Homemade Body Scrubs
After a long day at work, allow yourself some time to relax and pamper yourself with these indulgent scrubs. Dry skin will look much more radiant after you apply your own homemade exfoliating body scrub which will help to remove dead skin and moisturize the skin with the oil rich mixture giving the skin a healthy glow. Using ingredients commonly found in your kitchen you can pamper your skin with your own at home spa treatment or create a jar of body scrub as a gift.
Not only do these body scrubs smell amazing but they are also as these easy to make in only a few minutes.
Coffee Sea Salt Body Scrub
What You Will Need:
- 1/2 cup of ground coffee
- ½ cup of sea salt
- 1 cup of coconut oil
- Small air tight container (such as a small canning jar)
- Spoon
- Small mixing bowl
Directions:
- Measuring coffee, granular salt and coconut oil and place in a medium sized mixing bowl. Using a spoon mix all the ingredients together. Scoop mixture into the airtight container, store at room temperature.
- Apply a small amount onto the skin and scrub using a circle motion in the shower on skin to exfoliate skin. The coffee in this scrub will help with cellulite by helping to tighten the surface of the skin.
Tips:
- Sugar is much softer on the skin then salt, so for sensitive skin substitute sugar instead of salt.
- If the coconut oil solidifies from being stored in a cold room add a few drops of water to the mixture and mix it with your hands. The heat from your hands will help to make the scrub return back to normal.
Brown Sugar Body and Face Scrub
What You Will Need:
- 2 cups of brown sugar
- ½ of olive or almond oil
- ¼ honey
- Small air tight container (such as a small canning jar)
- Spoon
- Small mixing bowl
Directions:
- Mix the brown sugar, oil and honey in a bowl. Pour the mixture into a small air tight container, and store in a cool dry place.
- Apply the brown sugar scrub on the face or body to remove dead skin. When applying the scrub be especially careful around the eyes not to allow the mixture to get into your eyes. After rubbing the mixture on the skin wash off with water and dry skin with a towel. Repeat weekly as needed to keep your skin looking healthy and youthful.
Relaxing Jasmine Body Scrub
What You Will Need:
- 1 3/4 cups of granular sugar
- 1 cup of coconut oil
- 5 drops of jasmine essential oil
- Small air tight container (such as a small canning jar)
- Spoon
- Small mixing bowl
Directions:
- Combine the sugar, coconut oil and jasmine essential oil in a bowl. After the mixture is fully mixed scoop it into an air-tight container and store in a cool dry place.
- To use the relaxing body scrub apply on your skin in a circular motion. Rinse off the mixture from the skin and pat dry your skin with a clean towel.
Tips:
- If the coconut oil solidifies from being stored in a cold room add a few drops of water to the mixture and mix it with your hands. The heat from your hands will help to make the scrub return back to normal.
- Feel free to experiment with other essential oils that you enjoy the scent of such as rose or vanilla.
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