Coffee Cellulite Scrub Bars

Coffee is most known as a stimulating drink to kick start your morning or give you a caffeine boost throughout the day. But did you know that coffee has some amazing benefits when applied to the skin? Creating home made scrubs and face masks with coffee is so easy and these little bars are so convenient, not to mention, how cute are they!?  

The target for these bars is cellulite. Cellulite, orange peel, whatever you want to call those little dimpling things, we all have it. Even celebs and models, its actually more to do with your genetics than your size. But even though the majority of women have it, we are still always looking for ways to reduce its appearance.  

Store bought cellulite creams and scrubs can be pretty expensive and contain lots of chemicals. You will probably already have the ingredients for these bars in your cupboard and its all completely natural!

Ingredients 

• 6 tablespoons of fresh ground coffee

• 5 tablespoons of brown sugar

• 1 teaspoons of baking soda

• 3 teaspoons of cinnamon 

• 2 tablespoons of melted extra virgin coconut oil

Coffee is a rich source of antioxidants and so can protect your skin from free radicals, increase its natural defences and help release toxins. Its also a known diuretic and so will tighten skin and reduce the appearance of cellulite when applied topically. Combined with ground cinnamon this will stimulate blood and lymph flow and reduce water retention. The addition of brown sugar and baking soda provides an extra exfoliating kick with soothing coconut oil leaving your skin bright and smooth. 

Directions

Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix well. It will smells amazing. Sprinkle a tiny bit of water into the mixture and mix again. You now want to put your mixture into a muffin tray which makes about 6 bars. Then all you need to do is leave them in the fridge overnight to harden up, go around the edges with a knife and pop them out! The best way to store them is to leave them in the fridge in a little sandwich bag and just grab one when your about to jump in the shower.  You can use this all over your body but pay particular attention to cellulite prone areas and massage well in a circular motion towards your heart.

Tip: Try using fresh ground coffee as it has more antioxidants and caffeine than used ground coffee. And you definetly must use ground coffee, instant coffee will not work. Also if you want to go the extra mile in getting rid of those little dimples, try dry brushing before you shower as this also helps with the exfoliating and increases blood circulation.  

Happy Scrubbing!