Who said skin care has to be expensive? You do not need to take resort to branded products and scrubs with high price tags to get a smooth, glowing skin. Believe it or not, skin care can be as inexpensive as it can be with ingredients that are stacked in your kitchen. And the best part, there cannot be any match for a thing which is natural and without a tinge of chemical in them. So before splurging on those expensive scrubs at the shopping mall, try these simple scrubbing ingredients at home to get a healthy, moisturized and glowing skin.
Lemon-sugar face scrub: Make your own homemade scrub with three simple ingredients, namely, sugar, freshly squeezed lemon and olive oil. Lemon juice contains natural astringent and is great for oily skin.
Chamomile and Oatmeal face scrub: A number of ingredients go to make this scrub a highly effective one. It contains chamomile, oatmeal, almonds, Greek Yogurt and brown sugar to be blended well in a mixer and applied for a smooth skin. For cleansing you can also make a scrub with oatmeal, yogurt and honey which are great for skin which is susceptible to acne and pimples.
Red Lentil Scrub: Red Lentils better known as Masoor Dal in India can form a great scrubbing ingredient for the whole body. All you need to do is take quite an amount of these lentils and grind into powdery substance. Once it is powdered blend it with some rose water as well as honey and use it as a scrub for your body to keep it hydrated and moisturized during summers.
Baking Soda, Lemon Juice and Honey Scrub: The three ingredients used in this scrubbing recipe have their own good values. For instance baking soda acts gently on your skin to cleanse it off the dirt, pollution as well excess sebum. Lemon controls the excess oil secretion while honey possesses anti-bacterial properties which make it perfect for oily skin which is prone to pimples and acne.
Sugar and Baking Soda: If you have blackheads baking soda can also work wonders in eradicating them. Mix it with some sugar which has great exfoliating properties and massage well with a little water for a fresh, glowing skin.
Honey and Berries: Berries are rich in antioxidants thus acting as great cleansing ingredients as well as preventing any early symptoms of aging. Mix the blended berries with some honey and scrub your face for at least two minutes before washing it off.
Try these simple ingredients out at home and you bet you would not want to spend on branded cosmetics anymore to get a fresh-looking skin.