Sugar Scrubs – For Healthy Glowing Skin
Natural body scrubs are made from naturally occurring abrasive agents like rock salt, sugar and coarsely ground almond bits.
Scrubs help in removing the upper dead layer of skin to reveal softer and smoother skin. One of the best natural exfoliating agents is sugar. Sugar scrubs are ideal for all skin types as they help to heal and hydrate the skin.
Your skin will never feel the same again after using a sugar scrub. Sugar scrubs not only help in removing the excess sebum produced by the skin, it also helps in opening clogged pores and improves the cell turnover. These scrubs create no side effects and can be used by people with oily, dry, normal and combination skin types and even by people with mature skin.
Sugar scrubs are normally applied on the body after washing the body with a mild body wash. The scrubs are applied in a circular motion on wet skin. Normally the scrub is left on the body for five to ten minutes and then washed off with lukewarm water. The skin feels silky smooth and well hydrated after the application of this scrub.
Different types of sugars can be used for making this scrub including white, brown and cane sugar. Sugar scrubs are naturally rich in alpha hydroxy’s. Alpha hydroxy’s have excellent emollient and exfoliating properties and unlike salt scrubs do not make the skin dry.
Besides getting rid of flaky and dry skin, sugar scrubs have excellent hydrating properties and do not create any unpleasant side effects. People with skin problems like eczema and psoriasis, especially benefit from using this scrub.
Sugar scrubs help in cleansing the body and help in fighting cellulite problems. People with acne can also use this scrub without any fear. Sugar scrubs help the skin to get an even tone. They even improve the blood circulation of the body. Skin blemishes are healed with the regular application of this scrub. A little known fact about sugar scrubs is that it prevents areas like the knees and elbows from becoming dark.
A simple sugar scrub can be prepared by mixing half a cup of almond oil with a teaspoon each of vitamin E and vanilla extract. To this mixture add half a cup of brown sugar and the scrub is ready.
