Homemade! Here's How To Create A Body Scrub That Makes Skin More Glowing

Body scrub illustration (Pexels/Pavel Danilyuk)

JAKARTA - Body scrubs that make skin glowing can be made at home. The advantage is that skincare is no longer troublesome and complicated. If you are interested in making body scrubs at home aka homemade, it is easy and can be made from natural ingredients.

Plus, you can get softer skin and look younger. Homemade body scrub only needs some ingredients. The material is easy to find, even always available in the kitchen. Interested? Here's how, it's easy!

Coffee body scrub 

Rarely at home we do not have stock of coffee beans, right? You can simply mix the following ingredients:

- 1/2 cup of pure coffee powder

- 1/4 cup of granulated sugar

- 2 tablespoons of olive oil

- 3 capsules of vitamin E 

How to make it, mix all the above ingredients so that it becomes a paste. Then how to use it, first clean the skin and apply the scrub evenly. To make it more effective, massage the skin smeared with scrubs.

As much as possible massage in a circular motion. This movement can also facilitate blood circulation. Do it for 5 to 10 minutes then let stand for 1 to 2 minutes. Finally, wash with warm water until clean.

Coffee body scrubs can be used 2 to 3 times a week to exfoliate or remove dead skin cells. While olive oil can make the skin moister and stay healthy.

Yogurt body scrub 

The second homemade body scrub recipe is made from a mixture of yogurt, olive oil, honey, and granulated sugar with the following measure:

- 1 tablespoon of yogurt

- 1/4 cup of olive oil

- 1 teaspoon of honey

- 3 tablespoons of granulated sugar

Mix and stir until smooth and become pasta. How to use it is still the same as the first recipe. Finally, wash with warm water and rinse with clean cold water.

Turmeric body scrub

Turmeric is one of the most popular natural ingredients used in India. The ingredients contain antiseptics and antibacterials. So it can make the skin look younger. To get it, mix the three ingredients below:

- 1 cup of granulated sugar

- 2 teaspoons of turmeric powder

- 1 1/2 cups of coconut oil

Mix the three ingredients above to become a paste and apply to the skin after cleaning. Massage for relaxation and let it work effectively for 5 to 10 minutes. Let stand for 1 to 2 minutes and rinse with warm water until clean. Let the maximum result, use 2 to 3 times a week.

Which one would you like to try at home? It's easy to find the ingredients.