Day by day, our skin shed dead cells that forms a dark layer over the epidermis. This results in dull and lifeless looking skin, so you might need some exfoliating scrubs to get rid of these dead skin cells. Whether it is an expensive or a cheap priced scrub, everything matters about result is proper usage. You should be very careful during the scrubbing process as it may result in rashes if over done or simply a waste of time if done very gently. The sensitive skin areas such as face should be scrubbed off gently while a little more pressure is needed in rough knee and elbow parts. It is recommend to scrub off your dead skins at least once a week, however you can follow scrubbing twice every week if it is prepared with your simple and natural kitchen ingredients. How often we can run behind those attractively packed chemical scrubs? Don’t you think they are filled up with artificial and chemical ingredients? Just stay away from them for a while and take a tiny visit to your kitchen to bring out the lovely and skin friendly ingredients! They naturally scrub away your dead skin cells to bring out that radiant glow. Let us check today, some interesting scrubbing recipes for dry and oily skin types. These recipes have the ability to remove dead cells, tan and improve your skin complexion.
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Dry Skin Scrub Recipes
Scrubbing may be a little tricky task for people whose skin type is dry. Don’t you agree? It is because some overpowering scrubbing particles may scratch your dry skin resulting in rashes and scars. So make sure to choose ingredients that are gentle and mild. Your scrub recipe should also include some natural moisturizing ingredients to balance the moisture loss which happens during the scrubbing process. Well, are you ready? Check these following recipes and add glow to your dry skin by removing those dead cells and adding some nourishment.
- A teaspoon of honey mixed with a teaspoon coarsely grounded oats and milk powder makes a perfect dry skin scrub. The oats gently scrubs of the dead skin layer while the milk and honey provide nourishment to your dry skin. Who wouldn’t love to experience this yummy facial scrub? So hurry up! Take a small bowl and blend the mentioned ingredients. They can do wonders on your skin which you can find through the visible glow after every usage.
- Some fruits can also nourish your dry skin well. Avocado, Papaya or Peach? Mash any one of these fruits and blend along with honey and a teaspoon of olive oil. Stir well until it turns into a thick pack. Now we need to add some khus khus to this fruit mixture for exfoliating effects. That’s it. Blend well, spread on your cleansed face and start scrubbing gently with your finger tips. After ten to fifteen minutes, wash off with clean water and moisturize your skin.
Oily Skin Scrub Recipes
Not just improper maintenance, even regularly been cleansed and maintained skin has dead cells covered. This is all because of the dirt, pollution and oiliness. Oily skin types are hard to maintain in summers, hence they needed to be scrubbed off at least twice a weak to maintain an even complexion. Honey, milk powder or these kind of nourishing ingredients are not for your oily skin as they may increase the oil secretion and aggravate those angry pimples. Scrub recipes for oily skin types should be mild, as well as effective. Try these scrub recipes below to pamper your oil skin with fruit vitamins and to get rid of dead skins causing dark uneven skin tone.
- Squeeze juice from half a lemon. Add two teaspoons of rose water and a teaspoon of rice powder to this juice mixture. Blend well to form a thick paste. Spread this scrub on your facial skin and let it sit there for 5 minutes. After that, wet your finger tips and gently start scrubbing in circular motion. Scrub for 5 minutes and allow the mixture for more two minutes and wash off with plenty of cold water. Rice powder acts as a dead cell and tan removing scrub while the lemon juice naturally whitens skin.
- Tomatoes can also do the trick on oily skin types. Simply puree a tomato and add two teaspoons of grounded oats to it. Blend this mixture well and spread on your facial and neck skin. Scrub gently for a while and wash off. This scrub not only removes the dead skin cells, but also clarifies your skin and improves the natural complexion. Regular usage would result in spot free, patch free radiant skin!
Hope these recipes are useful! Make use of these natural scrubs and forget those chemical ones! Do you have any scrub recipes to share with us girls?
