Sugar Scrub
Ingredients
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup sugar
3-5 drops of any scented extract for the desired fragrance.
Preparation
Mix, and let it refrigerate for 2 hours.
Mix well again, and use on your face, hands, arms, and body to gently exfoliate.
This recipe is gentle enough to be used every day.
You can choose so many different options that it makes this sugar scrub the best, especially considering how inexpensive it is to make! Choose brown sugar for a very soft, very gentle scrub. This is good for a first-time sugar scrub for teenage girls, as it will exfoliate without being to harsh. Choose granulated sugar for a slightly more invigorating scrub. This is more ideal for people who have skin issues, as it really gets your pores clean. Choose raw sugar for a more thorough clean, which is perfect for a deep cleansing.
Now, when it comes to adding fragrance, go with your personality. Choose sandalwood for a nice, natural fragrance. Choose lavender for a more relaxing fragrance. Choose peppermint oil to bring a fresh, rejuvenated feel to your skin.
Note: Using raw sugar with the peppermint oil makes a great sugar scrub for those tough parts of your feet.
How to use them
Use them no more than 3-4 times a week.
They should be used after you take a shower. This way, the skin is soft and moist, and dead skin cells are removed easier.
Depending on the body scrub recipes you are using, each ingredient will have a different effect in addition to the main one which is to exfoliate.
The salt scrubs will open the clogged pores and clean them thoroughly.
Lemon will act a disinfecting agent preventing and healing any inflammations.
The essential oils will penetrate the skin and soothe the deeper layers of it.
The best way to exfoliate is to use your fingertips and be gentle with the skin. Massage the body in circular motion, towards the heart to get the circulation going
