One of the most common enemy to perfect skin is dead cells because they make it harder for the skincare products to get absorbed into the skin. As a result, our skin becomes more dry, looks dull and the natural glow fades away. Even though, dead cells cause all these problems, there’s an easy-peasy way to remove it from our skin.
It is none other than, regular exfoliation. In simple words, it is the process of removing dead cells and dirts through scrubbing. Some of you may think bodywash/facewash should be enough to clean our skin. But, they are not enough to remove dead cells. Regular cleansing along with exfoliating it 1-2 times weekly, helps to remove dead cells, dirt and impurities. As a consequence, it makes the skin deeply cleansed, leaving it more soft and everglowing.
Now that you understand how important it is to have regular exfoliation for a healthier skin, you should also keep few things in mind before you start exfoliation.
Since each of us has a different and unique skin type, we must choose the exfoliator accordingly. Today I will share how to make exfoliator according to your skin type while sitting at your home.
Moisturizing scrub for dry skin
Sometimes your dry skin can get even drier due to choosing a wrong exfoliator. That’s why it is necessary to select a moisturizing exfoliator that will do both; remove the dead cells while keeping the skin hydrated. Now we will learn how to create moisturizing exfoliator for your dry skin.
Things you will need
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
Mix all these ingredients and make a perfect scrub for yourself. Now massage the scrub on your face and body for 2-3 mintues and rinse off with water. Here, the sugar works to remove the dead cells and the goodness of honey and olive oil makes your skin hydrated and soft.
Cinnamon scrub for oily skin
Excessive oil production is the biggest problem of this skin type. Besides, there are pimples and spots issues too. This cinnamon scrub is very helpful to reduce these problems from oily skin.
Things you will need
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon powder
Mix these ingredients to make a smooth paste. Now apply the paste on your skin and scrub it for a while. Leave the scrub on your face for at least 7-8 mintues and wash it off with cold water. Cinnamon helps in controlling the excessive oil production of your skin. On the other hand, both honey and cinnamon contains anti-bacterial elements which works like a magic to control acne problem.
Coffee scrub for sensative skin
Sensative skin often results in irritation. Excessive use of exfoliation makes things worse for the sensative skin. So, if you have sensative skin then you should go for gentle exfoliators. For instance, coffee is one of the most popular gentle exfoliators. By using coffee scrub once a week will gently remove the dead cells. The caffeine found in the coffee beans helps reducing your skin’s inflammation.
Balancing scrub for combination skin
You may face a combination of oily & dry areas in your skin. In order to get rid of such confusion you can use this balancing scrub.
Things you will need:
- ½ Banana
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1-2 tablespoon oatmeal
Mash the banana well and mix other ingredients in it. This is how you are going to make your scrub. Keep the scrub on you face for few mintues and then wash it off with cold water. Oats exfoliate the dead cells whereas banana and honey keep the dry part of your skin hydrated.
Lastly, everyone needs regular exfoliation even though they have normal skin. You can try out a gentle exfoliator mixing sugar and lemon juice for your face and body.
