Homemade body scrub for winter

You take a lot of effort to exfoliate your face, but your body needs attention too. Your body is also prone of getting flaky in winter due to improper exfoliation. So I am sharing some body scrub packs which will be of great help to you.


1. Simple sugar scrub:
Take 1/2cup coconut oil , 2tspoon lavender essential oil. Add some sugar in such a quantity that it is a rough paste so that it can scrub your body. Now just store them in a jar. And use it according to your body need. Just scrub your whole body with this and it will not only exfoliate but also leave your skin smooth.

2.Sweet Almond Body scrub:
Almonds are packed full of nutrients like vitamin E, magnesium, and healthy monounsaturated fats. These compounds make them nourishing to your body inside and out. Try this recipe to exfoliate and moisturize your skin.

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup almond oil
• 2 tsp honey
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Mix all ingredients together in a shatter-proof bowl. In the shower or tub, massage the scrub into your skin in circular motions (after washing your skin with soap), concentrating on rough or dry areas of the skin. Rinse with warm water, allowing the residual layer of almond oil to remain on the skin. Pat dry.
 3.Hydrating body scrub:

• 3 tablespoons of brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons of almond powder
• 400ml grape seed oil
• 200ml sweet almond oil
• 15 drops of essential rose oil

Method:
Mix the sugar and almond powder with the grape-seed and sweet almond oils, then finish by adding the essential oil. If the oil rises to the top, add a bit of sugar. Massage gently onto damp skin, making small circular movements, from your feet up to your head, then rinse off. Repeat once or twice a  week.
4. Spicy Body Scrub:

Recommended for all skin types except those with acne (use with care on sensitive and environmentally damaged skin).

• 1 cup organic brown sugar
• 1 cup white granulated sugar
• ¾ cup almond, soybeans, hazelnut, or macadamia nut base oil
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon, powdered
• 2 teaspoons ginger, powdered
• 2 teaspoons nutmeg, powdered
• 40 drops cardamom essential oil

In a medium-sized bowl, combine all ingredients except the essential oil. Using a whisk, blend ingredients thoroughly, making sure to break up any lumps of brown sugar or spice. Add the essential oil drop by drop, blending after each addition.
Spoon into a storage container with a tight-fitting lid.
Massage approximately ¼ to ½ cup of scrub onto pre-moistened skin using circular motions. Rinse.

5. Banana body scrub:

Bananas are a natural for body care. Their creamy pulp is luscious and soothing, and works well as a carrier for other ingredients. Banana is nourishing and moisturizing and can be used for gentle exfoliation and skin-tightening.
In this simple formula, bananas and sugar are combined for a wonderfully aromatic and gently exfoliating body scrub.

• 1 ripe banana
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract or your favorite essential oil (optional)

Mash ingredients together with a fork into a chunky paste. Do not overmix or it will become too watery. If you want a banana scrub for your face, reserve some of the banana and mash it separately without sugar.
In the shower, before turning the water on, slather the sugar mixture and gently massage over your body. For your face, gently massage plain banana there, avoiding the eye area.Rinse off with warm water.

6.Red Lentil Body Scrub: Take 1/2cup split red lentils (commonly known as ‘masoor dal’ in India) and grind them. Mix this powder with 1/4rth cup rose water and 2spoon honey. Use it as a body scrub to maintain healthy skin.

7.Yoghurt-Coffee Moisturizing Body Scrub: Lightly ground coffee powder (one cup) is to be mixed with fresh yoghurt (1/2 cup). Massage your body with this paste in circular motions. It is helpful in making your skin soft and even. The best part of using this scrub is that you need not moisturize after using this scrub.

8. Tomato-Rice Body Scrub (for oily skin): Some uncooked rice should be soaked in water for about thirty minutes. Grind the rice coarsely. Make the puree of some tomatoes and add the rice particles in it. Apply the mixture on your body and let it remain for twenty minutes or so. Wash off with warm water using circular motions. This extremely good for you if you have an oily or combination skin.

9.Yellow Lentil-Milk Scrub (for sensitive skin): Soak half cup of yellow lentils (arhar) in water for thirty minutes. Make a paste and add milk in it. A spoon of chickpea powder (kabuli chana, kala chana and hara chana) and mix till it becomes a thick paste. Use it as a scrub and this skincare recipe is known to be good for sensitive skin types.

10. Gentle Oatmeal Body Scrub

• 1 cup finely ground oatmeal
• 8 drops lavender essential oil
• 8 drops tangerine
• 8 drops rosewood
• 4 drops chamomile

In a glass or ceramic bowl, add essential oils drop by drop, stirring constantly to avoid clumps. Store in an airtight jar in the fridge - keeps for up to 1 year. To use, combine one Tbsp of the mix with a little water to form a paste, then gently rub onto skin.

11.Ginger and Orange Foot Scrub Recipe:

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup (approx) sweet almond oil or other carrier oil
• 12 drops orange essential oil
• 3 drops ginger essential oil, or 1tsp ground ginger Combine ingredients well in glass or ceramic bowl.

Combination of essential oil according to skin:

Combination of oil you can add in your scrub pack according to your skin type. Each combination is intended to be diluted in ⅓ cup (approx 2½ oz) of carrier oil.

Normal: 10 drops lavender, 6 geranium, 4 ylang-ylang
Oily: 8 drops sandalwood, 6 lemon, 6 lavender
Dry: 8 drops sandalwood, 6 geranium, 6 rose
Sensitive: 6 drops chamomile, 4 rose, 2 neroli
Dehydrated: 10 drops rose, 8 sandalwood, 2 patchoulli
Mature: 8 drops neroli, 6 frankincense, 6 ylang-ylang
Acne: 10 drops lemon, 10 cypress, 5 lavender
Devitalised: 10 drops geranium, 6 rose, 4 cypress
Broken capillaries: 8 drops rose, 6 chamomile, 6 cypress