In need of a beauty boost? Try a facial, mask, or spa treatment infused with a shot of java. Aside from waking you up in the morning, coffee's caffeinated elixir works just as energetically to get skin into tip-top shape. This Sunday marks National Coffee Day, so what better way to celebrate with your favorite latte and a little skin care pampering! Click through the slideshow to see which treatment works for you.
Just what makes coffee so fabulous? Ask any cellulite, slimming, or skincare cream. Many beauty products often contain caffeine, as it is a great way to combat water retention and promote weight loss. When the stimulants found in coffee grounds are applied to skin, they trigger it to contract and tighten, perfect for facials, masks, creams, and anti-aging serums as well. Redness, discoloration, and even dark spots also react kindly to a little java.
And brunettes rejoice, as you would be happy to know pouring 2 cups of espresso onto hair can help enhance and maintain your shade in between salon sessions. You'll never look at your Starbucks the same. Aside from tall, grande, and venti, check out these three caffeine filled options you can also try:
For a DIY at-home treatment, create a coffee facial. Mix half a cup of organic coffee grounds with a cup of milk, a small dose of lemon juice, and honey. The delicious concoction will create a pasted perfect for the face. Apply and leave on for 10-15 minutes and then rinse off.
Not into conducting your own beauty experiments? Nyakio Skincare infuses coffee into their products for you. The nyakio Kenyan Coffee Collection is the perfect complement to your favorite cup of joe. The perfectly balanced Kenyan Coffee Body Scrub ($55) and Kenyan Coffee Face Polish ($34) are infused with naturally energizing and exfoliating Kenyan Coffee, which has a pleasant, non-bitter aroma. Both products help to reveal fresh, more youthful-looking skin while providing antioxidant benefits. Each features other skin-soothing ingredients as well, such as Shea Butter, Grapeseed Oil, Lemongrass and Neroli Oils indigenous to Africa, to leave skin toned, moisturized, and radiant.
And with Spa Week just around the corner, The Claremont Hotel Club & Spa in California is proud to offer new coffee-infused experiences to their guests. The Coffee Fruit Anti-Aging Facial lets you soak in natural and organic Hawaiian coffee fruit extract to dramatically reduce lines, wrinkles, sun damage and even hyperpigmentation. The Claremont also offers the Tropical Coffee Fruit Renewal. This is a full body treatment that begins with a Hawaiian Coffee Fruit and organic sugar body scrub to soften skin. It is followed by the choice of a 25-minute neck and back massage with kukui nut and pikake oils or an 80-minute traditional Lomi Lomi massage. What a way to pay homage to the coffee bean!
Ready for a shot of espresso to the skin? Let us know with a note below and tell us what treatment you're ready to try!