Coffee Face Mask

I am a beauty product junkie.  Not really a make-up junkie, but find me a cream or mask or special product to eliminate large pours and well...I'm there!

I have been searching for high quality products that are inexpensive as well as homemade products that can take the place of buying factory made items with unhealthy ingredients.  Because of this rather unhealthy obsession, I have decided to devote a weekly (or every-other-week) blog on STUFF THAT REALLY WORKS!

My first blog is about a fantastic face mask that really provided results.  I have been unimpressed with many homemade face masks and scrubs, mostly because they leave my face feeling too dry or too oily or too blah.  I have been trying to organize my home this week - which has pretty much left a lot of stuff out (hence this lovely image):

So I noticed that I had not tried a gift from a piano student yet - Starbucks Tribute Blend beans.  My Keurig can brew your OWN blend, and I just happen to have the little device.  However, I am too lazy in the morning to grind the beans.  So I ground a bit on Monday and noticed that my whole mood changed.  I became much happier.  I had this brilliant thought - what if I made a coffee mask?  Then I had another brilliant thought - I can google recipes that other people already concocted!

I ran across a few recipes, but was smitten with a certain Crunchy gal who seemed to have her act together on homemade products.  I was certainly surprised at how my face felt while the mask was on - cool and refreshed and how I felt after the facial - ready for my day.  This is a big deal, because I woke with laryngitis and a migraine.  Even a day later my skin feels fantastic!  So I have to say this is STUFF THAT REALLY WORKS!

Here is a link to the original recipe on Crunchy Betty's blog: Mocha-Frappuccino Mask

Here is the recipe I used yesterday morning:

Coffee Mask

• 2 Tbsp freshly ground coffee
• 2 Tbsp. cocoa powder
• 3 Tbsp. plain yogurt
• 1 Tbsp. honey

Incorporate all ingredients well.  Use fingertips to cover entire face.  Relax for 15 minutes.  Get in hot shower.  Use water to loosen mask with fingertips.  Move fingertips in circular motions to get the scrub benefits of the coffee grounds.  Continue until mask is completely removed.  This could take a little while - the coffee grounds are messy.  However, this is why I removed the mask in the shower.