Coffee face scrub, the benefits

After drinking their coffee, most people tend to throw away the coffee grounds. What if you looked at coffee grounds in a different light, and not just to predict the future? Exfoliating and activating microcirculation, coffee grounds have numerous beauty benefits.

Indeed, coffee and coffee powder are often used in cosmetic products, particularly at Terre de Mars, because they soften skin and help remove dead skin cells. TdeM reveals several benefits of using coffee grounds for a facial scrub.

Is coffee good for your face?

Facial skin is thinner and therefore more fragile than the rest of the body. It's therefore natural to wonder if coffee is good for the face.

But rest assured, coffee grounds have many benefits for facial care. Their soft yet earthy texture is suitable for even the most sensitive skin. In addition, the keratolytic (keratin-dissolving) qualities of caffeine help remove dead skin cells and oxygenate the skin.

Additionally, the stimulating properties of caffeine activate microcirculation and revive the complexion's radiance. Furthermore, coffee is a concentrate of antioxidants and minerals, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.

This is why at Terre De Mars, we often use coffee extracts in facial scrubs or in our cleansing gels, bar of soap.

What are the benefits of coffee scrubs?

The benefits of coffee as a facial scrub are just as numerous as those for a coffee body scrub. While on the body, it helps remove dead skin and leave skin soft, in facial treatments, it provides a tightening effect on the skin, decongests the eyes, and eliminates dark circles.

The coffee scrub performed very gently around the eyes will be an excellent preparation for the application of a eye cream with coffee extractsThis coffee vegetable oil is an excellent anti-oxidant.

How to apply a scrub to the face?

Whether you use the coffee exfoliating powder or the coffee grounds scrub, the application will be the same. Apply the coffee scrub to a slightly damp face and with your fingertips, without pressing too hard, make very light circular movements to reproduce blood circulation. Leave it on for a few minutes and then rinse your skin with water. However, avoid using a scrub on your lips, which have very thin skin. If you want them to benefit from the benefits of coffee, prefer it Céleste lip balm made with coffee oil.

You can then carry out your facial treatments as usual and according to your beauty routine.

How often should you use your coffee scrubs?

Coffee grounds scrub for face enriched with shea butter can be used one to three times a week depending on your skin's needs. For a coffee facial scrub, it is recommended to use it carry out once a week. On the other hand, for a coffee body scrub, you can easily do 2 per week.

Coffee scrubs are also a great way to combat cellulite. Therefore, it's important to apply a coffee scrub to areas like your thighs, hips, stomach, and buttocks.

And there you have it, now you know all the benefits of a coffee grounds scrub for the face.

At TdeM, we have long understood that coffee and coffee powder are valuable allies for the face and body.

And if you want to know more about the action of coffee and the virtues of coffee, we invite you to read our article “scrub & the science of coffee”