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When I was in college, I worked in a coffee shop. This was slightly odd because I do not like to drink coffee.
I can go as far as coffee ice cream or a java frappuccino but any other form of coffee is too strong for me.
However, work in a coffee shop I did and I grew to love the smell of coffee (with the exception of when I was pregnant; couldn’t stand the smell of it then).
When I made this face mask, I fell in love with the smell. Slathering this mask on my face is like stepping into a lovely coffee shop.
Chocolate, coffee, and coconut, what’s not to love about that combination?
This mask isn’t all about the wonderful aroma however. This face mask has benefits and lots of them! Here’s the break down on what the ingredients will do for your skin.
Coffee
Coffee is full of caffeine. Caffeine is a favorite ingredient in many anti-aging products because it helps tighten skin, reduces redness, reduces puffiness, and even helps with under eye circles (check out my caffeine gel eye pads for that!). It’s even said to help with cellulite so you might want to give it a try on other parts of your body!
Cocoa
Chocolate is full of antioxidants which are great for keeping your skin youthful and healthy. It’s also great for making skin soft and smooth.
Coconut Milk
Coconut milk helps hydrate skin keeping it smooth and soft. Because of it’s amazing hydrating properties, it is wonderful on dry skin.
Now that you know why I’ve used these ingredients, let’s talk about how to make this wonderful face mask.
Coconut Mocha Face Mask
1 tbs cocoa powder
1 tbs coffee grounds (fresh will give you the most caffeine benefits but used coffee grounds works fine too)
2-3 tbs coconut milk (use the real stuff. Not the carton coconut milk; use homemade or canned coconut milk.)
Directions:
Mix all ingredients together.
Once the face mask is thoroughly mixed, apply to a clean face.
Allow mask to remain on your face for 15-20 minutes.
Carefully wash off face with warm water and washcloth.
I love being able to create my own face products with ingredients I have at home! How about you? Are there certain beauty products that you just love to make yourself?
This sounds wonderful! I am definitely going to try this! Thank you for sharing your adventures with all of us!
Hey Brittany, I am from India and a fan of ur blog . Plz suggest some beauty DIY ‘S as I need to send something personal to my sister and would need suggestions that I can make in bulk and have a shelf life of up-to 1 month as sending small packages would be very expensive.
Hi Monica, You could send face powder, sugar scrubs (as long as it doesn’t contain food products… so a simple sugar, oil, essential oil one) There are others as well like blush, lip balm, etc but those are ones that I do not have on my blog.
Hey I like this mask and also wanted to include this mask in my homemade skin care products for my friends.plz tell me for how long we can store this mask in a jar?
Since this face mask includes perishable ingredients (coconut milk), it would need to be refrigerated once made and it’d probably last 1 maybe 2 weeks.
What is the texture/consistency of this mask?
Since it has coffee grounds in it, it’s got a bit of grit to it (which means it doubles as a scrub!)
can we replace coconut milk with something else? like coconut oil? and can we add preservation so it can last for mounths?
I’d go with a milk (any type) or water. If you want it to last for months then I’d recommend just mixing the cocoa powder and coffee but leave out the liquid until you want to make a face mask.