Face packs with coffee powder

Super benefits of coffee for skin

You might rely on your morning cup of coffee daily to boost your energy and metabolism. While coffee is most widely used as a beverage, it’s also used as an alternative remedy for the skin. 

Coffee is the most popular source of antioxidants, which include phenols that help fight free radicals that can lead to skin damage.

 There are many benefits of coffee for the skin. This involves making a scrub, mask, or paste from fresh coffee grounds and applying them to your skin directly.

Learn more about how coffee can directly benefit your skin in the below article

Benefits of coffee for skin

It’s a rich source of antioxidants: The environment is full of free radicals (pollution particles, etc.) that affects the skin. The antioxidants present in coffee helps to fight against free radicals and prevent damage to the skin.

Coffee protects against harsh sun rays: UVB rays are harmful and may even lead to more complicated and life-threatening skin diseases. Protecting your skin with coffee may protect it against UV carcinogens. According to some study, caffeine actually inhibits the DNA damage response, thus protecting skin against the adverse effects of UVB.

It makes skin smooth and bright: Coffee plays a crucial role in regulating cell re-growth, leading to retained hydration (increased collagen) and increased skin elasticity. It helps to make skin brighter and smooth.

Coffee enhances circulation: Coffee promotes blood circulation, and it leads to healthy skin, effectively reducing the swelling of tissues and de-puffing areas of the skin.
Apart from drinking coffee, you can also use coffee in many beauty recipes for gorgeous skin and hair.

Here are Amazing Benefits of Coffee for Skin :

1. Face scrub
The coffee powder works great as a scrub because it is not harsh on the skin. Make a natural scrub by mixing ground coffee, brown sugar, and olive oil. This pack removes dead skin cells.

2. Scalp exfoliator

Coffee also acts as a great exfoliator for your scalp. Take a half cup of ground coffee and massage on your wet hair for two minutes. Wash it off with your regular shampoo and conditioner. It helps to get rid of excess product build-up and dead skin cells.

4. Skin brightener

For a glowing complexion, you can try a coffee mask. Take half a cup of coffee and mix it with few spoons of milk and honey or rose water for a thick consistency. Apply this mixture as a face pack for 10-15 minutes and wash it off with lukewarm water. This face mask will help to get rid of dead skin cells and helps make skin brighter.

5. Reduce puffy eyes

Coffee increases circulation and also helps to reduce puffiness as it is also high in antioxidant properties. Coffee helps to shrink blood vessels and works great to reduce eye puffiness.  For puffy eyes, you can also try the coffee ice cubes hack.

 Some of the amazing coffee face packs

      1.  Coffee and honey face pack

This face pack helps to remove dead skin and makes skin smoother and brighter.

·     Take one table spoon of coffee powder.

·     Add one table spoon of honey to coffee powder.

·     Mix them well.

·     Apply on the face and neck in circular motion.

·     Keep for 20 minutes and wash with lukewarm water.

      2.  Coffee, yogurt and oatmeal face pack

    This face pack has exfoliating properties and smoothens the skin.

•  Take one table spoon of coffee powder.
• Add one table spoon of powdered oatmeal and yogurt to coffee powder.
• Add one tea spoon of honey.
•  Mix them well.
• Apply on the face and neck in a circular motion.
• Keep for 20 minutes and wash with lukewarm water.

 3.  Coffee, honey and lemon face pack

Vitamin C present in lemon helps to make skin brighter and fresh.

·     Take one table spoon of coffee powder.

·     Add one table spoon of honey and squeeze some drops of lemon into coffee powder.

·     Mix them well.

·     Apply on the face and neck in circular motion.

·     Keep for 20 minutes and wash with lukewarm water.

 4. Coffee, turmeric, honey, lemon, and yogurt face pack

·     Take one table spoon of coffee powder.

·     Add one table spoon of honey, a pinch of turmeric, few drops of lemon and one tea spoon of yogurt to coffee powder.

·     Mix them well.

·     Apply on the face and neck in circular motion.

·     Keep for 20 minutes and wash with lukewarm water.