Frank Body is the first ever coffee body scrub I have used, back when they first came out and weren’t even available in New Zealand. It’s awesome that it’s now available here. The original pack has had a makeover with a pink packaging, but the scrub remains the same. I bought the 200g pack and smells amazing, even for people who don’t often drink coffee (like me). It’s also natural and cruelty free and the texture is course from the sugar, salt and coffee granules.
I followed my usual shower routine and remained in the shower with the water turned off to scrub away. Keep in mind that this scrub is messy, and it will get everywhere, so it’s best to scrub in the shower or bathtub. I use about a handful or two to cover the whole body as well as the face. I use circular motions and pay extra attention to my stretchmarks. I leave it on for about 3 minutes before I rinse it off. My skin is left feeling soft and smooth, it really makes a huge different on dry skin, which disappears every time I use it. Over time, my stretch marks also look slightly lighter. I use it about 2 times a week, but on the packet, it recommends 2-3 times a week.
This is far my favourite coffee scrub or any other body scrub, and it’s very gentle on the skin. It’s also affordable, I bought my recent one from Mecca for $19. Frank Body now has many other flavours in the market, which I can’t wait to try.
I was introduced to this scrub through BR members discussing body scrubs. I have to say coffee body scrubs are my fave. If you have not tried it you are missing out on something that can gently polish your skin smooth, soft and silky. When I use a coffee scrub I get softer and smoother skin than if I used a sugar or salt scrub. The first time I used a coffee scrub I wasn't sure if it was going to do anything because the granules were finer than sugar granules and salt ones but I actually ended up with smoother, softer and silkier skin. Now Frank Body Scrub has been my to-go scrub of choice because it has 200g for about 20 bucks which is a decent price point for a coffee scrub. Plus I can buy it from Mecca and get points towards my Beauty Loop. Now Frank Body Scrub has come out with a few different options there's a cocoa one, a peppermint one and a coconut one as well as the original. My personal fave is the coconut one which has coconut oil but it's also recommended for those with nut allergies. Scent wise I don't really notice a difference between this and the original one. So now that we've discussed how amazing this scrub leaves your skin feeling lets discuss the cons, it leaves a mess in your shower and the coffee grains can leave brown stains. Nothing that can be rinsed away easily afterwards. I do find that I do miss a few grains but then again I'm short sighted and shower without my glasses so rinsing everything down is a bit tricky when I can't see. I think the pros outweigh the cons and I have used up three bags of this scrub and will keep repurchasing it.
Tips: Mecca has the half-sized bags for about 11-12 bucks which price wise for the amount isn't that much more expensive than the full-sized bags. You'll want to keep the bags out of the shower and the bags dry because once it's wet it's game over. I like to decant mine into an old body butter container and just spoon out what I need as I need it with a wooden spoon and I haven't wasted any of the scrub doing that. If your coffee scrub leaves brown streaks on your skin or you can't see it till it comes off on your towels. This one doesn't on mine but another coffee scrub did, so what I do is get in the shower, get wet, scrub all over and rinse and then soap up and rinse and voila, no brown streaks.