Homemade body scrubs

[lynx]

I posted this on a different board and the ladies loved it I thought I'd post it here as well for the ladies (and gents) of PM.

I decided to try one since I get spots of skin that gets horribly dry and itchy during the winter. I just combined olive oil, sea salt and some orange extract from my kitchen. I noticed after my shower my skin felt less dry. I did some searching and found some recipes and thought I'd share:

Brown sugar body scrub

Ingredients

2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons ground oats
2 tablespoons aloe vera gel
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 teaspoon almond oil (in case you don't have almond oil, use olive oil, it is a great substitute).

Preparation

Before you start preparing this scrub, grind the oatmeal using a coffee grinder or food processor. It has to be of sandy consistency, flaky and light otherwise it will scratch the skin.
Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl. Mix until it resembles a paste
It should be applied on moist skin, the best time is after you took a shower. It will help the skin cells slough off faster.
Use circular motion and massage gently using your fingertips.
Rinse off with warm water.

What do these ingredients do?

Oatmeal is hypoallergenic. In case you have sensitive skin, using the oatmeal is highly recommended because it is soothing and there is no risk that it will irritate the skin. Oatmeal is benefitial to oily skin as it is extremely absorptive and picks up on excess oil. It helps dry and itchy skin and is widely used in cosmetics.

Aloe vera gel is gentle on skin, it speeds its healing and reduces the possible irritation and pain.

The next brown sugar scrub contains lemon which is a great natural disinfectant. It opens up the clogged pores and cleanses them thoroughly so your skin can "breathe" better.


Brown sugar lemony body scrub recipe

Ingredients

1/ cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sea salt
1 tablespoon of coconut oil (as with the previous scrub, you could use olive oil)
1 tablespoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tablepoon of honey.

Preparation

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl. Mix until it resembles a paste
It should be applied on moist skin, the best time is after you took a shower. It will help the skin cells slough off faster.
Use circular motion and massage gently using your fingertips.
Rinse off with warm water.


Almond oil sugary scrub

Ingredients

2/3 cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Sweet Almond Oil
10 Drops Vitamin E
10 Drops Essential oil/Fragrance Oil

Preparation

Mix oil, vitamin E and essential oil or fragrance oil in a bowl. Add sugar and mix well. Divide into containers.


Honey body scrub

Ingedients

3/4 cup of honey
1 cup of sugar (you could use brown sugar, even better than regular sugar)
1 cup of sea salt or Kosher salt
1 tablespoon of jojoba oil
1 tablespoon of oil of your choice: vanilla, orange...

Preparation

Mix the dry ingredients first.
Add oil and mix until you get a paste-like mixture
It should be applied on moist skin, the best time is after you took a shower. It will help the skin cells slough off faster.
Use circular motion and massage gently using your fingertips.
Rinse off with warm water.
Honey is excellent as it is a strong antibacterial agent. Strawberries in body scrub recipes

You could always mash a handfull of strawberries, add an essential oil of your choice, a bit of oatmeal, a bit of honey and use it as a scrub. There are no specific amounts, add oil until you get the pasty consistency.

Strawberries act similar to honey, they dissinfect the skin, smooth it out, and decrease the appearance of dilated pores.

[Sassy]

That's good to know. I like the idea of adding the olive oil. Not sure how much it really helps, but I have extremely dry skin too. It sounds like it would help.

One of our customers makes her own bath salts. Every year when I'm in Vegas for our annual trade show, she brings me some. It's always good timing because after standing 8 hrs on concrete floor my feet are usually killing me. I can go back to my hotel room and soak then in a nice hot bath.

[countrychic]

Very cool Thanks Lynx

[oldfella]

Originally Posted by lynx

I posted this on a different board and the ladies loved it I thought I'd post it here as well for the ladies (and gents) of PM.

I decided to try one since I get spots of skin that gets horribly dry and itchy during the winter. I just combined olive oil, sea salt and some orange extract from my kitchen. I noticed after my shower my skin felt less dry. I did some searching and found some recipes and thought I'd share:

Brown sugar body scrub

Ingredients

2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons ground oats
2 tablespoons aloe vera gel
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 teaspoon almond oil (in case you don't have almond oil, use olive oil, it is a great substitute).

Preparation

Before you start preparing this scrub, grind the oatmeal using a coffee grinder or food processor. It has to be of sandy consistency, flaky and light otherwise it will scratch the skin.
Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl. Mix until it resembles a paste
It should be applied on moist skin, the best time is after you took a shower. It will help the skin cells slough off faster.
Use circular motion and massage gently using your fingertips.
Rinse off with warm water.
What do these ingredients do?

Oatmeal is hypoallergenic. In case you have sensitive skin, using the oatmeal is highly recommended because it is soothing and there is no risk that it will irritate the skin. Oatmeal is benefitial to oily skin as it is extremely absorptive and picks up on excess oil. It helps dry and itchy skin and is widely used in cosmetics.

Aloe vera gel is gentle on skin, it speeds its healing and reduces the possible irritation and pain.

The next brown sugar scrub contains lemon which is a great natural disinfectant. It opens up the clogged pores and cleanses them thoroughly so your skin can "breathe" better.


Brown sugar lemony body scrub recipe

Ingredients

1/ cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sea salt
1 tablespoon of coconut oil (as with the previous scrub, you could use olive oil)
1 tablespoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tablepoon of honey.

Preparation

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl. Mix until it resembles a paste
It should be applied on moist skin, the best time is after you took a shower. It will help the skin cells slough off faster.
Use circular motion and massage gently using your fingertips.
Rinse off with warm water.


Almond oil sugary scrub

Ingredients

2/3 cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Sweet Almond Oil
10 Drops Vitamin E
10 Drops Essential oil/Fragrance Oil

Preparation

Mix oil, vitamin E and essential oil or fragrance oil in a bowl. Add sugar and mix well. Divide into containers.


Honey body scrub

Ingedients

3/4 cup of honey
1 cup of sugar (you could use brown sugar, even better than regular sugar)
1 cup of sea salt or Kosher salt
1 tablespoon of jojoba oil
1 tablespoon of oil of your choice: vanilla, orange...

Preparation

Mix the dry ingredients first.
Add oil and mix until you get a paste-like mixture
It should be applied on moist skin, the best time is after you took a shower. It will help the skin cells slough off faster.
Use circular motion and massage gently using your fingertips.
Rinse off with warm water.
Honey is excellent as it is a strong antibacterial agent. Strawberries in body scrub recipes

You could always mash a handfull of strawberries, add an essential oil of your choice, a bit of oatmeal, a bit of honey and use it as a scrub. There are no specific amounts, add oil until you get the pasty consistency.

Strawberries act similar to honey, they dissinfect the skin, smooth it out, and decrease the appearance of dilated pores.

Lynx, can you add Peanut butter and M & M's to the one in bold. I am still on this diet and that recipe sounds good enough to eat. LOL.

It sounds really nice and should moisturize at the same time. After shaving my skin is a bit dry and I would say this should do the trick, unless you know of something better???

Thanks for putting this up. Now I know the secret to JT's incredible beauty!!! OMG did I just say that???? WOW

[marilyn]

thanks...I love body scrubs, they leave your skin so soft and with a glow....I will try these....my favorite is the almond oil scrub.

[aeliop]

Originally Posted by marilyn

thanks...I love body scrubs, they leave your skin so soft and with a glow....I will try these....my favorite is the almond oil scrub.

I want to try them all.

[oldfella]

Originally Posted by aeliop

I want to try them all.

Yea you just want an excuse to rub them all over that beautiful woman of yours............................................. .................................................. ..........................I don't blame you at all!!

[lynx]

Originally Posted by oldfella

Lynx, can you add Peanut butter and M & M's to the one in bold. I am still on this diet and that recipe sounds good enough to eat. LOL.

It sounds really nice and should moisturize at the same time. After shaving my skin is a bit dry and I would say this should do the trick, unless you know of something better???

Thanks for putting this up. Now I know the secret to JT's incredible beauty!!! OMG did I just say that???? WOW

JT has softer skin than me, I wish I knew his secret but he won't share! Lol!