Regularly exfoliating your skin keeps it healthy and also increases blood circulation while boosting the collagen production. It helps to keep your skin glowing and also prevents the appearance of clogged pores. For regular exfoliating DIY herbal scrubs can be a good choice and also if you know about what the ingredients are and what are their benefits for you then these scrubs will serve you the best.
Let us know the benefits of DIY herbal scrubs:
Benefits of DIY herbal scrubs:
Gentle Exfoliation: Scrubs are gentle exfoliators that help you to clean your dead skin cells over the surface of your skin and give you smooth,clearer and even toned skin. It gently exfoliates the skin without striping off the natural oils of the skin.
Improved Blood circulation: Stimulating the surface of the skin by massaging can help in increased blood flow towards the skin and thus it may result in enhanced glow on your skin.
Reduced Clogged Pores: Exfoliation helps in unclogging the pores, removing the dust and dirt from the skin, resulting in reduced appearance of the clogged pores.
Customisable: The composition of DIY herbal scrubs can be customised easily according to your skin type and you can play with the ratio of the particular ingredients and the best part is they are herbal scrubs without any side effects.
Allows better absorption: DIY herbal scrubs exfoliate your skin gently without stripping of the natural oils of the skin and improves the texture of the skin making it soft, smooth and even allowing the better absorption of the moisture on the skin.
Now after knowing the benefits of the DIY herbal scrubs lets dive into the composition of these scrubs. We can use different herbal ingredients for making scrubs that will exfoliate your skin and will give you better results.
Oats and Yogurt scrub:
Ingredients:
2 tbsp Oats
1 tbsp plain yogurt
1 tbsp coconut oil or jojoba oil
Directions to prepare:
Grind the oats into a fine powder with the help of any food processor or coffee grinder.
Add coconut oil (melted) or jojoba oil into the oats and mix it.
Now add the yogurt to your scrub.
Mix them well and let it sit for 2 to 5 minutes.
Now clean your skin and apply this on your skin.
Massage the skin in circular motions moving the blood circulation upwards.
After 5 minutes rinse it with water thoroughly.
Coffee Scrub:
Ingredients:
1 cup finely ground coffee
1 cup brown sugar
2 spoon coconut oil
Directions to prepare:
Take finely ground coffee and mix it with brown sugar in a container.
Take coconut oil (melted) and mix it with the dry ingredients.
Mix all the ingredients well.
Now clean your skin and apply this on your skin.
Massage the skin in circular motions moving the blood circulation upwards.
After 5 minutes rinse it off thoroughly with water.
Strawberry scrub:
Ingredients:
½ cup strawberries mashed manually with fork or spoon
½ cup sugar
½ cup coconut oil
Directions to prepare:
Take mashed strawberries in a cup or container
Add sugar into the strawberries and mix it well.
Now add coconut oil to the ingredients.
Mix all the ingredients well.
Now clean your skin and apply this on your skin.
Massage the skin in circular motions moving the blood circulation upwards.
After 5 minutes rinse it off thoroughly with water.
Besan turmeric scrub:
Ingredients:
3 tbsp besan
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp yogurt
1 drop any essential oil of your choice
Directions to prepare:
Take besan in a clean container.
Add turmeric powder into it and mix it well.
Now add yogurt to form a paste.
Mix all the ingredients well.
Now clean your skin and apply this on your skin.
Massage the skin in circular motions.
After 5 minutes rinse it off thoroughly with water.
Masoor dal Scrub:
Ingredients:
1 tbsp masoor dal powder
1 pinch turmeric powder
2 tbsp milk
4 - 5 drops of coconut oil
Direction to prepare:
Take masoor dal in a small bowl or container.
Add turmeric powder to masoor dal powder and mix it well.
Now add milk to dry ingredients to form a paste.
Now add a few drops of coconut oil to the scrub.
Now clean your skin and apply this on your skin.
Massage the skin in circular motions.
After 5 minutes rinse it off thoroughly with water.
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Conclusion:
DIY herbal scrubs are great tools for your skin and suit almost every skin type. You can play with the composition and also customize your ingredients which suits your skin type. It can be used for both men and women. There are no side effects with these DIY herbal scrubs because they are 100% natural and do not contain any preservatives and chemicals.
