As a coffee addict, LUSH’s Cup O’ Coffee Face and Body Mask ($9.99-$19.99)
is right up my alley and smells like an insanely delicious cup of mocha. It
claims to exfoliate and smooth the skin while leaving you looking and feeling
fresh.
Notable ingredients include ground coffee, agave syrup,
glycerin and caffeine, along with oils and extracts. The ground coffee gives
the mask it’s coarse texture and is acts as the exfoliator. Agave and glycerin,
on the other hand, give the mask it’s smooth and gelatinous texture while the
caffeine helps awaken the skin. I love that this mask is smooth but thick
enough to stay put with a consistency like pudding. I also love that it uses
ground coffee as the exfoliator instead of microbeads, which has blown up for
it’s effect on our ecosystems.
I also use this as a pre-shower mask, because it’s just
easier to wash off when you don’t have to work about getting tiny coffee grinds
everywhere. Its gelatinous texture makes it a dream when applying it to the
skin and I usually leave it on for 10 minutes before scrubbing and rinsing it
off. Although it is both a face and body mask, I can’t justify using this on my
body when I have many other body scrubs. I’m not sure if the coffee and
caffeine wake up my skin like they are intended to, but it doesn’t have any
negative effects so I’m not complaining.
Would I recommend this face mask? 100x yes. It smells
amazing, it feels amazing and my skin seems to like it. Did I mention it smells
amazing? If you don’t like coffee, I dare you to smell it, maybe it’ll change
your mind!
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