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In these days of long commutes, classes,
work, family and social life, is hard to find enough time to pamper
yourself. Going to a spa for nurturing might require extra time, and extra money. However, there is always
a homemade version of everything, if you decide to do some skin care
at home, you don't always need expensive beauty products or a huge
space. All you need, are some basic ingredients in the shower for a happy
healthy skin.
Scrubs are one of the most popular
treatments at spas, and are also available in the market with
different labels for all types of pockets. Although, with a few ingredients
from your kitchen you can make your own artisanal spa therapy that
will help you exfoliate your skin while moisturizing it, right in the
shower.
There are two basic types of scrubs,
salt and sugar. Sugar scrubs tend to be gentle and easier on
sensitive skin, this one is great if you are a first time user. Also,
the sugar scrub can be used as often as you want. Contrary to sugar
scrubs, the salt scrub is great on rough skin like feet, elbows and
knees. The salt scrub also has mineralizing properties that help to
achieve healthy skin, in case of acne it helps to absorb skin oil.
Salt scrubs can be slightly abrasive and they're not to be used on
irritated skin or used more than once a week.
Here are two simple recipes for each
type of scrub that you can apply before getting out of the shower.
All you have to do is mix the ingredients to have a consistent
texture, rub it in your skin specially in the rougher areas, and
remove with water only.
Sugar Scrub
- ½ cup of brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon of cinnamon
- ¼ coconut, almond or olive oil.
Salt Scrub
- ½ cup of fine sea salt
- ¼ coconut, almond or olive oil
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