Q&A for How to Make a Sugar and Coffee Scrub

Yes, you can use your used coffee grounds. If you'd rather save fresh grounds for coffee, use the leftover grounds after brewing a cup for your scrub. The hot water keeps the grounds clean, and they can still exfoliate your skin after being used.

If you are particularly oily, three to four times a week. For combination or normal skin, use it two to three times a week. If you have dry skin, just once a week is fine.

Mix until it feels like wet sand. I think it should take around 1-2 minutes.

No, it won't. However, the sugar and coffee scrub will help you remove dead skin cells, making your skin softer and smoother.

A good place would be in the fridge or in a dark cool space. The coffee could go bad after awhile but should keep well for a few weeks if it's in an airtight container in a cool place.

You should make a peel-off mask if you want blackheads gone.

Most commercially produced facial scrubs suggest they are used two to three times a week. Since any product you make at home hasn't been tested for safety, using a home made scrub once or twice a week is recommended. If it seems to aggravate your skin, go down to once a week. If you get discomfort only using the scrub once a week, then stop using it.

No. Fungal skin infections such as ringworm require treatment with specialist products supplied by a pharmacist or, in extreme cases, prescribed by a GP.