Homemade Coffee Scrub

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Your morning cup of coffee gets you going, and a coffee-based body scrub can do the same thing for your skin. A coffee scrub exfoliates your skin, helps prevent acne, reduces the appearance of fine lines and hyperpigmentation and softens your skin. Because caffeine is a natural diuretic, coffee scrubs can also help stimulate the movement of water through your body, making your skin temporarily appear firmer and making skin problems like cellulite less noticeable.

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Combine coffee, sugar and oil in a small bowl, mixing with a spoon or your hands until the ingredients are completely blended.

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Add the honey, mixing until it is thoroughly combined with the other ingredients.

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Transfer the mixture to a lidded plastic container.

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Scoop out a generous amount of the scrub with your fingers while you are in a warm shower. Rub the mixture vigorously over your body, using large, circular motions.

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Rinse the scrub completely from your skin, making sure to remove all the sugar and coffee residue away.

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Pat your skin dry gently. Do not rub.

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Store your coffee scrub at room temperature in its sealed container for up to two weeks.