On Instagram, the #coffeescrub hashtag has been used nearly 270,000 times. But what is this beauty product, scrub more precisely, that moves the beauty sphere?

As its name suggests, the coffee scrub is concocted from coffee grounds. Generally associated with vegetable oils such as coconut oil or jojoba oil, coffee grounds have exfoliating properties but also ... slimming! Indeed, the reputation of caffeine as an anti-cellulite ally is well established.

The coffee scrub, a slimming ally more?

It is still necessary that this asset can penetrate the skin ... What strongly doubts Emilie Jolibois, expert research cosmetic ingredients for Aroma-Zone : "the coffee grounds is a very good exfoliant, but I do not believe at all in its slimming virtues ". And to continue "the caffeine is besides little present in the coffee grounds, and even if one finds some in small quantity, incorporated in a scrub, it does not have the time to penetrate the skin".

The coffee grounds, a natural product for smooth and soft skin

Nothing to stop the beauty industry so far. This is evidenced by the number of brands involved in the development of coffee-based body products.

For the Australian brand Body Blendz, this natural scrub made from high quality coffee beans and blended with essential oils aims to reduce cellulite, thanks to a two-step action. Thus, from the first applications, the coffee scrub would make the skin softer, smoother and also brighter.

In the long term, the application of the scrub - recommended two to three times a week - would mitigate the effect of orange peel and the appearance of stretch marks: the massage performed at the time of scrubbing and the rubbing caused by the coffee grounds would relaunch the circulation, increase the natural drainage and reduce the marks on the skin.

Pair your coffee scrub with a caffeine treatment for slimming effectiveness

Dubitative face its virtues anti-cellulite? The coffee scrub is nonetheless a natural scrub rather interesting because of its softness. Indeed, it is not composed of microbeads or coarse fruit cores, abrasive elements that can attack the epidermis. The finest and most sensitive skin will love it!

For her part, Emilie Jolibois recommends pairing the coffee scrub with a slimming treatment containing caffeine if one wishes to observe an anti-cellulite result: "The scrub allows to exfoliate the dead cells for a better penetration of the active ingredients in the skin if you apply your slimming or anti-cellulite after that, it's effective! "

The problem of the coffee scrub is that it is rinsed before the assets have penetrated the skin.

Our selection of the best coffee scrubs of the moment

Coffee scrub, Body Blendz, 24.95 euros

Latte art cappuccino, cream-in-scrub, Tony Moly, € 14.90, from Sephora

Original Coffee scrub, Body Boom, 15.99 euros at Monoprix

Coffee scrub, Bodhi, 14 euros, at The Beauty Shopper

Coffee scrub, Mr. Bean Body Care, € 16.80

Original coffee scrub, Franck Body, 15,70 euros shipping

Coco Glow Body Scrub, Hello Body, € 19.90