Q&A for How to Use Coffee Grounds as a Body Scrub

A coffee scrub with sugar can be an amazing exfoliating or tightening treatment. Try a one-to-one mixture with coffee grounds and brown sugar. Apply it in the shower gently on your legs, thighs, stomach, and arms, and follow it with a body moisturizer after you've rinsed it off.

Coffee is a diuretic and this quality can help in reducing baggy eyes temporarily. Mix 1 egg white with 2 teaspoons of coffee grounds to form a paste. Gently pat on the eye bag area; do not scrub or press it, as this eye area is delicate. Let it set, then gently wash off after 10 minutes. The combination of egg and coffee grounds should tighten the area nicely.

Used coffee grounds have many possible uses, not just as a body scrub. These other uses include improving compost and soil, feeding plants, deodorizing and making potpourri. This is just a few of the possible uses, you can find some ideas for uses of used coffee grounds here: How to Use Old Coffee Grounds Around the House .

Scrubbing with coffee grounds won’t get rid of cellulite, which is firmly embedded from your skin’s outer layer to the fat layer. However, for many people, it is possible to reduce the appearance of cellulite by scrubbing the cellulite-affected area using coffee grounds. The caffeine in the grounds, along with the scrubbing, increase the circulation and help to plump up your skin. This isn’t a cure but it can make the skin look less affected by cellulite for up to a week.

If the grounds have been dried, they can be reused as a scrub many weeks later, if wished. However, if they have been left wet and have moldered, discard them. To properly store used coffee grounds for later use, see How to Store Used Coffee Grounds .

You should not use coffee ground body scrub on sensitive skin. Make a sugar scrub for your skin instead. Use two spoonfuls of coconut oil, half a cup of brown sugar and two spoonfuls of raw pure honey. Mix this together and save it in a mason jar. Use it to soften and smooth your skin.

No, because it can clog the pipes.

Put the coffee grounds in 3 layers of cheese cloth. Use a rubber band or hemp twine to keep the grounds inside. Toss it into hot bath water, and enjoy! You could also add some chamomile and chocolate mint.

No. If you're caffeine-sensitive, then you shouldn't use coffee beans. Maybe you could use apricot pits instead. All you have to do is grind them and mix them with your favorite body wash.

It will exfoliate your skin and can help reduce the appearance of cellulite.