Prep your summer body with chocolate and coffee

• Coffee is renowned for its ability to help stimulate congested areas on the thighs and buttocks

• Cocoa is rich in skin protective anti-oxidants as well as magnesium which is helpful for rejuvenating skin tissue

• Coconut oil will make your skin glow while also giving it a good dose of moisturising fatty acids plus lauric acid which is anti-bactertial and anti-fungal

Chocolate and Coffee Sugar Body Scrub recipe

Make your skin feel and smell like it is on holiday, while this body scrub does all the hard work. Body scrubs are really easy to make, they help smooth the skin and are also a great way to help kickstart the lymphatic system. 

Ingredients

• 1 cup of raw sugar
• 1/2 cup of coconut oil (unrefined)
• 2-3 tbsps cocoa (depending on how rich you'd like it)
• 2 tbsps ground coffee

Method

Mix all the ingredients together well and store in an airtight jar. This should last up to a couple of months outside of the fridge. To use, massage approx. 2tbsps of mix onto wet skin on the buttocks and thighs. 

Note: The oil will make the shower recess very slippery, so be careful. Please do a patch test on the inside of your arm, before applying to the face to test for an adverse/allergic reaction.