With simple, natural ingredients like sugar, honey and cornmeal it is possible to make excellent homemade exfoliants that can be used weekly to make a deeper skin cleansing.
Exfoliation is a technique that involves rubbing a substance in the skin that has microspheres that do not dissolve. This opens up the pores a little more and eliminates impurities by removing dead cells and leaving the skin ready to be moisturized. Thus, the moisturizer can penetrate even more into the skin and the result is even better because it leaves the skin smoother and softer and also helps achieve a uniform tan.
To prepare a good homemade scrub for your skin type, see the following steps:
Ingredients
1. Homemade scrub for mixed or oily skin:
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 5 tablespoons of sugar
- 4 tablespoons of warm water
2. Homemade scrub for dry skin:
- 45 g of cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon of sea salt
- 1 teaspoon almond oil
- 3 drops of mint essential oil
3. Homemade scrub for sensitive skin:
- 125 ml natural yoghurt
- 4 fresh strawberries
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 30 g of sugar
4. Homemade scrub for children:
- 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon of coffee grounds
Method of preparation
All ingredients should be mixed in a clean container and mixed until they form a consistent paste.
To use it is enough to apply the exfoliante on the skin of the body or the face, making circular movements. To complement you can use a piece of cotton to help rub on the skin, always with circular motions. These natural exfoliators can also be used on the elbows, knees, hands and feet.
Even children over 6 years can receive a skin scrub, but especially in areas where the skin is naturally drier and rough as the knees. During application it is recommended not to rub too much the skin of the child, not to hurt, nor to provoke pain. Childhood exfoliation may occur sporadically, when parents feel the need, and when the child has very rough and dry knees, for example.
Key Benefits of Skin Scrub
Exfoliation on the skin increases blood circulation and stimulates the renewal of skin cells that are filled with keratin, which leaves it dry and without vitality and with that the skin becomes more beautiful and rejuvenated.
In addition exfoliation facilitates the penetration of moisturizing substances, and that is why after exfoliation the skin needs to be moisturized with cream, moisturizing lotion or mineral or sweet almond oil, for example.
