Your kitchen ingredients have more potential than you think of. They have a wider purpose than just being used in cooking. Most of these ingredients are sourced naturally and they serve a beneficial purpose.
Creating your own DIY scrubs by using these kitchen ingredients help a lot in exfoliating your skin and is a cost-effective method. These scrubs can be customized according to the needs of your skin specifically. These are chemical free solutions and help you get rid of stubborn skin problems by creating a body scrub.
Homemade scrubs involve physical exfoliation mainly which uses fine particles sourced from your kitchen that help in buffing the buildup of dead skin cells from the surface of the skin and reveals a clear and naturally brightened skin by getting rid of the dull and rough dead skin cells.
You can pair up abrasive particles with binders and other ingredients right from your pantry and create your own body scrub which helps in exfoliating the buildup of dirt and dead skin cells. It is a fresh and preservative free option meant to be used immediately in a weekly shower routine.
How does DIY scrub benefit your body skin?
Exfoliation using DIY scrubs helps you save some money and the preparation is also easy. DIY scrubs can be a safer choice and it could be customized easily according to your skin’s requirements.
An exfoliating scrub provides several benefits to the body skin-
- It helps in enhancing the skin brightness by accelerating skin renewal process.
- It helps in clearing the clogged pores.
- It helps in preventing further acne breakouts by clearing the pores.
- It helps in clearing out the rough patches from the skin, giving a smooth texture.
- Helps in reducing uneven tone.
- Helps in increasing the absorption of other skincare products.
DIY scrubs for different purposes
Oatmeal and honey scrub:
Ingredients:
- Oatmeal
- Honey
- Milk
Recipe:
- Take 1 cup of oatmeal
- ½ cup of honey
- ½ cup of milk
- Mix all these ingredients in a bowl. Create a paste like formulation
Purpose:
Oatmeal is a soothing ingredient that totally helps calm down the irritation. It also helps by supporting the barrier repair function of the skin. This scrub lifts impurities from the skin in a very gentle manner.
Milk is power-packed with lactic acid which functions by exfoliating the dead skin cells. Honey assists in locking the moisture in the skin. All together these ingredients totally help soothe the skin. This scrub works best for dry and sensitive skin.
Coffee and sugar scrub:
Ingredients:
- ½ cup coffee grounds
- ½ cup brown sugar crystals
- ¼ cup coconut oil
Recipe:
- Take all these ingredients in a bowl
- Mix the ingredients together properly
- Create a paste like texture in order to create your scrub
Purpose:
This coffee scrub helps in gently exfoliating the skin and coffee is a potent anti-oxidant which helps in reducing the appearance of cellulite and reduces puffiness from the skin. This scrub helps in double exfoliation as both coffee and sugar work to exfoliate and brown sugar contains some glycolic acid which helps a lot.
Salt and coconut oil scrub:
Ingredients:
- ½ cup sea salt
- ½ cup of coconut oil
Recipe:
- Take all the ingredients and add them into a bowl
- Mix these well
- Create a paste like scrub
Purpose:
Salt scrub is a great exfoliating agent. Power-packed with salt, it offers a mild anti-microbial property. It ideally works by removing the dead skin cells from the skin. Coconut oil helps in moisturizing the skin and prevents further dryness.
Turmeric and sugar scrub:
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon of turmeric powder
- 1 cup of white sugar
- ½ cup coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon vitamin E oil
Recipe:
- Take all these ingredients together in a bowl
- Mix this using a spatula
- Mix them well to create a paste for scrub
Purpose:
This scrub helps in brightening the skin and fades the pigmentation from the skin due to the presence of turmeric. Sugar works to exfoliate the dead skin cells from the skin as it also contains glycolic acid.
Turmeric helps in reducing the chances of inflammation as well. The antioxidative nature of vitamin E and turmeric helps in neutralizing the free radicals from the skin and reduces pigmentation.
Green tea and coconut oil scrub:
Ingredients:
- 2 bags green tea (opened)
- ½ cup of white sugar
- ½ cup of coconut oil
Recipe:
- Take all the ingredients in a bowl
- Mix them together and add some lukewarm water to it
- Create a paste of the ingredients
Purpose:
Green tea is a great antioxidative ingredient which contains caffeine and it helps in reducing the puffiness from the skin. It also assists in providing some protection to the skin from UV damage and acne breakouts. Sugar helps in exfoliating the skin because it also contains some glycolic acid which works well. Coconut oil helps in moisturizing and smoothening the skin properly.
How to use DIY scrubs in routine?
DIY scrubs are meant to be used right after preparing them and it is advised to use any exfoliating scrub just twice a week and not more than that.
Final thoughts
Creating your DIY scrub serves you a lot of benefits. Firstly these scrubs are easy to prepare and costs you less than the marketed scrubs. You can create your own customized scrub and use it in your weekly routine and most of these ingredients are present in your kitchen so it becomes more convenient.
