| Sugar Scrubbing is a gentle way to exfoliate the skin | | | | are some great recipes you can put together in no |
| just about anywhere on your body. A basic sugar | | | | time at all and give this a try. |
| scrub includes of course sugar and some sort of liquid | | | | Invigorating Lemon Sugar Scrub |
| and lotion or moisturizer. For a very simple mix some | | | | Ingredients: |
| sugar with enough of your favorite body lotion to | | | | 1 cup of sugar |
| form a paste that's easy to rub into you skin. | | | | ½ cup of extra virgin olive oil |
| But why would you want to use a sugar scrub in the | | | | 1 tsp lemon juice |
| first place? | | | | 3 - 5 drops of peppermint essential oil |
| Sugar scrubbing is a great way to exfoliate your skin. | | | | Combine all ingredients to form a paste. Rub it into |
| Exfoliating removes dead skin particles, as well as any | | | | your skin in a circular motion and rinse. |
| oil and residue. This will soften your skin and preparing | | | | Tip - For a calming sugar scrub, replace the |
| it for anything else to follow such as a moisturizer. A | | | | peppermint essential oil with lavender or rosemary oil. |
| sugar scrub stimulates the lymph system, which is | | | | Almond Grapefruit Sugar Scrub |
| responsible for eliminating toxins out of the body. | | | | Ingredients: |
| The gentle massage of rubbing a scrub into your skin | | | | 1 cup of sugar |
| also improves the circulation of the blood right under | | | | ½ cup of almond oil |
| you skin, giving you that healthy glow. | | | | 5-10 drops of grapefruit essential oil |
| Start your sugar scrubbing treatment by cleaning | | | | Mix the sugar and almond oil until well combined, then |
| your skin with a gentle soap or other cleanser and | | | | slowly add the grapefruit essential oil drop by drop |
| warm water. Then grab a handful of the scrub and | | | | until you get the desired fragrance. Use like the sugar |
| massage it into your skin in circular motion. The grainy | | | | scrub above. |
| sugar will gently exfoliate your skin. Rinse the sugar | | | | Give sugar scrubbing a try. You'll be amazed at the |
| off with plenty of cool water and use some more | | | | results this simple beauty treatment provides. Not |
| cleanser to get any sugary residue off your skin. | | | | only will your skin get soft and glowing, but the |
| Gently pat your skin dry with a soft, clean towel and | | | | scents in your scrubs uplift your spirits as well. Before |
| follow with your favorite moisturizer. You should use | | | | you know it you'll be mixing sugar scrubs on a |
| a sugar scrub to exfoliate once or twice a week as | | | | weekly basis, experimenting with different oils or |
| needed to maintain that soft skin and healthy glow. | | | | lotions and using different essential oils. |
| Are you ready to give sugar scrubbing a try? Here | | | | |