DIY Body Scrub: 10 quick and easy ideas. Exfoliating our body is a beauty routine that we should not forget. Using an exfoliant helps us to eliminate dead cells, hydrate, purify and relax our bodies. Discover how to prepare different DIY scrubs at home.
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1. Scrub for orange peel
To fight orange peel: you need 4 tablespoons of Dead Sea salt, one tablespoon of salt, 5 tablespoons of rice oil, 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 2 tablespoons of sweet almond oil and then add a tablespoon of oil Of avocado. Mix everything together and add 15 drops of Mind Essential Oil and 10 drops of Rosemary Essential Oil.
2. Moisturizing coconut body scrub
For dry skin make a coconut scrub. Take 2 cups of white sugar and add 10 tablespoons of coconut oil. Then add the juice of one lemon with its peel. Coconut oil leaves the skin very soft and fragrant, in addition to having many cosmetic properties.
3. Detoxifying fruit scrub
With the fruits that you have at home make a smoothie, add salt, sugar cane or bicarbonate, plus a tablespoon of honey. The fruits contain antioxidants that renew the skin. The fruits with great detoxification effects are bananas (rich in vitamin B2 and magnesium) and kiwis (rich in vitamins and minerals).
4. Coffee scrub
To drain fluids and stimulate body circulation we can use coffee. Mix some coffee grounds with a handful of salt in a bowl and add rosemary oil. Then add grapefruit essential oil. Wrap your legs in the mixture and wrap them in clear plastic for half an hour.
5. Spice scrub
Mix in a basin salt with half a teaspoon of cinnamon powder, honey, grape seed essential oil (if you don’t have grape juice) and a tablespoon of yogurt. With the mixture, massage the skin and then rinse. This exfoliant has anti-aging functions (due to cinnamon), helps stimulate circulation and has antioxidant properties that come from grapes.
6. Fresh mint scrub
An ideal scrub to relieve tired legs: in a bowl mix 100g of coarse salt, a tablespoon of olive oil and a few drops of peppermint essential oil. You must mix everything very well and then apply it to all the legs with a gentle circular massage. It also works for the whole body.
7. Lemon scrub
A very simple but very effective recipe to create a body scrub: mix 45 g of brown sugar, 100 ml of grape seed oil and 45 g of lemon zest. The lemon scrub will give you smooth skin and a lot of freshness, thanks to lemons.
8. Oatmeal scrub
In a blender, grind 80 g of peanuts or sesame seeds, add 40 g of oatmeal, and then, before each use, add a liquid ingredient such as water, yogurt or aloe vera gel. The flour obtained must be stored and kept in the freezer so that its properties are not lost.
9. Cocoa scrub
Cocoa has strong antioxidant properties. Make a scrub with 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder, add a tablespoon of salt and another of bicarbonate, mix everything with almond or jojoba oil. And you already have a creamy, refreshing and delicate scrub.