Body Scrubs

We all know how important it is to both wash and hydrate our skin - but we can also work in an extra step, to deal with dry skin build ups while instilling moisture at the same time. Anyone who’s used a body scrub can tell you what a highly satisfying product it can be to use, leaving skin silky smooth and polished. Now, you don’t need to take a trip to a spa for this sensation - you can get it in your own home!

Can Natural Factors Scrub My Skin?

Plenty! Two particular factors, Granulated Sugar and Sea Salt, are often alternately used, and can truly offer a powerful yet gentle methodology. They are an ideal and obvious way to avoid chemically created alternatives, or the dreaded microbeads. Each of these offers a truly incredible away to buff away and perfect your skin, for a satin look. The primary practical difference is in the size of the particles.

A salt scrub offers larger particles for a more powerful approach, that’s absolutely ideal on regular or ‘tougher’ skin, like knees, backs of heels and elbows. Salt also has innate cleansing properties, to kill bacteria and reduce inflammation. Your skin might be tingling after its use, but it’s doing you a world of good! Sugar, on the other hand, is perfect for more sensitive skin. A sugar scrub works equally well to exfoliate, and is a great way to impart moisturising factors. Crushed Olive Kernels are also used, for a perfectly controllable particle size. Any of these can be used as a spectacular scrub base, ideal for augmenting with other ingredients.

What Other Ingredients Can I Look For?

Moisturising factors are ideally added to body scrubs. To balance out the exfoliating powers of Sugar or Salt, these seek to relax skin and prevent the discomfort that a handful of raw granules would leave. As they are stimulatingly massaged in, the skin is able to absorb them, leaving it gorgeously supple. Honey is highly cleansing as well as softening and moisturising. Argan, Almond and Olive Oils are rich in fatty acids, to heighten skin cells’ moisture retention. Coconut Oil is one of the most highly absorbable hydrating natural ingredients, ideal for a light touch.

Other botanicals can also be added, to nourishingly care. Chamomile soothes, calms and relaxes. Mint Extracts can both cool, refresh and stimulate skin, whilst having powerful purifying qualities. Aloe Vera is ideal on inflammation, bringing hydration with it. Tea Tree Oil and Witch Hazel help to tighten up pores, and Apple Cider Vinegar is ideal for stimulating circulation. In truth, there are so many botanical extracts out there - and so many of them can make a fantastic addition to a body scrub!

What’s The Best Scrub For Me?

In addition to scrubs designed for general smoothing, there are also many that seek to coordinate with your body skincare routine. Those for cellulite, acne, and dryness have been specially created, with a rich blend of targeted factors. There are so many options out there for every skin need - so it’s time to start exploring!