Homemade body scrub

Homemade body scrubs are very beneficial for the skin and even for the health. The best thing about natural homemade scrubs is, they are not contaminated with chemicals. These scrubs work on dead skin cells and reveal younger looking skin. That is the reason your skin is smooth and soft after using scrubs.

Moreover, these scrubs contain natural oils that energize your skin by moisturizing it.  The glow and smoothness of your skin after using these homemade scrubs will be way better than the chemically poisoned products in the market.

Basically, all the scrubs available in the market consists of three substances. First is exfoliant, that makes the scrub to easily dissolve in water. Second is oil. The oil keeps the mixture together and moisturizes your skin. And third one is fragrance that provides with the pleasant odor.

It is very easy to make these scrubs at home for use or you can even gift it to your loved ones. You can use easily available ingredients at home to make your body scrubs. Following are some recipes to make your own body scrub:

Coffee:

Consuming coffee as drink has many benefits as it activates the body. Making a scrub of coffee has the same effect on skin as it eliminates the dead cells from the skin and make it look more younger and fresher. Moisturizing effect of the coffee is very important, especially in winters when skin becomes dull and rough. Its exfoliating feature can help you in getting clean skin and it can even remove the dark circles around the eyes.

How to make coffee scrub:

The ingredients you need to prepare coffee scrub are 

  • sugar
  • coffee
  •  olive oil and 
  • vitamin E capsules. 
1) Take one quarter cup of coffee along with the one quarter cup of sugar. 
2) Mix them well and add at least two table spoons of olive oil in the mixture. This will make a paste. 
3) Now add the vitamin E capsules in the paste. 

Your homemade coffee scrub is ready. You can use this scrub on your entire body. Let it be there for around 10 to 15 minutes then rinse it off with warm water. It is recommended to take a bath after using the scrub as you will feel more softness on your skin. You will have a much healthier skin then before. To retain the moisturizing effect of the scrub you can use any moisturizer after the bath.


Lemon:

Lemon contain the antioxidants that are essential for the glowing skin. These antioxidants treat the rough skin and make it softer.

How to make lemon scrub:

You can make a lemon scrub along with the sugar. 

  • Lemon
  • Sugar
  • Almond oil

1) Add one table spoon of lemon with one cup of sugar.
2) You can use any oil along with the mixture of these two. The recommended oil is almond oil but some use olive oil as well. Mix all of these together and make a paste of it. 

You can store this paste for a week or so. This scrub will keep the moisture of the skin alive by removing the dryness from it. Use this scrub before taking bath. The scrub is best for the dry skin people. The scrub very quickly deals with the dryness.

Another use of lemon is with the honey.  Sugar, lemon and honey together makes a perfect scrub. Apply this scrub for a minute or two and results will be shocking.

Salt:

The salt has detoxifying effect and we can use it for our benefit. 

  • Sea salt
  • Kosher salt
  • Sunflower oil
  • Essential oil

1) Take a half cup of sea salt along with two table spoon of kosher salt. Make a mixture by adding 5 table spoons of sunflower oil with 10 – 12 drops of essential oil. Mix well until it becomes a paste. This homemade scrub is to hydrate the skin. Use it on the weekly basis to keep the softness of skin.

Oatmeal:

  • Oatmeal
  • Rose wood
  • Tangerine

Oatmeal is among the list of easily available ingredients at home. 

1) Mix oatmeal with 6 drops of essential oil, 8 drops of rose wood and 8 drops of tangerine.
2) Add these drops with the passage of time while mixing. You can keep this mixture for about one year. 

This scrub is suitable for all skin types as it keeps the irritation away from the skin.