honey, and lemon face pack.
• After 10-20 minutes, wash with cold water.

Eye Depuffing And Dark Circles - Coffee Liquor

Ingredients & Method:
1 cup hot water
2 teaspoons of coffee powder
5 cotton balls
1 cup

• In the cup, put the coffee powder and hot water, and prepare a cup of coffee.
• Let the coffee cool down and it's better if you can keep it in the refrigerator for some time.
• Dip cotton balls in the cold coffee and put it on your puffed eyes or swelled areas.
• The cold coffee liquor reacts with the thin puffed skin and after 15-20 minutes, you can remove the cotton for an instant change.
• Repeating this every day also works on dark circles under the eyes.