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snowball
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 19 6:33 pm Post subject: Body scrub help
I have decided to use all the left over clementines. They have been peeled and juiced. I have made a granita. I am making an oil from the powdered skins. I am now planning to make a body scrub from the pulp. Question is recipe calls for coffee powder. We do not posess such a substance. Would drying the grounds from a bean to cup machine be a better option?

sean
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 19 7:05 pm Post subject:
Should work. BW spends good money on facial stuff containing coffee grounds.

snowball
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 19 7:18 pm Post subject:
Ta muchly. Will give it a go.

Nick

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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 19 7:57 pm Post subject:
I’m guessing they’re only for friction.

NorthernMonkeyGirl

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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 19 8:37 pm Post subject:
I would hope for a finer ground coffee to use as a scrub, but yeah I've emptied the French press remains into a mug and taken it right in the shower for a similar effect.

Mistress Rose

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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 19 7:58 am Post subject:
I would think coffee grounds would be better in some ways as they would give the scrub you need and being used, wouldn't give up so much colour. In a different facial scrub, I have used salt, and that works very well, but not sure how it would do in yours.

snowball
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 19 1:06 pm Post subject:
Well it is made. The coffee grounds were probably too fine to do anything but bulk it out and turn it a chocolate colour. I added vert slightly ground sea salt and it works a treat.

Mistress Rose

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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 19 8:25 am Post subject:
Sounds good. Does it stain your skin, or just colour the product.

snowball
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 19 10:43 am Post subject:
Fortunately it just colours the product.

Mistress Rose

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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 19 7:19 am Post subject:
Good, a 'healthy' look is fine, but it can go too far.

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