If you're looking to reduce your face wrinkles and don't want to go to the expense of laser treatments or Botox injections, there are some excellent natural remedies that you can use at home that have proven effective.
One such remedy involves using coffee grounds directly on your skin. This can be especially helpful if you have deep forehead wrinkles or smile lines around your mouth. Follow the steps below closely when treating yourself with coffee grounds for the best results.
What are
coffee grounds?
Everyone
loves coffee, but sometimes we don't love what it does to our stomachs.
Drinking too much can lead to acid reflux and digestive problems, but drinking
coffee is also beneficial if you're mindful of how much you consume.
One of the most exciting side effects
of drinking coffee is its ability to reduce the signs of aging - because caffeine
works with adenosine in the skin and promotes blood flow. Drink up!
Benefits
of coffee grounds
The health
benefits of coffee are not just limited to morning jolt and headache cure.
Coffee grounds can also help with getting rid of wrinkles. For a DIY
all-natural anti-wrinkle, mix equal parts of sugar and coffee grounds (no need
to grind up beans, as even instant works) with a touch of milk or honey, then
stir well until it has formed a paste.
After applying to your face in a circular motion, leave the mixture on for at least 10 minutes before rinsing off. Remember: don't forget your protection when going out in the sun after using this facial mask.
Recipes
with coffee grounds
Coffee
grounds are an affordable and natural way to care
for your skin. Ground coffee contains vitamins, minerals, and caffeine
and is anti-inflammatory, which can be good for the skin. Apply coffee grounds
to the skin, use them as a mask mixed with water, or add them to scrub.
The other
time when you should consider incorporating coffee grounds into your skincare
routine is when dealing with stubborn pimples. Apply some grated raw honey to
the affected area before putting it on a layer of coffee grounds steeped in
boiling water (or cooled).
Leave it
overnight and rinse off in the morning or reapply during the day if needed. It
will help dry out any zits without harsh chemicals on your sensitive skin.
DIY recipes using coffee grounds
Brewing and
boiling coffee grounds are great ways to make a face scrub that deep cleans the
skin, balances your skin's pH, and evens the texture. This all-natural recipe
smells better than store-bought scrubs and costs pennies!
In addition
to being great for your skin, the caffeine in coffee grounds can also act as an
anti-inflammatory. So drinking coffee before or after your skin
treatment will help it work even better. And if you need an excuse to
drink more coffee at breakfast or during the day (who doesn't?), now you have
one!
To make this
DIY scrub, combine 4 tablespoons of brewed and boiled coffee grounds with 2
tablespoons of ground oats in a bowl.
How to
apply coffee ground masks?
This mask recipe is super easy to follow. First, you will need some ground coffee and about 3-4 tablespoons of cold water. Next, mix the ingredients until it becomes an even paste-like consistency.
Then take a
spoonful and apply it over your face. Leave it for 10 minutes, and then wash
off with warm
water and a washcloth! To intensify the caffeine benefits of this
mask, I recommend applying this face mask before bedtime when your skin cells
regenerate during sleep time.
Side
effects and warnings
With so many
purported benefits of coffee on the skin, it may seem like a miracle
ingredient. However, one should note that caffeine can cause an increase in oil
production, which causes the dreaded breakouts.
If you're
using coffee as a face mask, you must remember that you'll smell like java, and
not everyone enjoys this sensation. That's why it's best to use mild forms of
black or green tea instead of grounds when using coffee as a treatment
Coffee is
best used as a topical rinse or scrub to minimize these side effects. As with
any beauty treatment, don't forget the rule: Test on your arm first!
