Here’s a fun organic body scrub recipe that’s perfect to try now that we’re heading into Spring. Use it to exfoliate, increase circulation, and help diminish skin discoloration. Right away you’ll be left with soft, glowing skin, and using it regularly will give you a more even skin tone. It’s a two-step recipe that’s easy to make at home.
Ingredients
1 teaspoon Truly Natural Vitamin C Powder
1 cup Organic Jojoba Oil
1 cup Organic Raw Brown Sugar
juice of 1 large Organic Lemon
2 drops Organic Lemon Essential Oil
3 drops Organic Lavender Essential Oil for a soothing and relaxing scrub
OR
3 drops Organic Peppermint Essential Oil for an invigorating and refreshing scrub
Instructions
First, combine the brown sugar and lemon juice in a glass bowl. Then, add the rest of the ingredients and stir until everything is completely blended. It’s best to store the final product in a glass jar, which will last up to two weeks in the refrigerator.
Application
You can use either a dry application (in the shower before turning on the water) or you can apply the body scrub on wet skin after cleansing yourself with soap or body wash. Scoop a small amount from the jar with your fingertips and massage it onto your skin using a circular motion. Be very gentle on more delicate areas and be a bit more vigorous on rough areas. Rinse and towel dry.
Benefits
Both vitamin C and lemon help to fade skin discoloration and create an even skin tone. Lemon also aids in clearing congested skin, and helps to reduce cellulite, especially when combined with a scrub applied in a circular motion over problem areas. Vitamin C stimulates collagen production and, because it’s a powerful antioxidant, repairs skin damage and encourages cellular renewal. Just make sure to always use natural, food-based Vitamin C and not synthetic, isolated Vitamin C.
Jojoba oil is a perfect skin hydrator. Of all of the oils, Jojoba is the closest match our skin’s natural oils.
Raw brown sugar, when scrubbed over the body, removes dead skin cells and increases circulation. It also contains glycolic acid – an alpha hydroxy acid that helps detoxify, moisturize, and condition skin.
Enjoy!
