DIY Ways to Keep your Skin Looking Young

Looking for ways to naturally keep your skin cleansed and looking young and healthy? Sometimes we are very unaware of what we have in our own kitchens that can help you manage beautiful, healthy, young looking skin every day. Before starting our day, every morning, most of us revive to a hot fresh cup of coffee. Coffee also improves the overall blood flow on the skin. By dilating blood vessels beneath the skin, coffee can help reduce the appearance of cellulite on the skin. The melanoidins in coffee contains chlorogenic acid, which helps reduce hyperpigmentation that may be related to inflammation. Coffee contains polyphenols, which are antioxidants that help to protect against ultraviolet (UV) rays. Coffee grounds can help scrape away dead skin cells from your feet, leaving it cleansed and soft and smooth. Caffeine constricts the skin and is exceptionally effective for rigid, dry places like elbows, knees, and feet.

For stronger, brighter, healthier, shiny hair, try rinsing your hair with a hot, freshly brewed pot of coffee after your next shampoo. Coffee can also be used as a detangler, and is great for restoring and growing your hair. Combined with other natural ingredients, coffee can be used to make several DIY coffee skincare recipes, that provides lots of health benefits for your hair skin and scalp. For essential oils and herb lovers, try adding coffee grounds to your lavender, cinnamon, peppermint, vanilla, sweet basil, rosemary, or nettle oil, for a great scalp treatment. You can also add it to your shampoo and conditioner for a soothing, relaxing, moisturizing wash.

Coffee beans also consist of caffeic acid, which improves the production of collagen, making coffee to be a great natural exfoliating ingredient for your skin. Combined with plain organic yogurt, you can make a great facial cream to help brighten your skin. To remove puffiness and redness from your eyes, turning your brewed coffee into ice cubes, can help improve circulation. This is a sure way to help moisten dry, cracked, rough skin on your feet.

Applying coffee to your skin daily can also help reduce the appearance of sunspots, redness, and fine lines, and may be helpful in preventing nonmelanoma skin cancers. Coffee has a plethora of healing properties that can help strengthen and improve your overall health. From skin, hair, and scalp care to improving cognitive functions. There is so much to love about coffee than just that much needed boost in the mornings.

Research has shown that coffee has nutrients and antioxidants that can benefit skin and hair. It can be used to exfoliate skin, treat acne, and increase blood flow. It contains caffeine, which can be good for your hair. It helps stimulate the roots, create better hair development, and deter baldness and hair loss.

Coffee can also be combined with coconut oil to make a perfect blend of ingredients to help remove and repair rough skin. Try combining one cup of coconut oil, ½ cup of your ground coffee of choice, and one to two teaspoons of vanilla extract. Use this as a foot scrub to help create soft feet and give them a chance to recover after a long day.

Another good skin rub that has been found to be effective is used by combining a few simple at home ingredients. Take one cup of coffee grounds, six tablespoons of coconut oil and three tablespoons of sea salt or sugar, and combine together to create a great coffee scrub for your skin. It can help get rid of cellulite, redness, and discoloration of the skin. It can also help remove puffiness from around the eyes leaving you with a healthy, natural glow.