DIY Natural Body Scrubs: 5 Easy Recipes Using Kitchen Ingredients

When it comes to taking care of the body, scrubbing the body is one of the most overlooked aspects. We may be pretty regular with facial scrubbing, but the rest of the body is often neglected. Not that I blame you! Scrubbing the entire body is a tedious process. Unlike face scrubs, body scrubs take more time and effort. But it needs to be done. If you want to be all beautiful, you got to take care of the entire body, not just your face! And to give a you a helping hand, we are listing the top five super easy body scrub recipes you can prepare in your own kitchen. Let’s get started with the list, shall we?

1. Coffee Scrub:

Let’s start with the easiest recipe on the list. Coffee scrub is simply a mixture of:

• Ground coffee – 1/4^th cup
• Raw sugar – 1/4^th cup
• Olive oil – 1 tbsp
• Sea salt – 1 tbsp
• Coconut oil – 2 tbsp

Just mix the ingredients and mash them to a consistency that scrubs well. While exfoliating and making your skin cleaner, this scrub also helps reduce the appearance of cellulite.

2. Brown Sugar And Vanilla Scrub:

This is one of the scrubs that will make you feel like you are in a spa! Brown sugar exfoliates while vanilla beans smell like heaven. To make this awesome scrub, you’ll need the following ingredients:

• 1/4th cup of brown sugar
• 1/4th cup of white sugar
• 2 tbsp of raw sugar
• 2 tbsp of sunflower oil
• Seeds from 1 vanilla bean or 1 and 1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Mix the ingredients well and scrub away!

3. Lemon And Honey Scrub:

Isn’t it great if your scrub can take away some of your tan too? This lemon and honey scrub does exactly that! Lemon is known to lighten the skin while honey works as a moisturizer as it’s a humectant. To make this scrub, just mix some lemon juice and honey. You can add some sugar to get the scrubbing effect. Otherwise, this exfoliates without physical exfoliation. For this scrub, you need the following things:

• Honey
• Lemon
• Sugar (Optional)

4. Lavender Sea Salt Scrub:

Lavender is one of the most wonderful essential oils known to man. And sea salt is known for its detoxifying properties. Mix them together and say hello to a divine smelling body scrub. Here is the list of ingredients:

• 1/2 cup of fine-grained sea salt
• 2 tbsp of coarse Kosher salt
• 5 tbsp of sunflower oil
• About 15 drops lavender essential oil
• 1/2 tsp dried lavender buds

Once you mix the ingredients, kneed them well to attain proper hydration of the sugar in the concoction of oils. Scrub it away for a lovely skin!

5. Sugar And Almond Oil Scrub:

This is an amazing basic scrub that offers a multitude of benefits. Sugar is an amazing scrubbing agent and almond oil has many, many benefits. It moisturizes the skin, has a fantastic fragrance and also, lessens the abrasive effect of the sugar. For this scrub, you need the following things:

• Sugar
• Almond Oil
• Source:  http://beauty.about.com/od/organic-skincare/fl/Sweet-Almond-Oil-Body-Scrub-Recipe.htm

Tips:

Follow the tips to to get the proper scrubbing effect:

• Sugar takes time to dissolve in oil. So, if your skin is extra sensitive, pour in more oil.
• If you want a therapeutic effect, essential oils will be extremely helpful.
• Take a bath to detox the skin better, but make sure to keep yourself hydrated.
• After scrubbing, use a good moisturizer to hydrate your skin.

Regular scrubbing takes away tan and dead cells and helps in the growth of new cells too. But remember not to overdo it, as that might make your skin tender.

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