DIY Face Scrub Recipes for Glowing Skin

A glowy and radiant skin is possible and it is easily achievable right at your home. You don’t have to follow trends and spend your money on chemical treatments. You can easily use your kitchen ingredients and prepare a customized face scrub to get that shiny and naturally glowing scrubs.

These DIY scrubs are firstly cost effective and can be highly customizable based on your skin type requirements.

Your skin gets accumulated with dirt and pollutants on a daily basis which makes the skin appear dull. It gets more prominent when the dead skin cells do not shed and deposit on the surface when mixed with excess sebum. This ticky mix makes dirt and pollution stick to the face and the skin starts appearing dull and rough.

Now an exfoliating scrub works to gently clear the buildup of this sticky mix from the skin. It buffs the dead skin cells away which helps in smoothening the surface and reveals new skin cells which makes the skin appear glowy and radiant. Whatever your skin concerns, you can easily create a DIY scrub which helps in reducing the dullness based on your skin type.

How does exfoliation help your skin?

Your skin sheds dead skin cells naturally and renews the skin by revealing new cells in a set timeline. This skin renewal process slows down and dead skin cells start getting accumulated on the skin leading to buildup of rough patches on the skin.

Excess oil production can worsen this scene because when sebum mixes with dead skin cells it creates a sticky mix which sits on the face. Dirt, pollution and other buildup also gets deposited on the face creating clusters of dull patches on the skin. The texture gets rough and uneven and this buildup clogs the pores of the skin as well.

Exfoliation is a method that helps in tackling all these problems and reveal a fresh glowing skin. Using a gentle DIY scrub helps in lifting away the buildup of dirt and dead skin cells by manually scrubbing.

This reveals the new skin cells on the surface which gives the skin a glowy appearance. Also the gentle massaging action helps stimulate blood circulation. This increased blood flow works to deliver fresh oxygen and essential nutrients directly to the skin’s surface which promotes a radiant and naturally flushed skin after rinsing.

Why are DIY scrubs beneficial?

It is beneficial as well as a great experience to create your own skincare product at home. Creating a DIY face scrub allows you to customize the ingredients and helps in altering ingredients according to your skin. Marketed scrubs which might contain harsh chemicals or synthetic fragrances that might cause skin irritation are not so beneficial whereas DIY scrubs work beneficially for the skin.

Natural exfoliants help in gently buffing away dead skin cells without causing micro-tears. Also these ingredients are already present at your homes so they are really cost-effective. These DIY scrubs can give you a calming self-care experience as well.

DIY recipes for a scrub for glowing skin

Coffee and coconut scrub:

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons coffee grounds(crushed and fine)
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon honey

Recipe:

• Take coffee grounds and honey in a bowl and add coconut oil in it.
• Mix the ingredients together well.
• Create a paste-like texture in order to create your scrub.

Coffee is a great antioxidative ingredient which reduces the puffiness and dullness from the face. Its grainy texture allows exfoliation of dead skin cells. Coconut oil and honey help in moisturizing the skin and smoothening the texture.

Oatmeal and yogurt scrub:

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoon Oatmeal
• 1 tbsp Honey
• 2 tbsp yogurt

Recipe:

• Gather all of the mentioned ingredients.
• Add them in a bowl.
• Mix together using spatula and create a paste-like consistency.

Oatmeal works best for gentle exfoliation of the skin and yogurt contains lactic acid which helps in chemically exfoliating the skin, together delivering a clear skin.

Turmeric and rice flour scrub:

Ingredients:

• 1teaspoon turmeric powder
• 2 tablespoons of rice flour
• 3 tablespoons of milk

Recipe:

• Take turmeric and rice flour in a bowl and add milk to it.
• Mix all the ingredients together using a spatula.
• Make a paste-like consistency for your scrub.

Turmeric helps in providing antioxidative action and reduces skin pigmentation while rice flour helps in truly buffing the dead skin cells gently from the skin.

Papaya and brown sugar scrub:

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons of papaya (mashed paste)
• 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
• 2 teaspoon of coconut oil

Recipe:

• Take all these ingredients together in a bowl.
• Mix this using a spatula.
• Mix them well to create a paste for scrub.

Papaya contains some natural enzymes which work to exfoliate the skin and provide a glowing appearance to the skin and brown sugar buffs the dead skin cells easily.

How to gently exfoliate using DIY scrubs?

You can create your own DIY scrub and use it in your weekly routine. It is best to use it just one to three times a week.

• Dampen your face with water
• Take a generous amount of your choice of DIY scrub
• Now apply it on the face with hands
• Massage in a circular motion on the face
• Exfoliate your face with a scrub for 30-60 seconds
• Rinse the body using water in a thorough manner

Wrapping up

DIY scrubs are as effective as any other chemical or marketed scrubs and they are cost-effective also. These scrubs are highly customizable and require basic kitchen ingredients. Natural ingredients are safer to use yet they deliver effective results in making your dullness fade and reveal a brightened and glowing skin.