Coffee is extreme go-to refreshment for all the caffeine lovers. Its caffeine content is sufficient to give your lazy mornings an enthusiastic beginning. But, do you know coffee can enhance your skin’s beauty. Coffee is a rich source of antioxidants that protect our skin against free radicals that damage and age us. The caffeine in coffee stimulates the skin and improves blood flow to the face, which is perfect for healthy cell turnover that makes us look radiant and bright. Coffee also plays a crucial role in regulating cell re-growth, leading to retained hydration (increased collagen) and increased skin elasticity. Caffeine also possesses anti-inflammatory property which can reduce the inflammation and calm redness of the skin. Due to this property, it treats puffy eyes and dark circles too.
Here are two coffee scrubs for dead skin, you can use these scrub for giving furnish of your skin:
For smooth and clear skin:
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon coffee ground
1/2-1 tablespoon raw milk
How to apply: Mix and make a spreadable paste and apply it on cleansed face. Gently massage the coffee face mask onto face and let dry for 15-20 minutes. Then rinse it off with cold water while massaging gently for 1-2 minutes to exfoliate any dead skin cells from the face. The mixture of coffee and milk will leave your skin clear from dirt and dead skin cells and makes skin soft and smooth.
For bright and glowing skin
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon coffee ground
1 tablespoon turmeric
1 tablespoon yogurt
How to apply: Mix all the ingredients and apply it on your cleansed face. Keep it for 20 minutes on your face and then rinse it off with normal water, massaging gently for 2 minutes to removes the dirt and dead cells from skin. Vitamin C present in turmeric will lighten the dark spots and patches and coffee and turmeric both will maintain the skin firmness and tautness by building up collagen.
Read more: Basics for Glowing Skin!
Reported by Dr.Himani