Body Scrub for a Summer Glow!
The cooler season is officially here, and there is no better way to step out of the winter grub with a holistic body scrub.
Body scrubbing is an awesome pamper option to make your skin healthier, softer and smoother. Body scrubs benefit your skin because they remove dead skin cells, unclog skin pores, prevent ingrown hairs, and also allow your skin to absorb moisturisers better. Body scrubs are also known to improve circulation and skin cell turnover. It is the best skin rejuvenation as it peels the outermost layer of your skin, and regenerates smooth and soft skin. Body scrubs also help you relax and lift your mood through the mesmerising fragrances.
For best results, use a body scrub at most once or twice a week.
Anything more than that is too much as it would most probably dry your skin or cause redness, soreness, burning, increased dryness or unhealthy shine on your skin.
Investment buys:
* A quality exfoliator glove * A hydrating and refreshing body scrub
body wash
* Fragrance bodywash (best fragrance blends for summer include: vanilla, lemon, coconut, florals, rosemary, pine, grapefruit, jasmine, cucumbermint, refreshing mint, lemongrass, ylang ylang). Choose a reviving or organic bodywash.
* A body scrub that is comprised of a
thick physical exfoliants
Technique for applying body scrub:
**Rinse your skin in warm water. **Put a small amount body scrub in
your hand.
**Rub it gently on your skin in small circular motions, using an exfoliating glove.
**Scrub for your skin for about five
minutes.
**Rinse with warm water.
How to make yourself body scrubs at home:
**** All body scrubs contain one primary ingredient, being the exfoliant.The other ingredients are optional, for further exfoliating, and for a fragrance and moisture. So, when you make a body scrub at home, use primary ingredients, sugar, salt, ground coffee or oatmeal.
Homemade body scrubs are inexpensive and easy to make. They can also give your skin a radiant and flawless appearance just like brand store bought exfoliators.
Combine all the ingredients to make a coarse paste and then apply on your skin.
Try the below body scrubs: Sea Salts Body scrub
Ingredients: One cup of sea salt, half a cup of olive oil and a few drops of any essential oil of your choice.
Benefits: Sea salt is rich in minerals full of exfoliating agents that help to keep your skin looking young and healthy.
Sea salt also helps to improve your circulation.
Coconut oil body scrub
Ingredients: A quarter to half a cup of granulated sugar and a half a cup of coconut oil.
Benefits: It is a great exfoliating agent and also helps to cleanse and moisturise the skin.
Lemon and Sugar body scrub
Ingredients:Two tablespoons of honey, one tablespoon of honey and a lemon.
Benefits: It helps gives your skin nourishment (Vitamin C) and also exfoliates it. It also helps to restore the skin’s PH level while ensuring that it remains soft and supple.
Olive oil, peppermint and sugar scrub
Ingredients:A quarter cup of olive oil, one cup of brown sugar and 14 drops of peppermint essential oil. Benefits: It is enriched with the refreshing scent of peppermint, so it livens your senses and energy.
Epsom salt body scrub
Ingredients: One cup of Epsom salt, two drops of any essential oil. Benefits: It has exfoliating properties that help smoothen rough skin. It also relaxes muscles, relieves soreness and lowers blood pressure.
Oatmeal body scrub
Ingredients: Half a cup of uncooked oatmeal, half a cup of brown sugar, half a cup of raw honey, a quarter cup of jojoba oil, two drops of lavender essential oil and four drops of geranium essential oil (or essential oils of your choice).
Benefits: It is a great exfoliator and helps get rid of dead skin cells.
Organic Turmeric body scrub
Ingredients: One cup of sugar, two teaspoons of turmeric powder and one and a half cup of coconut oil.
Benefits: It has antiseptic and antibacterial properties that keep the skin young and fresh.