Client Recipe: Sugar Body Scrub for Winter Skin
What you put on your skin is just as important as what you put in your body. That’s why when I lead a cleanse, like my recent Cleanse with Benefits program, I make sure to talk about skin care, and how important it is to avoid toxins there too.
This time around, my client, Meryl Paspa, an esthetician, offered to share one of her favorite DIY skincare recipes with us. It’s luxurious and effective, so I had to share it with you.
If you’re dealing with winter skin that’s dry, scaly, and itchy, this body scrub will help. Meryl says that sloughing off dead skin on the outside will make way for your skin’s moisture to come through, and healthy, younger looking skin as a result.
Sounds good to me!
Ingredients:
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup coconut oil
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1+ teaspoon olive oil (optional, this gives it more slip)
(all organic, if possible)
Preparation:
1. Warm the coconut oil in a small saucepan until it’s liquid. Allow to cool.
2. Mix all ingredients together until all the large lumps are gone. The back of a fork works well to mash the lumps.
3. Pour your scrub into an airtight, glass container with a lid.
To use:
Spoon about 2 tablespoons into a dish, (about one shower’s worth, more or less) and take it into the shower (more sanitary than leaving your scrub in the shower, and will keep water out of your scrub).
Massage gently into your skin in circular motion towards the center of the body and upwards toward the heart. This will help with circulation and Lymph flow. Rinse with warm water.
Use caution; your shower can get slick.
After your shower, towel off gently. You most likely will not need additional body lotion. This recipe also makes a great hand scrub.
Thanks Meryl!
What about you? Do you have a winter skin solution to share below?
