My cousin is getting married in April, and Saturday we celebrated her bridal shower! My mom, being the maid of honor, was in charge of putting it all together, including the party favors. Planning on a budget can be a difficult task for an upscale bridal party. Not only did she have to plan something inexpensive, but she also had to ensure it was something that wasn’t time consuming. Being the Pinterest savvy mother she is, she found an awesome idea for body scrub! I thought it was so adorable, affordable and effective I had to share it with you.
As many of you who have used over the counter facial and body scrubs know, name brand exfoliators can get outrageously pricey. As I discussed in my last post Honey has more uses for your day to day life than just in the kitchen. Same goes for brown sugar! When the two are combined with olive oil it creates a great body/facial scrub.
Why is this good for your skin and how does it work?
The brown sugar component to your scrub acts as the main exfoliator and has anti-bacterial properties. This is the perfect ingredient due to its fine granulated pieces which act to take off any dead skin you may have. Other scrubs, if the pieces are too large can cause microscopic tears in your skin leaving you with more damage to heal later. If you have been using a scrub similar to the one I have described don’t fear! The honey in your new scrub will help with the healing process. Not only can it help with tears in the skin, acne and cuts but it feels great against the skin and gives your scrub the right texture and consistency. The last key ingredient is olive oil. This part actually strengthens your skins immune system and is proven to slow aging! Amazing right? Not to mention, it adds moisture to your skin and makes your scrub easy to apply.
To create your exfoliator all you need is:
- 1/4 cup of brown sugar
- 1/8 cup of olive oil
- 2 tbsp of honey
(This will be enough for you, not a whole bridal party)
Exfoliation Steps
- Combine ingredients in any order (add more as you see fit it won’t hurt!)
- Make sure your face is clean and damp/ use after washing in the shower
- Apply your mixture to your skin and scrub for 1-2 minutes
- Wash off with warm water and apply moisturizer if needed
I recommend repeating this treatment one or two times a week. Any more than that you run the risk of irritating your skin. The purpose of an exfoliator is to remove dead skin and leave your new skin feeling clean and refreshed.
My Experience: I found that my mixture was a little too olive oily for me. It took a few moments to get in the groove of scrubbing because the brown sugar tended to clump together. However, once I got the right flow between my hands it was able to break up enough for me to massage it into my skin. Once this happened it felt a lot like any other exfoliator. I was excited to test this out because I never use exfoliators due to my sensitive skin. After washing it off I found that my skin was incredibly soft! But as I went to look in the mirror I found a few patches of redness that lasted at least thirty minutes. This was probably due to the fact my skin is SUPER sensitive. Will I keep this as one of my routines? Probably not but I’m willing to give it another chance. I’d be curious to know how this worked for others so if you take a stab at it let me know!
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