Body Scrubs & Exfoliants

Some methods for improving the skin's texture and tone include body scrubs which are best carried out either before or during a shower or bath, as they tend to be quite a messy treatment.

These types of body scrubs involve massaging the skin with a gritty substance to shift dead skin cells and embedded grime, and improve the appearance of spots and pimples. They achieve cell renewal by causing a friction removal of dead cells.

Do not scrub areas of sensitivity, redness, inflammation, pustules or other open wounds.

Some of the gritty substances which can be used are: 

Sugars - white, caster or raw sugar (INCI - Sucrose)
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Salts - fine crystals, sea salt, Celtic salt, Himalayan salt, cooking salt (Sodium Chloride) or Epsom salts (Magnesium sulphate)  

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Ground Almond Meal - used in cosmetic scrubs to achieve exfoliation. It does not have a direct effect on the skin. Almond meal is made from the almond shell.

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Ground Walnut Shells - firm, irregular granules. Suitable for face (in low doses or blended), used in body and foot products.

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Ground Tea Tree Powder - dried and crushed powder. Suitable for face (in low doses or blended) body and foot products. Offers a mild astringent action and medium exfoliation. 

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Ground Pumice - fine ground pumice stone. Hard granules offer a firm exfoliation. Best suited in foot products.

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Ground Loofah - ( aka Luffa ) crushed fibres that offer a mild exfoliation. Fibres remain hard in cosmetic products. Particle size is suitable for facial products. 

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Jojoba Wax Beads - (INCI - hydrogenated jojoba oil) 100% natural pure jojoba wax beads that provide gentle exfoliation without leaving microlacerations on delicate skin.

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Exotic Coffee Body Glow - Recipe

 
Use this coffee scrub in your morning shower routine as a wake me up . It's particularly great for dry areas of skin , exfoliating the feet or using on areas prone to cellulite.

Ingredients :

• 20g bath salts [shop online]
• 20g epsom salts
• 40g raw sugar
• 7g ground coffee
• 40ml sweet almond oil [shop online]
• 4 drops of essential oil (we used sweet orange) [shop online]

Method:

1. In a glass bowl mix dry ingredients together well one at a time.
2. Add almond oil to dry ingredients and mix well.
3. Add essential oils and stir with a spoon.
4. Spoon mixture into a jar.

Related Article : 10 Tips For Reducing Cellulite.