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What Does a Coffee and Honey Mask Do?

What Does a Coffee and Honey Mask Do?

It’s become more and more popular to use coffee for skincare, particularly on your face. If you haven’t already jumped on the coffee and honey skincare train, you may be wondering what do coffee and honey do to help your face? They both have properties that seem to...
Is Aeropress Worth It?

Is Aeropress Worth It?

Welcome to my very first product review! It is purely my opinion and earns me nothing of monetary value! (I discovered – purely by accident – how to make the ™. It will be used liberally.) I received the Aeropress™ (see?) as a gift many years ago and was not impressed...
How Is Espresso Stronger than Coffee?

How Is Espresso Stronger than Coffee?

Since I’m on the topic of caffeine, I might as well address a question that plagues coffee drinkers and causes arguments among coffee newbies. It’s been confusing over the years, so let’s put it to bed: What coffee has the most caffeine? How much caffeine do different...
Why Do People Drink Coffee After Meals?

Why Do People Drink Coffee After Meals?

I had a friend pitch me this article since it is a widespread phenomenon, and there may be unexpected reasons for it. While I couldn’t really find anything on the history of post-meal coffee, I collected the best reasons I could find with whatever evidence there was....
Easy Cold Brew Methods and Ratios

Easy Cold Brew Methods and Ratios

Summer is upon us, and many people will be craving their favorite brew in a more season-friendly form. Cold brew is available, and it tends to be sweeter than most other forms of coffee, but it’s also so darn expensive! At Starbucks, a tall cold brew is 50% more than...