Put these recipes into practice and prepare these homemade scrubs based on natural ingredients to keep your skin clean and hydrated.
Making your own scrub at home is not a complicated task. Shells of fruits such as walnut or coconut, various salts and sugars mixed with vegetable and essential oils, can result in an effective product as well as sensory pleasure, with the added benefit of being involved in its preparation in a gesture of self-esteem and fun.
We propose 3 different recipes, with varied ingredients, with which to treat the different areas of the body obtaining excellent results.
Spiced body scrub with brown sugar and coconut
This recipe is a true delight for the senses thanks to the mixture of spices and aromas used in its preparation, slightly spicy.
Brown sugar is a gentle exfoliant since its crystals are more rounded and dissolve easily, while the firmer coconut shell will help us to repair the most damaged areas. Both particles are easy to mix in a vegetable base of jojoba oil, an oil that helps us balance the hydrolipidic layer, regulating the skin.
Adding a tablespoon of spices such as cinnamon, pepper and ginger, we add spicy notes to our mix that will also help us raise body temperature, purify and reduce inflammation of the body.
- 1 cup of brown sugar
- ½ cup of coconut shell
- 1 tablespoon of spice mix: cinnamon, ginger, pepper
- 4 tablespoons jojoba vegetable oil
- 3 drops of orange essential oil
Oatmeal and almond scrub for irritated or sensitive skin
This scrub is ideal for dry, sensitive or irritated skin. It is also very useful for repairing the skin after sun, as the ground oatmeal helps to calm and soften it. In addition, the scent of lavender invites us to relax and feel at peace with ourselves.
Mix the ingredients well until you get a homogeneous paste and apply to the skin in a quiet place, with relaxing music and tempered water, to fully enjoy the benefits.
- 1 cup ground oatmeal / rolled oats
- ½ cup of brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons sweet almond oil
- 3 drops of lavender essential oil
Refreshing scrub for light feet and legs
After winter, when the feet have remained hidden inside boots and closed shoes, it is necessary that we pay attention to our feet , preparing them for the season of sandals and barefoot walks on the beach.
The combination of Epsom salts, rich in magnesium, and olive oil, will help us keep the skin hydrated, without roughness or dryness. In addition, the essential oils of mint and lemon will give us a feeling of welcome freshness in the summer season.
Mix the following ingredients in a bowl and apply the mixture on feet and legs, with continuous circular movements, massaging. Subsequently put your feet in warm water and enjoy the lightness that this formula leaves on your legs and feet.
- ½ cup Epsom salts
- 1 cup of olive oil from first cold pressing
- 2 drops of peppermint essential oil
- 1 drop of lemon essential oil
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO EXFOLIATE THE SKIN?
A soft skin, with a uniform, firm and smooth texture, is the skin in which we would like to move every day. Later in the season, with rising temperatures and the use of light garments, we discover more about the body and this desire grows.
What to do when the skin appears dull, rough and lacks good tone? In this article we reveal some easy ideas to make at home so that you feel comfortable in your own skin using natural, effective ingredients, full of beneficial properties for our body and respectful of our environment.
Our skin is made up of several layers. The stratum corneum, the outermost of them, fulfills the functions of maintaining moisture in the skin and defending against external agents, so balancing it is a priority if we want to avoid dehydration and irritation, in addition to that dull and dull appearance to which we refer.
The skin appears rough and irregular when this superficial layer accumulates dead cells that are incapable of shedding naturally, either due to excess fat, aging or due to imbalances or disorders of various kinds that affect this renewal, slowing it down.
BENEFITS OF EXFOLIATING
The use of body scrubs helps us to cleanse the skin in depth, activate circulation, promote collagen synthesis and eliminate those dead cells and toxins that rob our skin of vitality, in addition to improving the reception, absorption and penetration of the ingredients. assets with which we want to complete our treatment later.
It is equally important that we use a formula suitable for our skin type and made with quality and organic ingredients. If we break the corneal barrier of the skin, we affect its main defense and protection functions, sensitizing it, making it less resistant and more vulnerable to irritation through detergents, allergens and perfumes that we find in conventional exfoliants.
