| All of us are unique, and so are our bodies. With body | | | | - Use circular motion and massage gently using your |
| scrub recipes, you can meet your skin's needs | | | | fingertips. |
| because you can try out differrent ingredients and look | | | | - Rinse off with warm water. |
| for best results. Skin will respond differently to different | | | | Honey body scrub |
| oils and different exfoliating agents. | | | | Ingedients |
| Here are the best of the homemade body scrubs: | | | | 3/4 cup of honey |
| One of the most popular body scrub recipes is the | | | | 1 cup of sugar (you could use brown sugar, even |
| one for brown sugar body scrub. It is often described | | | | better than regular sugar) |
| as yummy and soothing. Certainly, it is not caloric, so if | | | | 1 cup of sea salt or Kosher salt |
| you are on a diet, you can freely enjoy it without | | | | 1 tablespoon of jojoba oil |
| worrying about gaining weight :) | | | | 1 tablespoon of oil of your choice: vanilla, orange... |
| Brown sugar is full of molasses which makes it brown | | | | Preparation |
| and moist. Its grains are smaller than of regular, white | | | | - Mix the dry ingredients first. |
| sugar which makes it a perfect exfoliant. It is not too | | | | - Add oil and mix until you get a paste-like mixture |
| harsh on the skin, it is gentle and easily sloughs off | | | | - It should be applied on moist skin, the best time is |
| dead skin cells. It smells great, warms the skin up, and | | | | after you took a shower. It will help the skin cells slough |
| leaves it smooth and luscious. | | | | off faster. |
| Brown sugar body scrub | | | | - Use circular motion and massage gently using your |
| Ingredients | | | | fingertips. |
| 2 tablespoons brown sugar | | | | - Rinse off with warm water. |
| 2 tablespoons ground oats | | | | Honey is excellent as it is a strong antibacterial agent. |
| 2 tablespoons aloe vera gel | | | | Yummy chocolate body scrub recipe |
| 1 tablespoon honey | | | | Ingredients |
| 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice | | | | - 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder |
| 1 teaspoon almond oil (in case you don't have almond | | | | - 1 cup of brown sugar |
| oil, use olive oil, it is a great substitute). | | | | - 1 tespoon of vanilla oil (extract will work) |
| Preparation | | | | - Olive oil as needed (you could use vegetable oil too, |
| - Before you start preparing this scrub, grind the | | | | but not if you have oily skin) |
| oatmeal using a coffee grunder or food processor. It | | | | Preparation |
| has to be of sandy consistency, flaky and light | | | | - Mix all the ingredients except for olive oil. |
| otherwise it will scratch the skin. | | | | - Start adding olive oil, gradually until the mixture starts |
| - Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl. Mix until it | | | | looking like a paste |
| resembles a paste | | | | - It should be applied on moist skin, the best time is |
| - It should be applied on moist skin, the best time is | | | | after you took a shower. It will help the skin cells slough |
| after you took a shower. It will help the skin cells slough | | | | off faster. |
| off faster. | | | | - Use circular motion and massage gently using your |
| - Use circular motion and massage gently using your | | | | fingertips. |
| fingertips. | | | | - Rinse off with warm water. |
| - Rinse off with warm water. | | | | Variations: |
| What do these ingredients do? | | | | Strawberries in body scrub recipes |
| Oatmeal is hypoallergenic. In case you have sensitive | | | | You could always mash a handfull of strawberries, |
| skin, using the oatmeal is highly recommended | | | | add an essential oil of your choice, a bit of oatmeal, a |
| because it is soothing and there is no risk that it will | | | | bit of honey and use it as a scrub. There are no |
| irritate the skin. Oatmeal is benefitial to oily skin as it is | | | | specific amounts, add oil until you get the pasty |
| extremely absorptive and picks up on excess oil. It | | | | consistency. |
| helps dry and itchy skin and is widely used in | | | | Strawberries act similar to honey, they dissinfect the |
| cosmetics. | | | | skin, smooth it out, and decrease the appearance of |
| Aloe vera gel is gentle on skin, it speeds its healing and | | | | dilated pores. |
| reduces the possible irritation and pain. | | | | Coffee body scrub recipes |
| The next brown sugar scrub contains lemon which is a | | | | Recently, ground coffee has been recognized as an |
| great natural disinfectant. It opens up the clogged | | | | excellent way to treat and prevent cellulite. Use it in |
| pores and cleanses them thoroughly so your skin can | | | | any body scrub that contains oatmeal, add a |
| "breathe" better. | | | | tablespoon or so. Apparently, it increases the circulation |
| Brown sugar lemony body scrub recipe | | | | of the underlying skin layers and distributes clusters of |
| Ingredients | | | | fat that give the skin the "orange skin" appearance. |
| 1/ cup brown sugar | | | | Ingredients |
| 1/2 cup sea salt | | | | - 2 cups of ground coffee |
| 1 tablespoon of coconut oil (as with the previous scrub, | | | | - 1/2 cup of sugar or sea salt |
| you could use olive oil) | | | | - 2-3 tablespoons of massage oil of your choice |
| 1 tablespoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice | | | | Preparation |
| 1 tablepoon of honey. | | | | Mix all the ingredients. Start off by taking a quick, warm |
| Preparation | | | | shower. Then, start applying the scrub, gently |
| - Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl. Mix until it | | | | massaging the skin. Rinse off with luke warm water. |
| resembles a paste | | | | Salt and baby oil body scrub recipe |
| - It should be applied on moist skin, the best time is | | | | Mix enough Kosher salt (sea salt works well, too) and |
| after you took a shower. It will help the skin cells slough | | | | baby oil. Blend until pasty and apply as described in |
| off faster. | | | | other scrubs. |