3 ways and recipes for sugar scrub at home, create with your own hands at home, smooth and velvety skin

3 easy homemade scrub recipes for problem areas. They will make your skin look tighter

April 3, 2022, 18:35 MSC.

Some can be easily made with sugar.

How to make a body scrub at home?

We tell you together with the founder of the cosmetic brand.

Natural skin care products are in fashion now, and homemade scrubs are no exception. They exfoliate keratinized skin, even out the tone and improve blood circulation. Despite the fact that the body itself copes with these tasks, with age the natural renewal processes slow down. As a result, dead cells accumulate and clog pores, making the skin dry and dull. This is where scrubbing comes to the rescue, which can be performed at home.

cosmetic chemist-technologist, founder of her own brand of cosmetics.

The main task of a scrub is to gently exfoliate and nourish the skin.

Anna: The main task of the scrub is soft exfoliation (peeling, exfoliation) and skin nourishment. But you should not get carried away with the procedure: 1-2 times a week will be enough. Here it is important to note that this kind of scrubs are not suitable for facial skin, as the solid particles in their composition are quite aggressive. Use the product for the delicate skin of the lips should be very carefully. The fate of such products – problem areas of the body: abdomen, buttocks. Carry out the procedure for the body at home can be. It is not difficult to make a scrub with your own hands.

How to make a scrub

Sugar

Take one teaspoon of sugar and add two tablespoons of fatty oil, for example, coconut or shea butter, to provide the skin with softness. Mix the ingredients, massage it on the body areas and then rinse it off. To avoid traumatizing the skin, the ratio of ingredients by weight can be considered as 1:3 (sugar and oil respectively). If you want a more pronounced effect, then you can mix the components in a ratio of 1:2.

Salt

You will need one teaspoon of sea salt and three tablespoons of honey. Thoroughly stir the ingredients to a homogeneous mass. Then circular movements apply to the problem areas of the body and after a few minutes wash off with warm water. However, here you need to remember the principle of “do not pour salt on my wound”. If there are small defects on the skin, for example, open wounds, salt will provoke irritation and burning.