DIY body scrubs for glowing skin
Achieving glowing skin doesn’t always require expensive skincare products. With a few simple ingredients from your kitchen, you can create your own DIY body scrubs that exfoliate, hydrate, and revitalize your skin, leaving you with a radiant glow. Let’s explore some fantastic recipes for these homemade beauty treatments. 1. Citrus Zest Sugar Scrub: 1 cup granulated sugar Zest of 1 lemon
Zest of 1 orange
1/4 cup olive oil or coconut oil
10-15 drops of your favourite citrus essential oil (like orange or lemon)
Instructions
• Mix the sugar and citrus zests in a bowl.
• Add the olive or coconut oil and essential oil.
• Stir until the ingredients are well combined.
• Apply in the shower by gently massaging the scrub onto damp skin in circular motions.
• Rinse thoroughly for refreshed and rejuvenated skin. The sugar exfoliates while the citrus brightens and the oil moisturizes.
2. Oatmeal and honey scrub
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup plain yogurt
Instructions
• Pulse the oats in a blender to create a fine powder.
• Mix the powdered oats, honey, and yogurt in a bowl to form a paste.
• Apply this mixture to your skin and gently scrub in circular motions.
• Leave on minutes as a mask.
• Rinse with warm water. Oats exfoliate, honey hydrates, and yogurt soothes and brightens.
3. Coffee Ground Scrub
1/2 cup used coffee grounds 1/4 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup brown sugar 10 drops of vanilla or almond extract (optional)
Instructions
• Combine coffee grounds, coconut oil, brown sugar, and optional extract.
• Mix well to form a scrub.
• Apply to damp skin in the shower and gently massage in a circular motion.
• Rinse thoroughly. The caffeine in coffee invigorates, while coconut oil moisturizes, and brown sugar exfoliates.
4. Green Tea Sugar Scrub:
2 green tea bags
1 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup coconut oil 10 drops of essential oil (such as lavender or mint)
Instructions
for 10-15
• Open the green tea bags and combine the tea leaves with sugar in a bowl.
• Add coconut oil and essential oil, mixing until well combined.
• Use this scrub to exfoliate your skin while enjoying the soothing aroma of green tea.
• Rinse off for a refreshed glow. Green tea offers antioxidants, sugar exfoliates, and coconut oil hydrates.
5. Himalayan Pink Salt Scrub
1 cup Himalayan pink salt 1/4 cup sweet almond oil 10 drops of your favourite essential oil (e.g., lavender, eucalyptus)
Instructions
• Combine the salt and almond oil in a bowl.
• Add your chosen essential oil for fragrance and added benefits.
• Mix until you have a thick paste.
• Apply in the shower, massaging gently to exfoliate the skin.
• Rinse thoroughly to reveal a glowing complexion. Himalayan salt exfoliates and detoxifies, while almond oil nourishes and softens.
Tips:
• Always perform a patch test before using any DIY scrub to ensure you don’t have any allergic reactions.
• Customise your body scrub recipes by adjusting the ingredients to match your skin type and personal preferences.