DIY Sugar Scrub for Face and Body

Payal Bhattacharya

Sugar Scrubs are one of the finest and purest scrubs to use on the skin. The fine sugar granules penetrate deep into the skin and play a vital role in redefining the smoothness and rejuvenating the skin. Moreover, the scrub plays an integral role in removing the dead skin cells.

Sugar Scrubs, no doubt, are one of the best ways to exfoliate the skin and reinstil beauty. Astonishingly, homemade sugar scrubs are increasingly becoming popular. Moreover, sugar scrubs can be easily used on lips, faces, arms, and legs.

What strikingly differentiates a sugar scrub from various other scrubs is its chemical-free and preservative-free nature. Moreover, according to different studies done over time, it is proved that sugar scrubs owing to the finer particles are much gentler on the skin than regular scrubs. Regular scrubs, specifically salt scrubs, are abrasive and usually suitable for normal, combination, and oily skin. Additionally, sugar scrubs are also best suited for people with sensitive and dry skin.

Here we have listed down some of the reasons why you must think about using a sugar scrub:-

Enriched with exfoliating properties. Sugar Scrubs work wonders in exfoliating the skin, and exfoliation, in turn, removes the dead skill cells and brings forth much healthier and fresh skin.
Helps you get rid of blemishes and evens your skin tone.
Deeply moisturizes and nourishes the skin. Sugar Scrubs are usually combined with skin moisturizing agents like, for instance, coconut oil or shea butter. Hence, you get fresh and deeply moisturized skin by using the scrub.
Plays an integral role in getting rid of ingrowth and blackheads.
Is a solution to chapped and dry lips.
It helps lighten the skin tone and get rid of skin-related problems like pigmentation.
Sugar Scrubs are also enriched with anti-aging properties and help your skin look young and supple.
Sugar Scrubs play a pivotal role in fighting dullness and keeping the skin fresh and healthy at all times.

However, over the years, DIY sugar scrubs are becoming increasingly popular and are, in fact, easy to make.

To make DIY Sugar Scrubs, you will require some essential key ingredients like mixing bowls, good quality purified sugar, measuring spoons, moisturizing agents depending on the type of scrub you are deciding to make, and some carrier or essential oils.

DIY Sugar Scrub for face and body:-

1. Coconut Body Scrub

This is, in fact, one of the easiest and oldest ways to make a sugar scrub. It is also a well-tested and often used the scrub. For making this scrub, you require only sugar and coconut oil. Additionally, you can also use some essential oil for fragrance and additional benefits. This scrub has universal use and can be used on lips, knees, elbows, face, and body.

2. Lemon Body Scrub

Lemon is enriched with anti-aging properties and removes acene and acene marks. Whenever you mix lemon in sugar, do not forget to add a tablespoon of honey. This helps in avoiding dry skin.

3. Brown Sugar Scrub

Brown Sugar is one of the healthiest products you can use for your skin. It is beneficial to use brown sugar in your food too. For this scrub, you require ingredients like a pack of high-graded brown sugar, some carrier oil like cocount, almond, or castor oil. Again using essential oils is an option. Brown Sugar, however, is one of the refined and softest sugars to use on the skin.

4. Honey Sugar Scrub

Honey is rich in antioxidant properties and helps you protect your skin against UV rays. It rejuvenates the skin and repairs dead skin cells. The key ingredients for this scrub are honey, white sugar or brown sugar, and some cocount oil.

5. Green Tea Sugar Scrub

Green Tea Scrub is an interesting sugar scrub to make at home. For this, you require 2-3 bags of premium green tea, some lukewarm water, sugar, coconut, and vitamin E oil.

6. Peppermint Sugar Scrub

Peppermint Scrub is one of the best sugar scrubs for people wanting to get rid of dry skin. All you require for this scrub is cocunut oil preferably melted, sugar preferably brown, and 2-3 drops of peppermint oil. Pepper Mint is known for its abundant benefits on the skin.

7. Sugar Lip Scrub

You can also make gentle scrubs for your lips at home. Ensure not to rub it too hard on the lips. Lip Scrubs are quintessential for curing dried and chapped lips. There are different lip scrubs that you can make. However, the easiest is to mix honey and sugar or coconut and sugar. You can also add strawberry extracts or drops of a rich essential oil for flavor.

However, one of the safest DIY sugar scrubs for the face is the coconut sugar scrub, and the most beneficial DIY sugar scrub for the body is the lemon sugar scrub. It works wonders in depigmenting the skin and removing dead skin cells from the knees, elbows, and neck.

Here are some tips for using a sugar scrub:-

Choose the right sugar scrub for yourself according to your needs and wants.
Rise your skin with lukewarm water.
Massage the scrub on your skin, preferably in a circular motion. Massaging in circular motion also helps in boosting skin supply and getting rid of dead skin cells.
Let the scrub stay on your skin for a minimum of one minute.
Rinse the skin with lukewarm water. It is advised not to use a shower gel or soap since the scrub opens your skin pores.
Now pat dry your skin and apply some moisturizer.