Beauty

I admit I absolutely love sugar body scrub recipes. They are dirt cheap (excuse the pun!) and leave the skin cleansed and soft and simply wonderful. Brown sugar is mostly used for scrubs, but this time, Lorie sent us a recipe that calls for white (regular) sugar use.

Sandalwood scrub, a recipe sent by Rashi, says much about the wide use of sandalwood and its derivatives in skin care.  Sandalwood is an emollient, antiseptic, astringent, conditioner, and soothing agent.  This recipe contains chandan powder, and ingredient that is sandalwood powder. Sandalwood is known as chandan in India.

Oatmeal is a potent anti-inflammatory agent, used on every skin type and including sensitive/problem skin type that can react badly to various ingredients. This will not happen when you use oatmeal, it is gentle and neutral. Chris M sent us an oatmeal scrub recipe, a recipe similar to other oatmeal skin care recipes but different in that it contains a neutralizing ingredient: baking soda.

Mango skin care might not be the most popular, but it is certainly one of the better ingredients out there. Mango is one of the ingredients that contain Retinol (Vitamin A). Retinol as a molecule is very small and capable of penetrating the skin's outer layer and regenerating the deeper layers that contain collagen and elastin. When it penetrates the skin, it stimulates the production of elastin and collagen resulting is smoother and more elastic skin. Importance of Retinol has been long known about in a form of homemade facial masks.

Avocado body scrub recipe is a less known body scrub, because honey body scrub is so popular. This is a shame because avocado is a wonderful moisturizing agent. It is full of Vitamin E that restores the production of collagen. Added to this scrub's properties are the anti-inflammatory influences of oatmeal and an effective emollient influences of almonds. To prepare an Avocado body scrub you will need:

We use Liquid glycerin as a skin moisturizer when we don't wish to use oil. This is particularly helpful when we want to scrub nose crevices, without introducing oil to the face. Liquid Glycerin is a by-product of soap making, and can be found at health food stores. Its also readily available on the internet as well. Do a patch test to be certain you can tolerate the glycerin, if you find you have sensitivities. In addition, consider substituting all honey. It never spoils, and makes a good long-term scrub which may be stored.

Grapefruit body scrub is one of the best scrubs if you are looking for a way to energize the skin and the body itself. Used in body exfoliators and other home spa recipes , it helps boost your energy and its enzymes cleanse the skin thoroughly. Grapefruit oil contained in it is known to be one of the best cleansers around. It is also an antibacterial and antifungal agent, preventing skin infections of many kinds. To an extent, it is believed to be a detoxifying agent.

This lotion bar recipe is probably one of the best recipes I have seen since starting this site. Sent to us by Sophia, this recipe is so creamy, moisturizing and luscious that it is impossible to resist making it.

1/2 cup sugar enough honey to moisten the sugar, but not melt olive oil, avocado oil or vitamin e oil Mix together until blended. When I made mine, I made it a bit scrubbier than some people would like. If your skin is oily, add some lemon juice; dry skin, add more oil. If, after sitting a while and you go to use it, and find that it turned liquid, just add a bit more sugar to it. Honey is great for the skin, as it's a humectant.

For the longest time, body salt scrub remained unnoticed due to the popularity of other homemade body scrub, primarily sugar based body scrub. This is a shame since this scrub provides the same amount of exfoliation as sugar scrubs and in addition infuses therapeutic properties that come from minerals sea salt is made of. There are three main ingredients that every salt scrub recipe needs to have in order to yield the perfect scrub:

There are a few benefits of brown sugar scrub that are worthy of mention. A wide variety of natural products can provide skin care benefits that meet or exceed those in products being concocted and sold by cosmetic companies.  Out of all body scrub recipes, brown sugar body scrub takes place as the most popular one. It is a perfect addition to any skin care routine. It contains many excellent benefits that improve the condition and health of your skin. 

baby oil I have a couple of recipes for sugar scrubs with baby oil that I use all the time. Baby oil leaves the skin soft and smooth and it is not greasy at all. It also smells like baby powder which is wonderful. I use Johnson baby oil for these scrubs but you can use any baby oil you like.

Homemade sugar scrub is one of the best things you can do for your skin regardless of your skin type. Natural and gentle, a sugar scrub recipe has no harsh chemicals or perfumes that can cause unwanted irritation. Used in sugar scrub recipes, sugar is an ideal ingredient because it has all of the natural properties that work to make your skin soft and healthy.

Coffee Body Scrub I love this! The coffee aroma wakes me up in the A.M. and my skin feels great too! 2 cups of coffee grounds 1/2 cup sea salt 2/3 tablespoon of massage oil (Any plain, cheap massage oil will do). I used Almond body oil.

Homemade body scrub does not only mean brown sugar body scrub although it is certainly one of the most popular ones around. The following homemade body scrub recipes are nourishing and leave your skin soft and rejuvenated. They also act stimulating, increasing the blood flow and stimulating the deeper skin layers.

Body scrub recipes and homemade body scrub in general, meet your skin's needs because you can try out different ingredients and look for best results. Skin will respond differently to different oils and different exfoliating agents.  The rule of thumb is: apply it when you are just out of the shower, and if you are looking to moisturize the skin, apply a moisturizer (body lotion) for best results.  Although avocado and apricot body scrubs and other homemade body scrubs are not as well known as the brown sugar body scrub recipe, they are still wonderful scrubs to use if you want to exfoliate the dead skin cells, and moisturize the skin at the same time.