DIY Body Scrub - The Winter Edition

I posted a DIY Coffee Scrub recipe here a couple of months ago. However, the winter season has seen me alter the recipe to make it more wintery and cosy.. if that's even possible with a scrub. Personally, I love the smell of warm spices in the winter. Think chai, mixed spice. Doesn't the thought make you feel a tad warm and fuzzy? 

Materials
1 cup of brown sugar
2 tablespoons of almond oil
2 heaped teaspoons of mixed spice
1 heaped teaspoon of ground cinnamon

1 container to place your scrub it. Make sure it is sealed, we don't want any water from the shower getting in! Mine was only $2.00 from The Reject Shop. 

Method
1. Add all ingredients in a bowl and mix. 
2. Transfer into your container.
3. Scrub away!

You can always alter the scrub to suit your preferences. If you prefer a less grainy texture, add more almond oil and more sugar if you prefer it more coarse. Just eyeball the consistency. If you prefer the scent to be stronger, add more mixed spice and the opposite if you would like the scent to be more mild. 

The almond oil in this scrub will leave your skin moisturised and the sugar will leave it smooth. 

Enjoy! 

Jess

xoxo

DIY Coffee Scrub!

As promised, here is the recipe for my DIY coffee scrub! 

I love my coffee, it's a fact. Having a love for coffee generally means that there is endless supply of coffee grounds available in my apartment.. so instead of throwing these out, I turn these grounds into an amazing body exfoliator!

What will you need?

-   ½ cup of ground coffee

-   ½ cup of brown sugar

-   2 tablespoons of almond oil 

-   1 tablespoon of cinnamon

-  mixing bowl

-   spoon

-   jar for your scrub!

Benefits

Now before we get started, let’s quickly run through the benefits of these ingredients. First up, coffee. Caffeine has been reported to remove impurities, decrease inflammation and redness, firm and tighten the skin, decrease appearance of cellulite and improves skin complexion. Ah-mazing!

Next, almond oil has been reported to delay the process of skin ageing, smooth and soften skin and improve your skin complexion. 

Lastly, cinnamon has been reported to reduce inflammation and stimulate blood circulation. 

Putting it together! 

Okay, so now let’s move onto making the scrub! This is so simple you probably could do it with your eyes closed! My recipe is a rough guide. You can add more oil if you prefer that consistency, increase the amount of coffee grounds and brown sugar if you prefer a more grainy texture, or increase/decrease the amount of cinnamon. 

1.    Mix the coffee grounds and brown sugar together in your mixing bowl

2.    Add the cinnamon (leave this out, if your skin doesn't agree with cinnamon as it can be an 
       irritant to some people)

                                     

      

      3.     Stir in your almond oil

      4.   Mix till well-combined

      5.   Fill your jar up with this amazing scrub!

Voila! Your DIY Coffee scrub is done. It is definitely super easy to make and is just as effective as all those expensive scrubs in stores. Just lather your skin up and scrub away!

Other Variations

Mocha body scrub
Add 1/3 cup of cocoa powder instead of the cinnamon 

     
Peppermint mocha scrub
Add 1/3 cup of cocoa powder AND a couple of drops of peppermint oil  

     
Let me know if you try it and if you have any questions just comment below or email me on yourdailybreak@gmail.com

     
Happy Monday everyone! 
Jess 
xoxo