DIY Body Scrubs: The Need for Exfoliation

Exfoliation is the best way to keep your skin healthy and glowing. By exfoliating, you remove the dead cells on your skin’s outer surface and make way for fresher, newer, and more vibrant skin! The best way to exfoliate is through body scrubs, did you know you could make these at home? DIY body scrubs have changed our lives!

A body scrub is seen as a popular way to exfoliate your skin, store-bought body scrubs may be expensive and out of your budget, which is why it is much better to just make one at home, a DIY body scrub, from the ingredients already available in your home.

However, here’s a disclaimer, DIY body scrubs are great although you shouldn’t exfoliate every day. Over exfoliating can leave your skin dry, sensitive, and irritated. It is safer to exfoliate your skin 2 times a week.

The best way to apply a DIY body scrub is while you’re in the shower. Gently massage the scrub into your skin in a circular motion and rinse it off thoroughly with warm water.

Here are a few recipes for DIY body scrubs:

Coffee Scrub

You will need:

• 1/2 cup coffee grounds
• 2 tbsp. hot water
• 1 tbsp. coconut oil, warmed

Add coffee grounds and water into a mixing bowl, begin mixing thoroughly. Then add coconut oil and keep mixing. You can increase or decrease the quantity of coffee and coconut oil according to your consistency preference.

 

Brown Sugar Scrub

You will need:

• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup oil of your choice, such as coconut, jojoba, olive, almond, or grapeseed
• essential oils (optional)

Combine the sugar and oil into a bowl, you can increase or decrease the quantity of sugar according to your consistency preference. Start mixing, if you’d like to add one or two drops of your favorite essential oil and keep mixing until it reaches your desired consistency.

 

Sea Salt Scrub

You will need:

• 1/2 cup sea salt
• 1/2 cup oil of your choice
• essential oils (optional)

Similarly, mix the sea salt with the oil of your choice, and keep mixing until it reaches your desired consistency. You can also add a drop or two of your favorite essential oil.

 

Honey Sugar Scrub

You will need:

• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
• 2 tbsp. honey

Add all three ingredients to a mixing bowl and keep mixing until it reaches your desired consistency and store in a container.

 

Green Tea Sugar Scrub

You will need:

• 2 tea bags green tea
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted

Add the teabags into hot water and let the tea sleep into the cup. While it cools, add brown sugar into a bowl and mix it with coconut oil thoroughly.

Once the tea cools down, add it to the sugar and oil mixture. You can add more oil or sugar according to your desired consistency.

 

DIY body scrubs are quick and easy to make, and an affordable option compared to store-bought scrubs.

These DIY body scrubs, natural homemade exfoliants can be used to cleanse, soften, and nourish your skin. Always be gentle when exfoliating your skin and use extra caution if your skin is sensitive or very dry.

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