One of the best and easiest ways you can give your skin a fresh glow is to remove your dead skin cells with these 5 DIY exfoliating scrubs.
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Benefits to Exfoliating Your Skin
Why should you exfoliate your skin?
5 DIY Exfoliating Scrubs
DIY Exfoliating Scrub #1 – Honey & SugarÂ
Why Honey and Sugar?
It also uses white sugar, which is going to provide the coarseness you need to exfoliate your skin naturally. This can also brighten your skin, which is often desired during the summer.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup raw honey
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- Essential Oil 10-15 drops of essential oil of your choice – Good options are: Lavender, Rose, Geranium
How to Make This ScrubÂ
These exfoliating scrubs are very easy to make! It is just a matter of combining the ingredients.
Use a bowl that will fit the ingredients you are using and start by pouring in the sugar, then adding in your honey.
Pour in the oil and essential oil drops and mix well. The honey is a bit thick, so it may take quite a bit of mixing until all the sugar is coated evenly. Make sure you keep mixing until there are no more clumps.
Store this and all exfoliating scrubs in an airtight container. When you are ready to use it, get a small amount from the container and carefully rub it on your skin. You can leave it on for a few minutes if you like. Rinse with cool or warm water.
DIY Exfoliating Scrub #2 – Rose-Lavender SugarÂ
Why Rose and Lavender?
Ingredients
- 6 drops of Lavender essential oil
- 8 drops of Rose essential oil
- 1/4 cup carrier oil – Almond or Jojoba oil
- 1/4 cup Coconut oil
- 1 cup White sugar
How to Make This Scrub
DIY Exfoliating Scrub #3. Coffee BodyÂ
Why Coffee?
Ingredients:
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1/2 C Finely-ground coffee
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1/2 C Sugar
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1/4 C Coconut oil
How to Make This Scrub
DIY Exfoliating Scrub #4 – Healthy Green Tea Scrub
Why Use Green Tea?
Ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 TBS Matcha green tea powder
- 1 Green tea bag
- 10 drops of essential oil (Recommended Chamomile or Lavender)
- 1/2 Cup Carrier oil (olive oil, jojoba oil, almond oil)
How to Make This Scrub
DIY Exfoliating Scrub #5 – Vanilla, Rose, and LavenderÂ
Ingredients:
- 6 drops of Lavender essential oil
- 8 drops of Rose essential oil
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 C white or brown sugar
- 1/2 C fresh lavender buds
How to Make This Scrub
Have you ever made your own sugar scrub or facial products? What is your favorite combination? Let me know below!
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