One of the keys to smooth skin is to exfoliate regularly. After removing dead skin cells, don’t forget to apply a moisturizer to feed your skin the nutrients it needs and to keep the moisture in. Exfoliation can be performed using different methods using natural ingredients and is recommended by skincare experts to do 1-2x/week, depending on condition of the skin. Below are 6 of our favorite recipes. Read more on the benefits of exfoliation here.
Directions for the recipes below:
Combine all ingredients in a 4 oz container
PET plastic containers make great containers for scrubs. Use a handful on your arms, legs and back. Don’t use on your face. The oils in the scrubs can make the shower floor slippery. If it does, make sure you clean the bathroom floor when finished. Avoid exfoliation 24-48 hours after shaving. Try Skin Body Balm for a great post-exfoliating moisturizer.
A Day in the Tropics Sugar Scrub
- ½ cup Coconut Oil
- ¼ cup Sea Salt
- 5 drops Ylang Ylang
- 5 drops Grapefruit
- 5 drops Litsea Cubeba
Coffee Lovers Scrub
- ½ cup Almond Carrier Oil
- ¼ cup Coffee Grounds
- 5 drops Cardamom
- 10 drops Sweet Orange
Green Earth Scrub
- ½ Cup Raw Sugar
- ¼ cup Avocado Carrier Oil
- 5 drops Vetiver
- 5 drops Bergamot
- 5 drops Amyris
Detox Your Skin
- ½ cup Jojoba Carrier Oil
- 1/4 cup Sea Salt
- 5 drops Juniper
- 5 drops Lemon or Lime
- 5 drops Grapefruit
or
15 drops Fusion Eternity Blend
Spicy Citrus
- ½ Cup Raw Sugar
- ¼ cup Apricot Kernel Oil (or carrier oil of choice)
- 10 drops Blood Orange
- 5 drops Ginger
A Man’s Scrub– Ok Gent’s, you can use any of the scrubs mentioned above, and you might even gravitate toward the Green Earth Scrub above… but I created this one especially for you.
- ½ Cup Raw Sugar or Sea Salt
- ¼ cup Grapeseed or Fractionated Coconut Oil
- 7 drops Eucalyptus
- 8 drops Cypress or Spruce
Or
15 drops Nature Eternity Blend
What are your favorite body scrub recipes? Please share!
