Pampering your skin with a homemade sugar scrub is just heaven. Through this recipe, you’ll be able to reduce clogged pores, remove fine lines, seal in moisture, exfoliate your skin, and leave your skin feeling soft and supple.

Every skin restorative therapy should begin with a good dose of gentle scrubbing. By doing this, you’ll see the magic unfold. Face masks, as well as nourishing creams, works well if you do regular exfoliation, thereby allowing them to deeply penetrate in your skin and bring out the glow within. But be careful when choosing the ingredients you’ll be using for exfoliation.

Wonder Ingredient Of This Homemade Scrub

Granulated Sugar

It absorbs moisture from the air and replenishes your skin. If you have delicate skin, then this one is excellent for you since it can gently remove dead skin cells.

Olive Oil

This therapeutic skin treasure is an essential component of a very good exfoliating scrub. Olive oil is rich in fatty acids, vitamin C, and minerals that help fix skin issues such as wrinkles, fine lines, scarring, and acne. It acts as a moisturizing agent that keeps the skin from getting irritated.

Essential Oils

There different aromatic potions to choose from wherein each of them has their own respective skin benefits. You can use lavender essential oil, which has a calming effect and is a popular ingredient in sugar scrubs. While orange essential oil acts as a sedative to take the edge off your stress and also has anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties.

Steps In Preparing Your Homemade Sugar Scrub

Things You Will Need:

Granulated sugar
Extra-virgin olive oil
Essential oil of your choice
A glass container
A spoon
A mixing bowl

Preparation:

In a bowl, mix 1 cup of sugar, 1/3 cup of olive oil and 10 drops of essential oil of your choice. Mix them thoroughly and store your homemade sugar scrub in a glass jar.

How Will You Use It?

You can use your scrub on the different parts of your body, such as your face, elbows, hands, knees, and feet. Apply it once or twice a week.

Slather your homemade sugar scrub on your skin. Massage it over the skin but be sure to avoid any cuts or areas with broken skin. Use a wet washcloth in removing the mixture then wash your skin with water. Apply a moisturizer.

You can use lemon juice and lemon zest if you can’t find an essential oil. It is excellent for your skin because it is loaded with vitamin C and antioxidants. You may also use sea salt instead of sugar if you are preparing a natural scrub for your body. Lastly, almond or coconut oil can be used instead of olive oil.