How to make a body scrub at home. With green tea

Using scrubs is the best way to renew skin cells and improve its condition. If, despite the variety of cosmetics, you prefer to take care of your skin with natural products, this article will be useful for you. We invite you to learn about the best recipes for making a scrub at home, as well as the main rules for its use.

How to use the scrub

How often you use a homemade scrub depends on your skin type. Oily skin is more prone to pollution, so it is recommended to clean it once a week, but dry skin does not need to be peeled frequently - 2 times a month is enough. In case of facial skin injuries, inflammatory processes, and a large number of acne, it is contraindicated to use a scrub.

Applying a home scrub:

• It is best to apply the scrub on steamed skin - it is easier to clean;
• The procedure is recommended to be carried out in the evening, when you no longer plan to go out. A homemade scrub cleanses the face and opens the pores, leaving them vulnerable to street dust;
• Wash your face with warm water and apply a small amount of scrub to the areas of skin that need cleaning. The area around the eyes does not need to be affected;
• The scrub is applied with smooth movements without rubbing, so as not to accidentally injure the skin, and washed off after 3 minutes;
• After washing off the scrub, be sure to use a cream suitable for your skin type.

Homemade Facial Scrubs

The choice of products for preparing a scrub depends on the condition and type of your skin. To care for dry skin, components with nourishing and softening properties are used. If you have oily skin, a home scrub should help to normalize the sebaceous glands and provide the skin with deep cleansing.

Scrub composition

The abrasive should not be harsh – it can be coffee grounds, cornmeal, ground apricot or peach pits, crushed sea salt, etc. The following products can be used as the basis for a home scrub:

• For dry skin fat sour cream, nourishing face cream, natural honey (in the absence of allergies to bee products), or banana puree are suitable;
• For oily skin usually use kefir, apple or orange puree, low-fat cottage cheese or glycerin-based face cream. To the composition of the scrub, you can add 5-7 drops of lemon juice or 2-3 drops of citrus essential oil;
• For mature skin suitable honey, carrot or pumpkin puree, sour cream or nourishing cream.

Lip scrub

Making a homemade lip scrub is very easy - just mix crushed sugar with sour cream, face cream or liquid lip balm. Alternatively, pure candied honey can be used.

How to use it

• Moisten lips with hot water and pat dry with a towel;
• Apply a homemade scrub on the lips with light movements, and rinse with warm water after 1-2 minutes;
• Be sure to use a nourishing cream.

Anti-cellulite body scrub

Scrub rules:

• Homemade body scrub is applied to cleansed, damp skin, rubbing with light massaging movements;
• The average procedure time is 5 to 10 minutes;
• The scrub is washed off with water without soap. You can enhance the anti-cellulite effect of a home scrub with a contrast shower;
• After removing the remains of the scrub from the body, it is advisable to use an anti-cellulite cream.

coffee scrub

It is preferable to use freshly ground coffee beans to make a homemade coffee scrub, but if this is not possible, store-bought ground coffee will also work.

Recipe: Mix 200 grams of ground coffee with 2 tbsp. tablespoons of olive oil and 10 drops of grapefruit or lemon essential oil.

Sea salt scrub

If sea salt is too coarse, it must be crushed before preparing the scrub.

Recipe: Mix 1 cup of ground sea salt with 2 tbsp. spoons of nourishing cream and 2 tbsp. spoons of fresh lemon juice.

apple scrub

For homemade scrub, it is better to use green apples. Scrub is prepared immediately before application.

Recipe: Grind the required number of apples with a blender so that you get 1 cup of puree and add 6 tbsp. spoons of semolina.

Corn scrub

Cornmeal is used to make the scrub. This type of homemade scrub is non-storable and must be used within 5 minutes of preparation.

Recipe: Mix 1 cup cornmeal with 4 tbsp. spoons of olive oil and 2 tbsp. spoons of fresh lemon juice

peel scrub

Homemade citrus peel scrub is considered one of the most effective for fighting cellulite.

Recipe: Grind the zest of an orange, lemon or grapefruit in a coffee grinder. You will need 1 cup of ground zest, or the same amount of mixed zest with ground coffee in equal parts. As a binder, add 4 tbsp. spoons of body cream or olive oil.

Most of us, representatives of the weaker sex, in an effort to become even more beautiful, direct our main efforts to caring for the face, décolleté, neck and hands. We forget that the body also needs rejuvenation and healing. A homemade body scrub helps to restore freshness and elasticity to the skin.

Why not in the salon?

Studies have shown that the lifespan of epidermal cells is limited to only a month. Then they die off, and the skin becomes irritated, dull, covered with pimples...

In fact, beauty salons offer a lot of procedures that are really effective in combating this unpleasant process. And the stores are full of ready-made scrubs. But why, one wonders, overpay, if the miracle drug is not at all difficult to prepare at home? Exceptionally natural ingredients can be found in the refrigerator or on the shelf in the kitchen cabinet of almost every housewife. So allergies and other "side" problems can be happily avoided.

Even a child can handle the recipe!

We take our favorite cream, gel or clay as the basis of a man-made cosmetic product.

The main thing when choosing a recipe is to consider three factors:

• your skin type
• her condition,
• the goal you want to achieve (exfoliation, nutrition, weight loss, cellulite control).

Let's start with the tools suitable for everyone. Except, of course, women who have wounds, cuts, acne and other infectious skin diseases.

Sugar body scrub

Mix sugar with olive oil. Massage into the skin for a few minutes. Wash off with warm water.

From honey and salt

Components will have to be bought at a pharmacy, supermarket and cosmetics store. Not all are cheap, but in any case, the procedure will cost much less than in a beauty salon.

You will need:

• 30 g of blue clay,
• a glass of Dead Sea salt,
• 2 tbsp. l. milk powder,
• 75 g honey
• 75 g jojoba oil.

Mix everything, apply to the body that has not been wiped off after a shower. Rinse, dry with a damp towel.

You can make a body scrub from sea salt or honey separately at home. But together these ingredients are twice as effective.

From coffee

Coffee body scrub at home is prepared so simply and quickly and so effective at the same time that it is perhaps the leader among homemade cosmetics.

But keep in mind that it is not suitable for dry, sensitive or damaged skin. (Especially when rosacea is contraindicated). No matter how finely the coffee beans are ground, the particles will still remain too coarse for delicate skin. They can even provoke the appearance of a vascular network. But for oily and normal skin, scrubs from ground coffee instantly refresh, make smooth, soft and velvety, clean clogged pores from dirt and fat. An added bonus is the light brown "fake tan" that the body takes on. If this effect does not suit you, it is better not to take freshly ground coffee, but to sleep thick.

For normal skin

• Recipe number 1. Put 2 tsp. coffee grounds in a glass of fatter sour cream, add three drops of any essential oil. Massage the mixture into the skin of the body for three to five minutes.
• Recipe number 2. Mix thick or ground coffee with cottage cheese (one part at a time). Massage the body for two minutes, leave for another ten minutes. Wash off.
• Recipe number 3. 4 tbsp. l. ground coffee or grounds, the same amount of sunflower or any other vegetable oil, 1.5 tbsp. l. sugar, 1 tsp. cinnamon and salt (sea or regular table salt). Mix until smooth, distribute with light massage movements over the body. Wash off after ten minutes.
• Recipe number 4. In equal proportions, mix ground coffee, freshly prepared fruit puree (any fruit is suitable), add a little linseed or olive oil. The skin should be nourished by all this for ten minutes.
• Recipe number 5. Add a tablespoon of honey, a little freshly squeezed carrot juice of carrots and a couple of tablespoons of cream to ground coffee or thick. Gently massage the mixture for a couple of minutes, then rinse. Perhaps a body scrub made from coffee and honey "works" best. It also has an anti-cellulite effect.

For oily or combination skin

• Recipe number 1. Grind coffee and combine with olive oil in a ratio of 1:1. Rub into the skin, leave for two to five minutes, rinse.
• Recipe number 2. 4 tbsp. l. thick + 4 tsp. fat-free yogurt. You can not keep it on the skin for a long time, immediately wash it off.

For problem skin

4 tbsp. l. ground coffee, 4 tbsp. l. cosmetic clay, a little lemon juice, a few drops of hydrogen peroxide. Massage for a few minutes before rinsing.

In scrubs for oily skin, it is useful to add degreasing yogurt, kefir, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, tincture of Kombucha; for problematic - drying, disinfecting, anti-inflammatory tea tree oil or hydrogen peroxide. Compositions with the addition of hercules are also suitable.

From cellulite

Body scrub for cellulite at home is, of course, primarily compositions with sea salt. Peeling will be more effective if the skin is pre-moistened and steamed. (However, this is a general cosmetic recommendation for the preparation of body scrubs). You can massage not only with your hand, but also with a soft sponge made of natural fibers. The duration of the massage is five to ten minutes. It is necessary to work on problem areas longer, oily skin should be scrubbed more often (about once a week) than normal or dry skin (once every half a month). Well, it is enough to pamper sensitive skin once a month and act more carefully. After the procedure, you should moisturize the body with cream.

While sea salt needs to be finely ground to make a facial scrub, a body scrub doesn't need that precaution.

The composition is simple: 5-8 tablespoons of salt and 2-3 - olive oil. You can fortify the scrub by replacing the oil with lemon juice. Anti-cellulite action will enhance a tablespoon of ground coffee.

But the recipe for cellulite is more complicated:

• two glasses of sea salt
• a tablespoon of olive oil
• 2 tablespoons orange zest, powdered
• three drops of lemon and grapefruit essential oil,
• two drops of cedar.

Massage the body with this composition for 8 to 15 minutes.

For weight loss

The last two compositions not only get rid of cellulite, but also give a pronounced effect of losing weight. Only scrubs should be used longer - up to 15-20 minutes.

Here is another recipe:

• 2 tbsp. l. sea ​​salt,
• 1 st. l. candied honey,
• 7 drops of orange essential oil (or grapefruit, or sesame, or shea butter).

Back to coffee. It perfectly improves skin tone, effectively removes excess water, burns fats and breaks down cellulite plaques. A wonderful slimming body scrub, consisting of equal parts of sea salt and ground coffee, plus a small amount of sour cream for softness. Even simpler is the composition of a tablespoon of coffee and two shower gel.

In addition to coffee, the same honey and sea salt, vegetable and essential oils, as well as cognac, cocoa powder and spices have a fat-burning effect. Here are a couple more recipes on how to make a body scrub for weight loss.

Walnut honey:

• 100 milliliters of old candied honey,
• 1 st. l. coarsely ground nutmeg
• 1 st. l. red pepper.

Rub the mixture for no more than five minutes. Rinse with non-hot water, lubricate the body with a nourishing cream.

Salt with spices:

• 2 tbsp. l. sea ​​salt,
• 0.5 tsp cinnamon,
• 0.5 tsp black pepper
• olive oil - so much so that the mixture is as viscous as possible.

The scrub is stinging. You have to wait twenty minutes. After that, rinse the skin thoroughly and lubricate it with a soothing cream with mint or chamomile. The “weight loss” effect will increase if the body is not only moistened and warmed up, but also steamed in a sauna or a Russian bath. And, of course, you should not take the scrub procedure as an independent tool for weight loss. It only serves as a pleasant addition to diet and exercise!

To stay young and attractive, it is important to regularly care for the skin, and this applies not only to the face, but also to the body. Skin cells, dying, accumulate on its surface, as a result of which it begins to peel off and becomes dull. It is impossible to remove the layer of dead cells only with the help of water procedures, it is necessary to carry out the peeling procedure with the help of scrubs. Scrubs can be prepared independently, or you can use ready-made products (they can be purchased at any cosmetic store).

What is a scrub and what does it consist of?
This cosmetic product got its name from the English word "scrub", meaning literally to scrape, clean. The basis of the scrub is a softening base (emulsion, cream, gel, cosmetic clay) and abrasive particles, which can be of natural and synthetic origin. Natural abrasive particles are highly crushed minerals or fruit pits (olives, apricots, salt, coconut flakes). Microscopic plastic balls are used as particles of synthetic origin. Despite the value of natural products, most experts agree that it is best to use scrubs with synthetic abrasive particles, as they have a smooth and even surface, which significantly reduces the risk of skin damage. The same cannot be said for scrubs with natural abrasive particles, which can have sharp or uneven edges, which significantly increases the risk of skin injury during cleansing.

Cleansing and at the same time soft scrub can be prepared at home. This option is ideal for those who want to save money, as well as those who want to avoid unwanted allergic reactions. For its preparation, you can use ordinary or sea salt, ground coffee beans, chopped apricot pits and nutshells.

The procedure for cleansing the body with a home scrub should be carried out in the evening during water procedures on wet and steamed skin. The product should be applied for several minutes with light circular massage movements in the direction from the bottom up. After that, the product should be washed off with warm water, and the skin should be softened with a nourishing cream.

It is important to remember that if after using this or that cleanser (ready-made or made by yourself) redness, irritation appears on the skin, then it is better not to use it anymore. Before using the scrub, it is advisable to test for allergic reactions, for which a small amount of it is applied to the back of the hand and rubbed lightly. If after twenty minutes no reaction is observed, the scrub can be used, but if irritation appears, you should stop using it.

Homemade body scrubs are not recommended to be used more than once a week in order to avoid thinning of the protective layer of the skin and disturbing the water-salt balance. It should be noted that the scrub cannot be used if there are various microtraumas or damages on the skin (burns, scratches, cuts, skin diseases, boils).

The action of a body scrub.
I’ll make a reservation right away that it is better for owners of dry and sensitive skin to give preference to cream-based scrubs. This group of skin cleansing products not only removes dead cells from its surface, but also relieves secretions of the sebaceous glands (sebum), cosmetic residues, dust and other contaminants. The use of home scrubs improves blood microcirculation, accelerates metabolism and regeneration processes, cleanses pores and removes toxins, as a result of which the skin becomes soft and smooth. In addition, this procedure maximally prepares the skin for further care. That is, the skin after such manipulation maximally absorbs the nutrients and moisturizing substances that are part of the cosmetics used after cleansing.

Recipes for homemade body scrubs.
Mix two tablespoons of brown sugar and oatmeal flakes, previously ground in a coffee grinder. Then add the same amount of Aloe Vera gel, a tablespoon of honey, a teaspoon of almond oil (can be replaced with olive oil) and the same amount of freshly squeezed lemon juice to the mixture.

Combine half a glass of sea salt and brown sugar. Add a tablespoon of olive oil, a tablespoon of liquid honey and a teaspoon of lemon juice to the resulting mixture.

You can simply mix sea salt with any vegetable oil. Apply the mass on the body and leave for twenty minutes. When the salt dissolves, the skin should be massaged, after which the composition should be washed off.

Coffee scrubs effectively cleanse the skin and are an excellent prevention of cellulite. For example, combine a couple of cups of natural ground coffee with a half cup of sea salt (brown sugar is fine) and add three tablespoons of any massage oil.

And this homemade scrub has a mild effect, it can be used as a daily remedy. Grind a glass of oatmeal flakes, add half a glass of powdered milk and a tablespoon of pre-crushed mint greens.

Massage the body with coffee grounds left over from morning coffee. Candied honey can be added to the recipe.

Grind orange zest. Take a tablespoon of the resulting mass and add two tablespoons of ground almonds and a teaspoon of olive (linseed) oil to it.

Grind the lemon zest. Combine two tablespoons of the resulting mass with a tablespoon of also crushed oatmeal flakes, add half a teaspoon of olive oil and two tablespoons of natural yogurt (unsweetened).

Grind with a blender a tablespoon of herculean flakes and the same amount of almonds. In the resulting mass, add two tablespoons of high-fat cream, for sour cream. Apply with massaging movements and leave for two minutes, then rinse.

Combine a tablespoon of table salt with four tablespoons of honey and add a tablespoon of vegetable oil. Apply the composition with massage movements and leave for five minutes, and then rinse.

Mix half a glass of coconut flakes with the same amount of natural yogurt or sour cream, mix well and add a tablespoon of granulated sugar.

This scrub nourishes, moisturizes and softens the skin. It is especially good to apply it on the décolleté and neck. Take a quarter cup of rice and coffee beans and grind in a coffee grinder. To the resulting mass, pour 100 ml of kefir or cream (if the skin is too dry) and leave for forty minutes. Then apply the mass on the body and leave for a couple of minutes, and then rinse.

This recipe is ideal for loose skin with inflammation. Combine half a glass of honey with three tablespoons of fine salt and add a teaspoon of saffron.

In equal proportions, combine salt, ground black pepper, olive oil, cinnamon. Apply the composition to problem areas and hold for fifteen minutes, then rinse. This recipe prevents cellulite and stretch marks.

This scrub also helps in the prevention of stretch marks. Pour the grapefruit mass obtained by grinding the grapefruit in a blender along with the peel into five tablespoons of sea salt. Next, add a tablespoon of sesame oil to the mass.

This recipe is great for skin. Mix two parts honey with one part cinnamon powder. Apply the composition for two minutes, and then rinse with water.

Combine the thickened coffee with cream in equal proportions and apply for three minutes, then rinse with water.

Mix fine sea salt with ten drops of rosemary oil. Rub the mixture into the skin of the body until redness appears. After that, rinse with water.

Sugar scrubs are an effective and quite gentle way to get rid of dead cells and rejuvenate the skin. Here are 10 of the best recipes for making your own sugar scrub for your body and face at home. In addition to sugar, these recipes also contain other healthy and natural ingredients that will give your skin even more benefits.

Why sugar scrub is perfect for the body

Sugar is a source of glycolic acid, which increases the production of new cells and breaks down the protein that holds dead cells on the body. As a result of the use of sugar scrubs, the skin becomes unusually smooth and radiant, like a baby's. Most sugar scrubs are also suitable for use on the face. But since different recipes may include essential oils, lemon, and other allergenic products, it is always recommended to test the finished scrub on a small area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe skin. Apply the product, for example, to the crook of your elbow and wait 24 hours before applying it to most of your body or face.

The Forest Fairy blog already has an article on the main principles for making homemade body scrubs:. There you will learn about the role and different types of exfoliants, base oils and fragrances in scrubs, as well as get several recipes based on coffee, salt, sugar, honey and oatmeal. Next, we look at the features of sugar scrubs and their best recipes.

How to make a sugar body scrub at home

The main ingredient in any sugar scrub, apart from the sugar itself, is the base oil. Most often this is coconut or olive oil, although some other oils have a lighter texture - almond, safflower, grapeseed, etc. They moisturize the skin well without making it oily. In any case, you should like the scent and how you feel after applying the scrub.

A few more tips on how to properly make and apply a sugar scrub:

• Use this scrub 1-2 times a week;
• Since it contains natural ingredients, store your homemade scrub in the refrigerator;
• Adding dried herbs, clay, crushed seeds and fruit pieces will make any scrub recipe even more healthy and interesting;
• Replacing fresh fruits with essential oils will allow your scrub to last much longer;
• Depending on the type and fat content of the oil used, you may need to slightly adjust the proportions of the ingredients below (the ideal consistency is like wet sand on the beach);
• You can freeze almost any remedy from the list below using ice molds and use it as an original ice body scrub;
• Homemade scrubs containing fresh fruit, herbs, water, or aloe vera can last up to a week in the refrigerator. Dry herbs, extracts and essential oils, on the contrary, extend the shelf life up to 1-3 months.

Without further delay, here are the best sugar scrub recipes according to the Forest Fairy blog:

1. Matcha Sugar Scrub Recipe

Green tea is rich in vitamins and antioxidants, which you could read about in our article. It also has a pleasant smell, which will give you even more pleasure from the procedures.

Required Ingredients:

• 1.5 st. sugar (in the original recipe - brown);
• 2 tsp matcha green tea;
• 2 bags of green tea without additives and flavors;
• 1 st. coconut oil (can be replaced with any other oil of your choice or even a mixture of oils, for example, 0.5 tbsp coconut and 0.25 tbsp safflower).

One version of the recipe also uses 10 drops of bergamot essential oil, which gives the scrub the scent of Earl Gray tea. However, this oil reacts to sunlight, so this scrub option will need to be washed off well and not used before tanning.

Steep tea bags in a glass of hot water and let cool. In a separate bowl mix all other ingredients. When the tea has cooled down, start slowly pouring it into the resulting mixture. You should stop when the scrub has the consistency of wet beach sand.

If you do not want to brew tea, you can add it dry. Then your homemade body scrub will be even more useful and fragrant, but it will need to brew a little in the refrigerator. The absence of water will also allow the scrub to be stored longer (provided that a clean spoon is used during the procedures).

Author of the original recipe assures that this scrub is great for cellulite!

2. DIY citrus sugar body scrub

Citruses, a generous source of vitamin C, help the body produce collagen and thus help tighten and firm the skin. They also help exfoliate cells and shrink pores, which can solve oily and/or acne prone skin.

To make a citrus sugar body scrub you will need:

• 0.5 st. coconut and 0.25 tbsp. safflower oil (you can replace 1 tbsp olive or other oil of your choice);
• 1.5 cups of sugar;
• 1 grapefruit, peeled and pureed in a blender
• 5 drops grapefruit essential oil (optional)
• 1 st. l. grated zest.

Instead of grapefruit, you can also use orange, lemon, or a combination of citrus fruits.

Whip the oils while gradually adding all the other ingredients. Body scrub is ready!

3. Sugar-salt body scrub "Lakshmi"

This sugar-salt body scrub comes from India and is named after the goddess who embodies grace, beauty and charm. The recipe includes a lot of different ingredients, but you can cut it down a bit if you like, like omitting shea butter or cocoa butter. Essential oils up to 25 drops are added as desired. For example, one version of the recipe uses a combination of ylang-ylang, palmarosa, orange and chamomile, and another uses eucalyptus, juniper and lime.

Ingredients:

• 0.5 st. Sahara;
• 0.5 st. sea ​​salt;
• 0.5 st. coconut oil;
• 0.5 st. honey;
• 1 st. l. shea butter;
• 1 st. l. cocoa butter;
• 1 st. l. cinnamon;
• 1 st. l. dry ginger;
• 1 st. l. cocoa powder;
• 25 drops of your favorite essential oil blend (optional)

For a more spicy and exotic scent, you can also add some cloves, cardamom, coriander and turmeric to the scrub (up to 1 teaspoon of each spice). Note that each spice is a powerful antioxidant and contains many useful elements.

How to prepare this body scrub:

1. Mix salt and sugar with coconut oil;
2. Alternately add all the spices and cocoa powder to the honey, stirring gradually;
3. Melt shea butter and cocoa butter a little in a water bath and combine with all other ingredients;
4. Lastly, add essential oils.

4. Gentle sugar body scrub with berries and sage

From our article, you could find out that these are not only spices, but also fresh herbs and berries. In addition, berries such as blackberries, raspberries, mulberries, strawberries, and currants can enhance the exfoliating properties of your scrub with the small pits they contain.

Ingredients:

• 0.5 st. coconut oil;
• 0.25 st. grape seed oils;
• 1.5 st. Sahara;
• 1 st. berry puree (in the original recipe - from blueberries and blackberries);
• 1 tsp finely chopped sage leaves;
• 10 drops of lavender essential oil (optional)

DIY Berry Sugar Scrub Instructions:

1. Beat coconut oil for 1-2 minutes;
2. Pour the second oil into it and continue whisking;
3. Add sugar, berry puree, sage and mix the scrub well;
4. Lastly, add essential oil.

5. How to Make an Ice Soap Sugar Scrub

Ice body scrubs are very convenient to use, have a long shelf life and additionally contribute to skin rejuvenation. Here's everything you need to make your own soap-based sugar ice scrub at home:

• 1/4 st. coconut (or other) oil;
• 1 st. Sahara;
• 1/2 st. crushed soap without additives and odor.

Melt the soap in the oil in a water bath, stirring constantly until a homogeneous consistency is obtained. Quickly add sugar and other ingredients, stir, pour into ice cube trays and freeze to harden. When the scrub turns into solid ice, remove the cubes from the mold and store in a closed container, otherwise they may dry out and crumble. Take 2-3 of these cubes with you in the shower, crush them a little in the palm of your hand under water and start scrubbing!

Optionally, along with sugar, you can add essential oils and other favorite ingredients to the soap-oil mixture, for example, 1/4 tbsp. coffee grounds and 1 tbsp. l. vanilla extract or 1 tbsp. l. honey and a pinch of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and allspice.

6. Sugar body scrub recipe with tea and spices

An effective sugar body scrub can be made from Indian masala tea, which contains cardamom seeds, fennel, cloves, etc. Cardamom plays a major role in this mixture - it is a powerful antioxidant that helps detoxify the body and helps with depression and colds. In the absence of masala tea, mix ordinary black tea with cardamom and season this mixture to your liking with other warming spices: cloves, ginger, black pepper, nutmeg, saffron, etc.

What you need to make this scrub at home:

• 2 tbsp. l. masala chai (or a similar mixture);
• 1 st. brown sugar;
• 1/2 st. olive, coconut or almond oil;
• 1 st. l. honey;
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon;
• 1 tsp vanilla extract.

If vanilla extract is not suitable for your skin type (sometimes it can be irritating), then you can replace it with essential oils, for example, with the following mixture:

• 10 drops of cardamom essential oil;
• 5 drops of cloves;
• 3 drops of black pepper.

Mix all ingredients in a bowl, use 2 times a week and store in a covered container for up to 3 months.

7. Ice Sugar and Calendula Body Scrub

Calendula is known for its excellent healing properties and its decoctions are often prescribed by doctors to treat wounds, inflammation and skin irritations. We offer you a very interesting recipe for a soap-based sugar scrub with calendula!

Required Ingredients:

• 4 tbsp. l. brown sugar;
• 1 st. soap base;
• 1 st. l. grape seed oil (or another of your choice);
• 2 tbsp. l. calendula flowers;
• 10 drops of orange essential oil.

How to make your own ice sugar scrub:

• Melt the soap base in a water bath;
• Add sugar, butter and mix well;
• Add calendula flowers and essential oil;
• Pour the mixture into a tray or ice molds;
• Freeze, then transfer from the mold to a covered storage container.

If you don't want to freeze, you can make a fragrant calendula sugar body scrub by simply mixing the following ingredients:

• 1 st. olive oil;
• 1.5 cups of sugar;
• 1 st. l. calendula flowers;
• 10 drops of orange essential oil;
• 5 drops of frankincense essential oil;
• 10 drops of grapefruit essential oil.

8. Strawberry Sugar Chia Seed Body Scrub

Strawberries are rich in vitamin C, salicylic and ellagic acids, which is why this berry is famous for its ability to improve skin color, reduce pigmentation and heal acne. Chia seeds may not be found in every kitchen, but this superfood can provide huge benefits to your skin as it contains omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants.

Ingredients:

• 1 st. oils (in the original recipe - a mixture of coconut and almond);
• 1.5 st. Sahara;
• 1.5 st. frozen strawberries;
• 1 st. l. chia seeds (if available)

How to make a strawberry sugar scrub:

1. Grind strawberries in a blender;
2. Whisk butter;
3. Gradually add strawberries, sugar and seeds to the butter;
4. Mix well and store in the refrigerator.

9. DIY Chocolate Sugar Body Scrub Recipe

Cocoa powder is another antioxidant-rich product that is great for repairing damaged skin, giving it a silky, soft glow. Here are the ingredients you will need to make your own Chocolate Sugar Body Scrub:

• ½ st. coconut oil;
• ¼ st. almond oil;
• 1.5 st. brown sugar;
• 1 st. l. cocoa powder;
• 1 st. l. honey.

Beat the coconut oil, gradually adding all the other ingredients to it.

10. Brazilian sugar scrub for face and body

This scrub is ideal for nourishing and moisturizing the skin, as well as giving it an exotic scent. Ingredients:

• 1 st. Sahara;
• 3 art. l. olive oil;
• 4 tbsp. l. fat cream;
• 1 st. l. lemon juice;
• 0.5 tsp vanilla extract (or 5 drops of your favorite essential oil)
• 1 drop of rose oil.

Mix all the ingredients and use this scrub for 1 week.

The abundance of cosmetics on store shelves can make even a sophisticated customer confused. Why, then, do women continue to experiment with homemade cosmetics? The answer is simple: I want to know what exactly we put on our skin, because not all manufacturers are honest with customers. If you are planning to start complex skin care, then you will need a recipe because it is with cleansing that the path to beauty begins.

Body scrub: benefits and pleasure

Is it possible to qualitatively cleanse the skin by ordinary washing? Any cleanser, from soap to expensive shower gel, works on the principle of forming an easy-to-rinse emulsion, which is formed from sebum, dirt and detergent composition. The recognizable soapy feeling is the emulsion. However, there are not only impurities on the skin, there are dead scales, peeling, and useful substances from masks, body wraps cannot be fully absorbed and benefit. To remove these particles, you will need a body scrub. At home, recipes for the preparation of any cosmetics, not only scrubs, include only natural ingredients.

After using the scrub, the skin becomes amazing: soft and supple. She readily accepts useful substances from creams and lotions, in addition, ingrown hairs after shaving or epilation are prevented. At the same time, scrubbing is recommended to be carried out no more than twice a week. You just have to choose a recipe for a body scrub, at home you can prepare a remedy from healthy ingredients, without preservatives and chemical flavors.

Contraindications and misconceptions

Before using the scrub, you should learn the simple rules of application.

• Do not use a scrub immediately after depilation, the skin is already quite irritated, it is better to wait a couple of days.

• Damaged skin is a definite contraindication. Burns (even light sunburns), scratches, abrasions, fungal infections and inflammatory processes should first be cured, and only then scrubbing should be done.

• It is better not to touch moles and other neoplasms with a scrub, they are easier to injure than ordinary skin.

• Skin sensitivity and spider veins are not a categorical contraindication, you can use a gentle remedy with small particles. Choose a homemade body scrub recipe that does not contain large, crystalline abrasives such as sea salt.

• Despite the categorical prohibition of some experts, pregnant women can use a scrub. It is only recommended to avoid essential oils, during pregnancy the immune system is rebuilt and can even take the usual remedy for an allergen.

Neutral soothing body scrub

For those looking for a gentle composition with non-aggressive ingredients, an oatmeal body scrub recipe is great at home. Oats have healing properties, are suitable for all skin types, leave the thinnest layer of light powder, giving the skin a delicate silkiness.

Run a handful of quality oatmeal (about eight tablespoons) through a coffee grinder. considered the most delicate and gentle abrasive of all possible. Add to the flour two tablespoons of honey, two tablespoons of milk or cream if the skin is dry, and a spoonful of olive oil. All ingredients must be mixed until a uniform creamy texture, if too thick, you can add more milk. Such a scrub is applied to damp, clean skin, distributed with gentle massaging movements. Rinse off the composition, just do not make too hot water, then blot the body with a terry towel.

Thalassotherapy at home

The beneficial properties of seaweed are successfully used in such a popular practice as thalassotherapy. Algae are rich in active substances that have a beneficial effect not only on the skin, but also on the body as a whole. Here is the best recipe for a body scrub at home: any available abrasive and a small amount of hot water.

Dried algae are sold in stores and pharmacies: kelp, spirulina, fucus. A small amount of dried algae must be ground in a coffee grinder or crushed with a pestle and mortar. Fill with hot water so that the algae swells and softens slightly, while the volume increases, add an abrasive: rice or oat flour, sea salt. Stir, and when slightly cooled, you can use it for its intended purpose. After scrubbing, leave the product on the skin for a few minutes so that the beneficial substances penetrate the skin, rinse with warm water.

Warming scrub for cellulite

Use in combination, so you can achieve noticeable results in a relatively short time. A warming ginger body scrub recipe at home is prepared from both fresh root and dried root. This is an active agent, so it is advisable to first conduct an allergy test. Apply a couple of drops of ginger juice to the thin skin in the crook of your elbow. If after 30-60 minutes this place does not turn red, then you can prepare a scrub.

Grate fresh ginger root on a fine grater or take ginger powder, add a couple of tablespoons of rice or oatmeal, a spoonful of olive oil, mix, add warm water to bring the composition to the desired consistency. Apply the product to clean, damp skin, massage and leave for five minutes to warm up. After that, repeat the massaging movements and rinse with cool water. Ginger scrub is best used on the thighs, then you can wash it off with a shower. If you use a scrub for the buttocks, abdomen and sides, it is better to first remove the composition with a damp cloth, and then rinse. So you exclude the ingress of burning particles on the genitals.

Toning scrub

It is used in scrubs as an abrasive, but it partially dissolves, which allows the skin to absorb beneficial substances. Salt improves blood circulation, the skin is better supplied with oxygen, so metabolic processes are spurred on. The universal recipe for a homemade body scrub with sea salt is based precisely on the fact that this is the main abrasive element.

Take three tablespoons of sea salt, preferably medium or fine grinding, add beaten egg yolk, a teaspoon of honey, dilute the mixture with milk to a creamy consistency. You need to use such a scrub immediately, until the water has turned your abrasive into a saline solution. However, you should be careful - salt crystals are not as soft and round as other abrasives, with such a scrub you need to massage the skin very delicately, without excessive pressure, so as not to injure the treatment sites.

Moisturizing and nourishing the skin like Cleopatra

The legendary Egyptian queen took milk baths to preserve her youth and beauty. Nowadays, Cleopatra's recipe is not economically viable, but it is not necessary to pour tens of liters of a valuable product in order to achieve a healing effect. Milk as part of masks, wraps and body scrubs has both a moisturizing and nourishing effect. We present you a milk recipe for a body scrub at home, on this basis you can prepare a variety of compositions.

Take three tablespoons of abrasive, a useful filler, but you need to dilute these ingredients with milk. A wonderful set is oatmeal, honey, egg yolk and milk. Thanks to this scrub, the skin receives a shock dose of the most useful substances, while being gently cleansed.

Skin rejuvenation

For cosmetic purposes, almonds are used in two forms: almond oil and ground almond kernels as an abrasive for scrub. Oil is a powerful antioxidant, rejuvenates the skin, smoothes unevenness, saturates with nutrients and microelements. The easiest almond body scrub recipe at home - a dozen drops of almond oil are added to any do-it-yourself composition.

To prepare an almond scrub abrasive, you need to dry the almond kernels in the oven, remove the brown skin from them, and grind the peeled kernels in a coffee grinder or grind in a mortar. It is important not to overdo it, otherwise it will not be a scrub, but a delicious preparation for marzipan. Add fatty natural cream to the resulting almond crumb to make a gruel, and the scrub is ready.

Chocolate Detox

How to find the most sophisticated and chic body scrub recipe at home? A chocolate cocktail is both skin cleansing, aromatherapy and a real elixir of happiness. You can use real chocolate or cocoa powder. When buying chocolate, read the composition, the content of cocoa beans should be at least 50%, and preferably as few flavors and confectionery additives as possible.

Melt the chocolate in a water bath, and add three tablespoons of natural ground coffee as an abrasive. It is important to cool the composition well so as not to burn the skin. If it's too thick, thin the mixture with milk.

Scrub cocoa powder should be brewed with a small amount of boiling milk, this will release valuable oils that soften the skin. You should get a gruel, in which add table grounds or regular ground coffee. The resulting scrub is washed off with moderately hot water.

Comprehensive skin care with scrub

A good recipe for a body scrub at home will help you quickly and effectively prepare for a body wrap, lotion or cream. If the scrub is used twice a week, the skin becomes dense, elastic, blood circulation improves - this is the healing effect of micromassage.

The scrub does not have to be used on the whole body. Prepare a composition with sea salt for the feet, this allows you to quickly and accurately remove dead skin particles from the heels. For the delicate skin of the neck and chest, it is better to use an oatmeal scrub, and for the hips and abdomen - ginger.