Coffee scrub...yes and no.

 I love coffee. 

So, when I saw a recipe for a homemade body scrub using coffee grounds, I was pretty excited. What's not to love? I get to drink my coffee, and then use the leftover grounds to exfoliate and soften my skin, and on top of that the amazing aroma of coffee while I shower? Yes, please!

The result was...well, so-so.

But first things first! Coffee scrub recipe! I didn't measure anything here, just kind of eyeballed it until it looked right to me. Feel free to adjust the recipe for your own purposes. 

Use the grounds leftover from a pot of coffee. I'd say there was a little more than 1 cup of grounds in my batch. Spread the grounds out on a plate/dish/baking sheet/whatever for a few hours until they're mostly dry.

In a bowl, mix the grounds with a few heaping spoonfuls of regular white sugar (maybe 1/4-1/3 cup?), and about 2 tablespoons of massage/body oil. I used sesame oil, because that's what we have. (I use that as a moisturizer after showering anyways - it's wonderful, try it sometime.)

And that's it! Mix until well combined, and then slather it on yourself to exfoliate in the shower....

...in theory, anyway.

In practical use it made a ridiculous mess. Yes, my skin was exfoliated. Yes, my skin was lovely and soft. And yes, I spent 20 minutes cleaning coffee grounds from all over the shower. If you've got a fully enclosed shower with a glass door and a hand-held shower head, then it probably wouldn't be a big deal for you. But I don't. I have a stationary shower head, and a worn, old, enamel tub (everything sticks and stains), and a water "resistant" cloth shower curtain that definitely doesn't resist water being poured directly on it while trying to wash off coffee grounds. Also, it didn't really smell like much of anything. So, boo on that.

When I took this for a test run, I just rubbed it on my hands in the sink. It was nice and relaxing and my hands were definitely softened. For my own personal use, I'd say hand or foot scrub only just because of the mess that it makes.

Live and learn!