DIY pumpkin spiced scrub

Crammed full of skin-brightening coffee, exfoliating sugar, warming cinnamon powder and pumpkin seed oil that’s rich in essential fatty acids, vitamin E and zinc, this pumpkin spiced scrub couldn’t be easier to make. It comes from the new, all natural beauty brand Clean Beauty Co. created by Dominika and Elsie – a London-based duo who create ‘green’ beauty products – earlier this year.

Ingredients

40g coffee – fresh or use old grinds from coffee machine
28g sugar – white or brown
30g pumpkin seed oil
2g cinnamon powder

Method

1. Stir the coffee, sugar and cinnamon in a bowl

2. Combine the pumpkin seed oil and cinnamon powder

3. Decant into a container and scrub when required

Shelf life – 3 months

The duo launch their first book in January 2017. Find out more, along with other skin-food DIY recipes, at cleanbeautyco.com.

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