Coffee Bar Scrub- Home Remedies for Cellulite

I’ve seen so much on Instagram lately about coffee scrubs! Well there’s no need to break the bank on products like these when you can make simple, natural coffee bars or scrubs at home! I take so much pride in homemade products because you can tailor them to your needs and know exactly what ingredients are used. I find this eases my mind rather than the mystery of what chemicals may be in your drug store products!

Coffee has been known to minimize the appearance of cellulite and these bars are the perfect example of that. Cellulite is caused from the fat tissue herniating through the connective tissue, which causes skin dimpling. Coffee is a natural diuretic which releases the water of the cells allowing the toxins to move and decreasing the appearance of cellulite. This coffee bar gets rid of the appearance of cellulite, exfoliates, moisturizes and leaves the skin glowing.

Why do women get cellulite and men don’t? In simplest terms men and women store fat in different ways. A perfect example of this is how men will typically get a gut or “beer belly” before their arms and legs follow suite. Where as women will store their fat in many different parts of their body like their arms, legs, chest, bottom and abdomen. Estrogen also plays a big role in making women’s skin and connective tissue thinner than their fat tissue. Men have a thicker skin tissue so the fat cells aren’t able to project and cause cellulite.  To put it in even simpler terms than that, women got the short end of the stick.

Nevertheless women are resilient and deserve to feel beautiful. So let’s pamper ourselves with some coffee skin care! The ingredients you’ll need are:

6 tablespoons of Coffee

5 tablespoons of Sugar

2 teaspoons of Cornstarch or Aloe

2 teaspoons of Baking Soda or Baby Powder

3 teaspoons of Cinnamon

2 tablespoons of melted Coconut Oil or Aloe

      1. Mix all these ingredients together in a bowl
2. Spray with water so that the mixture will get damp but will not dissolve any ingredients.
3. Press the mixture firmly in to a mold (I used both plastic shot glasses and muffin tin        works as well.
4. Let the mixture firm over night then use in the shower or bath anytime you need a pick-me-up or some extra vavavoom.

I made one batch of coconut oil and corn starch and another of olive oil and aloe. I found I got the best results using the plastic shot glasses (bar on the left) rather than the muffin tins. 

Some notes about the recipe:

·      The coffee bar may crumble if there isn’t enough water added

·      You can leave out the last two steps and use the mixture as a scrub instead of a bar

·      It is best to moisturize with lotion after use 

·      I added some alternative ingredients for those with sensitive skin or special skin needs

Aloe: good for dry skin, treats acne, fights aging and lessens the appearance of      stretch marks

Olive Oil: protects from aging, doesn’t clog pores and leaves skin glowing

Baby Powder: naturally dries out oily skin and fights acne

I hope this recipe leaves you glowing and confident! I can’t stress enough what amazing, natural treatments and products you can make at home. Natural products have the benefit of knowing exactly what ingredients you and your kids may be using. Please leave a comment below on how the coffee bars worked for you!