Wake Me Up, Before You Go-Go!

So as I mentioned in a previous post I'm a coffee addict!

I don't usually drink coffee at home, I'm mainly drink tea at home, but when I do drink coffee at home (which maybe I should do more often and thus save money….) I save the coffee grounds to make….

A DIY COFFEE SCRUB!

It's simple, it's easy and so much more budget friendly compared to the $12 to at times $30 coffee scrub you can buy at the stores!

There are several recipes out there online

DIY Cinnamon Coffee Sugar Scrub Recipe
   This one includes cinnamon, honey, sugar and coconut oil.

DIY Cellulite Scrub
   This one is a mix between brown sugar and sea salt, along with almond oil or olive oil. This website also really tries to sell the fact that since coffee beans have caffeine in it- the scrub would fight off cellulite. I'm not sure how true of a statement it is though….

But the DIY recipe I used to make my own coffee scrub was

DIY Cellulite Fighting Scrub
Again this site really tries to sell the fact that coffee since its with caffeine would help with cellulite- but does it really? I'm a bit skeptical BUT the coffee grounds (alone with the sugar) is a great exfoliant and would help get rid of dead skin) and the oil would help moisturize your skin.

Its just 3 simple ingredients- coffee grounds, sugar and oil (I used olive oil, but coconut oil or almond oil would work great as well :) ).

For my recipe I also added peppermint oil- to give a great tingly effect! I've also read several recipes where they use vanilla extract.

Its a great and easy scrub to give you that extra pep when you shower! I should warn you that the coffee ground does get messy in the shower and will leave a "looks like you just showered in mud" look if you don't wash it off. But the coffee grounds didn't leave any mark on my tub nor did it clog my shower.

Also on PETA 
They have this recipe minus the sugar- so just the coffee ground and the olive oil as a DIY facial scrub. I haven't made it yet- but I wouldn't mind using it on my face either- I'm sure it would smell great and be a great pick me up in the morning!


What kind of extract/essential oil would you use for your DIY coffee scrub?

How do you reuse your coffee grounds?

XOXO
-S

Coffee, Coffee, Coffeeeee!

I'm a loud and proud Starbucks addict.

I started young when it came to my coffee addiction as my mother would treat me to Starbucks when she would study there when she went back to school when I was in my later years of elementary school. I quickly fell in love with this: Caramel Frappuccino I also made sure to order it decaf :)

Of course that extra "decaf" soon left my tongue when I entered high school and my Starbucks addiction followed me to Cleveland when I attended school there for several years.

When people asked me where I lived prior to coming to Ohio, I would proudly tell them "Seattle!" And usually the next words that left their lips were either "Oh where Starbucks started?!" or "OMG does it rain a lot there?!" (Btw it doesn't rain that much here- I believe our total amount of rainfall isn't that bad, although we do have quite a lot of days where rain is expected/seen in our forecast).

ANYWAY…as I entered college and realized that Starbucks really isn't 'college budget friendly' when it comes to drinks like Caramel Frappuccino, White Chocolate Mocha and the like I started to drink things like Cafe Misto (and thankfully I started this trend when Starbucks still offered free syrup shots to their gold card members :P) and soon enough I even started to enjoy the taste of just plain old coffee (with cream and sugar of course :P)

And to justify my daily dosage of coffee here are some health benefits of coffee :)


Now I'm not sure how true these all are- for example the one about caffeine during pregnancy- the problem with that one is what is "moderate consumption?
And I'm sure there are other factors that add things such as dementia and alzheimer's- I don't think just drinking coffee is going to keep you "alzheimer's and dementia" free- (but as I do have a family member who had alzheimer's- this will be my new excuse :) )
Also I should add this is COFFEE not peppermint mochas, or caramel frappuccinos or the other sugary drinks- this is just plain old coffee and remember it says "cups" not grande or ventis :P


Now time for more coffee! :)