All Natural Coffee Exfoliating Scrub

As a fitness competitor I have been eating clean for a couple of years now.  It wasn't until this year that I really thought about where my food was coming from.  Who is farming it?  Who grew those veggies?  My answer was that I didn't know.  I had no idea actually.  That chicken, packed on a tray and slapped with a colorful label.  The veggies in the bins with 100s of other veggies.  And then there is shampoo, skin care, the list goes on and on.

I have decided to make an effort to use products that are as home made and natural as possible.  One thing I love is a good scrub.  I love to exfoliate my legs before I shave but I have always used something off the shelf with a million ingredients and god knows what kind of chemicals.  This is how my Coffee scrub was born.  It's nothing fancy.  It's just 3 ingredients.  I have them on hand at all times.  The result?  Amazing.  Better than any scrub I have used off the shelf.  And I can feel good about using it.

You'll need a container.  I use a zip lock storage container with a screw on lid.  It sits on the edge of my shower and I have found a snap on lid doesn't seal quite tight enough and it will let in water.  Add equal parts coffee grounds and brown sugar.  White sugar would work as well.  Or sea salt.  I've used all of the above.

Melt enough coconut oil to wet all of the scrub.  I used 2 T sugar and 2 T coffee and a heaping (very heaping) tablespoon of oil in this batch.  Pour it in and stir.

The finished product will be a rich black scrub that will leave your skin super soft and moisturized.  I also slather on some coconut oil post shower for even more softness.  You could really use any oil you want but I find coconut oil works the best for my skin.  This would also be great packaged in a mason jar as a gift.  Enjoy!