DIY body scrubs – To keep your skin healthy and radiant exfoliation is must. Use of body scrub is the best way to exfoliate your skin and keep your skin free from any type of dirt and dead skin cells. Varieties of scrubs are available in market. You can choose any scrub as per your skin type. But if you have type and you want a body scrub which is completely natural and is free from any type of chemicals you must try homemade body scrubs. These DIY body scrubs for soft and glowing skin recommended by Goldy Hunjan, professional makeup artist in Ludhiana Punjab, never fail in providing you with healthy skin.
DIY body scrubs – Benefits
Exfoliation done using a body scrub leaves your skin healthy and boosts the appearance of skin. It makes your skin look brighter by removing the upper layer of your skin. Using body scrubs stimulates collagen production which helps you to get radiant skin. Also exfoliation helps in a good penetration of the products your use for your skin hydration. Here are some of the body scrubs which are beneficial to your skin and also these are easy to make.
DIY coffee scrubs for soft and glowing skin
- Coffee scrub
- Brown sugar scrub
- Coconut oil, sugar and oatmeal scrub
- Himalayan salt scrub
- Green tea sugar scrub
- Honey sugar scrub
Coffee scrub
Caffeine helps in diminishing the appearance of cellulite. Thus coffee is a very popular ingredient in most of the body scrubs. To prepare this scrub make a paste of right consistency by mixing coffee grounds in hot water and some coconut oil. Once you are done with preparing the paste of right consistency keep the mixture in a container.
Brown sugar scrub
This is one of the inexpensive and easily accessible ingredients which can be used in DIY scrubs. Brown sugar is gentle on skin. Thus it can be used by people with sensitive skin. For this combine half cup of sugar and oil in a bowl. You can increase the amount of sugar and oil as per the consistency. After getting the right consistency add few drops of your favorite essential oil.
Coconut oil, sugar and oatmeal scrub
Oatmeal is a natural moisturizer. It makes your skin soft and that’s why it is used in DIY body scrubs for soft and glowing skin. To make this scrub melt 3-4 tablespoons of coconut oil in a bowl. Add half cup of brown or white sugar and then stir in one quarter cup of raw oats. Use this scrub within a day otherwise oats will become too soft and thus it will not exfoliate well in that form.
Himalayan salt scrub
This DIY body scrub is very good to treat your rough arms and legs. To make this scrub add one and half cup of pink Himalayan salt, 1 tablespoon of strawberry powder, 1 tablespoon glycerin and some essential oil of your choice. Mix all the ingredients. But if you have super sensitive skin you should not consider this scrub and it is advisable to use a scrub which is gentle on skin.
Green tea sugar scrub
Green tea has lots of benefits for skin. It helps in reducing damaged caused by sun. To make a green tea body scrub take two green tea bags, half cup of hot water, 1 cup brown sugar and some coconut oil. Add tea bags to hot water and once tea cools down add brown sugar to the bowl. Make sure to let the tea get cooled so that sugar doesn’t get dissolved into it. At last add some coconut oil into it.
Honey sugar scrub
Honey is known for its antibacterial properties and thus it helps in many skin problems. It is a very good ingredient to be used in DIY body scrubs for glowing and soft skin. Take a mixing bowl add brown sugar, coconut oil and honey in it. Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Spoon your scrub into a container once your reach your desired consistency.
Al of these body scrubs are natural and exfoliates skin in a very good way. After applying these scrubs massage your skin. Make sure to rinse your skin after using sugar scrubs to prevent stickiness. But it is also advisable not to use body scrubs on daily basis. Over exfoliation can leave your skin dry and sensitive, thus exfoliate only once a week. Gently massage after applying scrub in circular motions and then rinse it off using warm water. All of these scrubs provide healthy skin, thus try these DIY body scrubs for soft and glowing skin.