A body scrub pack is used to exfoliate skin and make it soft as well as supple. With the recipes provided in this article, know how to make a body scrub.

How To Make A Body Scrub

 In the present times, when dust and pollution abound in the atmosphere, exfoliation has becomes very important for maintaining the softness of your skin. It helps the body get rid of dead skin cells and leaves it looking fresh and supple. Exfoliated skin not only retains the moisture effectively, but also absorbs the nutrients and minerals, applied externally, well. These scrubs also enable us to treat ourselves well and to relax which is essential in our busy lives. While there are lots of exfoliating scrubs available in the market, they cannot surpass the benefits of a homemade one, which is much more reasonable as well. For those who hesitate to spend the amount of time and money in spa treatments, homemade body scrubs are a great option. Go through the following lines and find instructions on how to make a body scrub, using different ingredients. Prepare these easy and simple recipes and pamper your skin with these body scrubs.
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Recipes For Body Scrub Pack
 
Salt Scrub
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup Oil (sweet almond/ grape seed/ rice bran oil)
  • 1 cup Sea Salt
  • 5 drops Essential Oil (lavender/ lemongrass/ rosemary)
Instructions
  • Take a bowl and put oil and salt in it. Mix well.
  • Add essential oil to the oil-salt mixture and combine.
  • Your salt scrub is ready. Use it, in circular strokes, to exfoliate your skin.
  • Follow with a warm water bath.
 
Sugar Scrub
 Ingredients
  • 1 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Oil (olive/ almond)
  • 5 drops Essential Oil (lavender/ lemongrass/ rosemary)
Instructions
  • Take a bowl and put one cup of brown sugar in it.
  • Add 1/4 cup oil and mix well.
  • To make the scrub scented, add a few drops of an essential oil and blend well.
  • Your sugar scrub is ready.
  • Use the scrub to exfoliate dead skin and follow it with a shower.
 
Coffee Scrub
 Ingredients
  • 4 oz Coffee, finely ground
  • 2 tbsp. Spa Facial Clay
  • 2 tsp. Water
  • Few Drops of Scented Extract (chocolate/ vanilla/ orange/ lemon/ almond)
Instructions
  • Take a bowl and put the ground coffee in it.
  • Add spa facial clay, along with water, and mix well.
  • Stir in a few drops of the extract, for scent.
  • Your coffee scrub is ready.
  • Use the scrub to exfoliate your body, avoiding the face and neck.
 
White sugar & Oatmeal Body Scrub
Ingredients
  • White sugar – ¾ cup
  • Ground oatmeal – ½ cup
  • Honey – ¼ cup
  • Base oil – any oil (jojoba, coconut, apricot, almond or olive oil)
  • Drop of essential oil (tea tree, grapefruit, lavender, bergamot, lemon, ylang ylang, or vanilla)
Instructions
  • Take a container and mix brown sugar, honey and grounded oatmeal.
  • Cover the mixture completely with base oil till sugar gets saturated.
  • Add a drop of any of the essential oil.
  • The body scrub is ready to use.
 
Honey-Sugar Body Scrub (for dry skin)
Ingredients
  • Sugar – 4 tea spoons
  • Honey – ¼ cup
  • Olive oil – 2 tea spoons
Instructions
  • Take a bowl and pour honey and soak sugar into it.
  • Ensure that sugar does not melt.
  • Pour olive oil into it.
  • The body scrub is ready.
How to use
  • While scrubbing this into your body, check whether the sugar melts. If yes, keep adding sugar till you finish the scrubbing.
 
Tomato – Rice Body Scrub
Ingredients
  • Uncooked rice – 1 cup
  • Ripe Tomato – 1 
Instructions
  • Soak some uncooked rice in water for about thirty minutes.
  • Grind the rice nicely.
  • Make a puree of the tomatoes and add the rice particles into it.
  • The body scrub is ready.
How to Use
  • Apply the mixture on the body and leave the mixture on the body as it is for twenty minutes.
  • Wash the body using warm water. This is good for an oily or a combination skin.
 
Red Lentil Body Scrub
Ingredients
  • Spilt red lentils - ½ cup
  • Rose water – 1 table spoon
  • Honey - ¼ cup
Instructions
  • Take the split red lentils and grind them.
  • Take a bowl and pour rose water and honey into it.
  • Add the grinded mixture into it.
  • The body scrub is ready.
 
Sea Salt & Peppermint Body Scrub
Ingredients
  • Sea salt (or any bath salt)
  • Peppermint
  • Rose water
  • Olive oil
  • Lemon and Orange or lime juice and orange juice
  • Glycerin
  • Oats powder (optional)
Instructions
  • Take a bowl and add sea salt into it.
  • Pour some olive oil into it. Make sure you add the olive oil carefully as salt tends to produce water. Do not panic even if it became runny.
  • Add peppermint, rose water and glycerin.
  • Either add lemon or orange as it is or add the lemon and orange juice.
  • The scrub is ready.

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