We’re always on the lookout for natural, homemade body scrubs, especially when our skin is feeling dull and dry.
Read on for our beauty editor, Martinique Stevens’, top four face and body scrubs, including a sugar scrub, a body scrub with Epsom salt, and a DIY coffee scrub.
You’ll be able recreate a luxury spa exfoliation experience in the comfort of your own home, plus these scrubs are cost-effective and easy to make.
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Our DIY coffee body scrub
For a tight and toned body: Coffee and mint body scrub
Think refreshing notes of peppermint, mixed in with the aroma of coffee… What’s not to like?
This antioxidant rich body scrub will increase circulation and reduce water retention as winter settles in.
Packed with temporarily-toning and exfoliating coarse coffee grounds, detoxifying Himalayan sea salt, cooling peppermint and a splash of nourishing coconut oil, this DIY coffee body scrub is sure to become a favourite.
What you’ll need:
- 1/2 cup ground coffee beans
- 1/2 cup fine ground Himalayan Salt
- 1/4 cup coconut oil (melted)
- 2 drops peppermint essential oil
How to make a body scrub with Epsom salt
For baby-soft feet: Epsom salt body scrub
Is there anything more relaxing than a foot scrub and rub at the spa?
This Epsom salt foot scrub, with pain-relieving Epsom salt and anti-fungal jojoba oil, is perfect to try at home before you jump in the bath or shower.
Have a little fun with this scrub and experiment with different essential oils to see which one works best for your skin.
What you’ll need:
- 1 cup Epsom salt
- 2 drops of an essential oil of your choice
- 3 drops Jojoba oil
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How do you make a sugar scrub?
For luscious lips: Rose petal sugar scrub
I have long been a fan of homemade lip scrubs, and usually rummage through my kitchen pantry for two spoonfuls of brown sugar and a dollop of honey to rub over dry skin, chapped lips, for a pre-lipstick application buff.
Coconut oil is well-known for its anti-microbial properties, while brown sugar works well to gently exfoliate. Sweet almond oil works to smooth and soften with Vitamin E.
The addition of crushed, chopped or blitzed-up rose petals helps to bring a lovely hint of colour too, making this lip scrub a must-try!
What you’ll need:
- 1 1/2 cups of brown sugar
- 1 cup of coconut oil (melted)
- 1 tablespoon of sweet almond oil
- Petals from one rose (pink or red)
- 1 clean mason jar with a lid or an old mustard/gherkin jar from the fridge (sterilize before use)
The best homemade body scrub for glowing skin
For more radiant skin: Gentle oatmeal and lavender facial scrub
Sooth your winter-skin blues with this fragrant face scrub that is ultra-nourishing. It contains anti-inflammatory oatmeal to soothe dry and itchy skin, healing lavender and calming honeybush tea.
What you’ll need:
- 1/2 cup uncooked oatmeal
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup raw honey
- 1/4 cup Jojoba oil
- 1/2 teabag Lavender Honeybush Tea
- 4 drops geranium essential oil
- 4 drops Frankincense essential oil
Tip: First grind the dry ingredients into a fine powder, then add the liquid ingredients and mix into a coarse paste.
- By beauty editor Martinique Stevens
