Homemade Sugar Scrub for the Face (and Body)
Gently exfoliating the face is a great way to get rid of those dead skin cells to give your skin a youthful glow. And that is exactly what this homemade sugar scrub will do for you. This cleansing process helps reduce the buildup of bacteria, which can get into the pores of the skin. When this happens, it can cause the skin to be unhealthy and even break out, creating unwanted inflammation.
Exfoliating is helpful, but only if you are using the right
facial scrub ingredients. Making your own facial scrub is so easy and much
better for your skin than so many of those off-the-shelf face scrubs. If you
want to avoid unwanted chemicals, make your own homemade sugar scrub with
natural ingredients like coconut, honey, and orange essential oil. Let’s get to
it!
DIY Sugar Scrub
You likely have everything you need to make this face scrub,
but, if not, the ingredients are easy to find and will give you that soft,
supple and glowing skin you’ve longed for.
Let’s get started! I recommend making your homemade sugar
scrub right in the jar that you plan to store it in, but you can make it in a
small bowl and transfer it to a tight-lidded jar, if you prefer.
In a small jar, add the coconut oil and honey, using a small
wooden spoon to stir. Coconut oil offers amazing antifungal and antimicrobial
characteristics that help keep the skin fresh and bacteria-free in addition to
helping to moisturize the skin.
Raw honey is an amazing skin-healer. It also helps keep the
skin soft and supple because it helps retain moisture, which is a must for
healthy skin!
Next up — the sugar! Add the sugar and blend well. While
eating lots of sugar is not a good idea, using it to help remove dead skin
cells is. I suggest brown sugar because it is softer, which is a better choice
for the face. Choose organic if possible, as it’s a little more coarse than
regular brown sugar. A coarser brown sugar like turbinado sugar or natural
brown sugar works well for a DIY body scrub but may be too rough for the face.
But what makes sugar good for the skin? It is a natural
humectant. What that means is that it helps hydrate the skin.
Sugar is also a natural source of glycolic acid, which is
commonly used to treat dry, sun-damaged and aging skin. You may have seen the
ingredient alpha hydroxy acid (AHA). This ingredient helps the skin,
encouraging cell turnover and generating fresher, younger-looking skin.
Next, let’s add the essential oils. Orange essential oil is
a natural antiseptic and anti-inflammatory, making it a perfect addition to
this sugar scrub recipe. It can help those with acne-prone skin, too, and
encourage the absorption of vitamin C and collagen production — both great for
reducing the effects of aging.
Add the tea tea oil now. Tea tree oil is a favorite of mine
for helping the skin stay healthy and free of acne. The antibacterial
properties, known as terpenes, are very healing and mild. Blend all of these
ingredients together and get ready to do your homemade sugar scrub!
How to Exfoliate the Face
Start with clean skin. Try my Homemade Face Wash, which is
just as easy to make. Once you have cleansed the skin, gently pat it dry,
leaving a bit of the moisture on the skin. Use a spoon or small spatula to
scoop out a little facial scrub — never use your fingers so that you avoid
bacteria entering the container.
