DIY: Simple Coffee Mud Face Mask

Clay masks are well know in the beauty world because they are incredibly versatile and effective. They can work wonders for a lot of common skin issues, from dullness or inflammation to acne or eczema.

So, be ready to treat yourself in no more than 20 minutes (yes! that quick!) at the comfort of your own home and enjoy the benefits of this surprisingly easy yet potent homemade mask. It only consists of 3 basic ingredients and doesn’t require much prep time.

Here are some of its skin loving benefits:

• Deeply cleanses and detoxifies
• Exfoliates
• Tightens pores
• Reduces Inflammation
• Absorbs excess oil
• Balances skin PH
• Increases blood flow
• Infuses highly beneficial minerals
• Smoothes and revitalizes skin appearance
• Accelerates scar healing

Cosmetic Grade Clay

When combined with water, this amazing ingredient produces an electrical charge which has the ability to draw bacteria, toxins and chemicals living on the skin’s surface.These antibacterial properties can reduce inflammation,prevent future acne outbreaks,relieve redness and skin infections,help fight allergic reactions to irritating or toxic products and speed up scar or wound healing

On the other hand,clay infuses your skin with rich and highly important minerals that enhance body enzyme production,therefore preventing or aiding in the treatment of skin rashes,acne or eczema

Ground Coffee:

Aside from being delicious, this ingredient has three main enhancing properties when in contact with the skin: First, caffeine acts as a natural anti-inflammatory, so you will definitely feel your skin tighter. Second, it is a great antioxidant source, therefore it will aid in preventing premature skin aging. Third, it is an exfoliator, so be ready to get rid of dead skin cells and improve blood circulation.

Ok, we know we said only three ingredients, but if you want to add a little boost specially for acne prone skin types or scar healing purposes, this essential oil will do magic.Take it as a customization.

Tea tree oil is anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-microbial.Ok, we have all those benefits in our mask, but wait, it also promotes the absorption of nutrients(it’s basically a mask property boosting ingredient), accelerates wound healing and can help neutralize or diminish spot scars (usually left by pox or acne)

You can also substitute for your favorite essential oil!

Makes for 1 – 2 uses

Ingredients:

1. 2 tsp Cosmetic Grade Clay, but according to your skin type and using the suggestions above you can substitute with White Kaolin, Bentonite or your favorite clay.
2. 1 tsp Coffee Grounds (you can totally recycle recently brewed coffee grounds
3. 1 to 1 1/2 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar: According to your skin type or sensitivity and following the suggestions above you can dilute or substitute with Rose Water / distilled water
4. 2 – 3 drops Tea Tree Oil (optional) or your favorite essential oil

1. Use a plastic or wood spoon to mix ingredients. This will prevent the active clay from drawing metals beforehand, thus maintaining its full absorbency.
2. In a small glass or plastic bowl mix dry ingredients until well incorporated.
3. Add apple cider vinegar and essential oil (if using any) and mix until forming a paste. If the paste is too thick you can add a bit more apple cider vinegar until thinning it out to your desired consistency.
4. Using your fingers, spread mask over your face or desired area. Let it set for 5 – 15 minutes or until the mask hardens