Sugar scrubs are great for exfoliating the body and the face. You can spend $50 on store-bought scrubs that contain three ingredients: sugar, oil and an essential oil. Or, you can make your own sugar scrub recipes for mere pennies.
For the following recipes, all you need is salt or sugar, body oil, and a nice, warm bath. Note: This scrub also works great for the face.
The secret to a great scrub is one part oil to two parts sugar or salt. Pick your favorite oil and add essential oils for scent. Do keep in mind that fragrances can be irritating to sensitive skin, so stay basic if you have sensitive skin and skip the essential oils.
For a Scrub, You Have to Have an Exfoliant
Homemade scrubs require a natural exfoliant. You can use sugar, salt, baking soda, fennel seeds or even coffee grounds. These work to remove dead skin by scrubbing them away. These are better for the environment than the microbeads found in many store-bought scrubs, which never disintegrate and end up littering our waterways and oceans.
To keep things simple, we use sugar as the exfoliant. It’s the most popular of all the natural exfoliants and it’s heavenly on the skin. I recommend choosing a sugar that has small granules that won’t tear at skin. A basic table salt or sugar works wonderfully. I also love dark brown sugar for scrubs. Coconut sugar is also wonderful
Of Course, You Gotta Have Oil
Just as you can cook with many different oils, you have many different options for your skin. There’s extra virgin coconut oil, which is my absolute favorite. Buy this at any health food store. Or try sweet almond oil, jojoba oil (pricey, but delicious), avocado oil, grapeseed oil, safflower, olive and even vegetable oil for your skin. According to Allure, makeup artist Joanna Schlip uses olive oil in the homemade scrubs she uses on actress Eva Longoria. You may smell like an Italian meal, but it works, especially in a pinch. Read more…
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