The Denim Diaries by Kami Gray

This cold and windy winter weather has made my skin dry and old-looking, like I have ten layers of dead skin on my face. So I decided today would be an at-home, pamper myself, spa day. My plan was to exfoliate, layer gobs of organic moisturizer on my face (rich black perlette grape is my fave), and gently massage my eye area with my favorite eye cream from Aveda. After digging through every drawer in my bathroom, I realized I was out of exfoliant. Thanks to Google and organic ingredients found in my refrigerator and pantry, I was able to make own. I may never buy store-bought exfoliant again!

The stuff I created myself made my skin ridiculously soft and positively glowing. Without measuring a thing, I mixed up used coffee grounds, chopped cucumber, lemon juice, plain yogurt, and raw honey in my food processor until it formed a thick paste. According to Natural Living for Women:

 coffee grounds are antibacterial, exfoliating and stimulating to the skin.

 lemon juice provides an astringent quality plus the vitamin C provides a boost.

 honey is healing and soothing along with an ability to help skin retain moisture.

 yogurt contains lactic acid which help skin slough off dead skin cells.

 cucumber provides cooling and astringent qualities.

I slathered the concoction on my clean face and let it sit for about ten minutes. Then using a circular motion with my fingers, I lightly massaged my face and neck for about two minutes and rinsed with warm water. Now I don’t have a cucumber for a salad tonight, but my face feels great and looks a million times better…and I saved a little money! Anyone else have a homemade beauty or health secret they’d like to share?