Pink Homemade Exfoliating Body Scrub

Trying to win your hearts by sharing my very own pink homemade exfoliating body scrub. It’s super easy to make, requires only a few ingredients, such as coconut oil, sugar, pink clay, and shea butter and it’s going to leave your skin feeling smooth, replenished, and luscious. It’s also noncomedogenic, cruelty-free, vegan, and 100% natural. Oh, and did I mention that it’s also going to be 100% light on your pocket? I think that reason should be enough for you to at least try this recipe at home, hopefully!

My natural DIY body scrub is a copycat of Herbivore’s popular Coco Rose Coconut Oil Body Polish. It’s all the goodness that it offers with the same ingredients without the price tag (In case you’re wondering, it costs 37$ – Crazy just for a body scrub, right?).

Ingredients of my homemade exfoliating body scrub

I won’t lie; you won’t find the ingredients required for this body scrub lying around in your pantry. But all the ingredients are inexpensive and readily available in any market.  Here are the ingredients you’ll need:

• Virgin Coconut Oil: Rich in lauric acid, virgin coconut oil is great for the skin. It is anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and deeply moisturizing in nature. It provides intensive hydration to the skin, leaving it smooth.
• Sugar: Sugar is a great exfoliator. It tugs at the dead skin cells on the skin surface and removes them to reveal glowing skin. While abrasive in nature, it is also gentle enough to be used on sensitive skin. It is also a natural humectant, which means that it draws moisture from the environment and preserves it into the skin.
• Rosa damascena Absolute: Oh, you’re going to fall in love with this one. It has the most beautiful, rosy scent, which is going to soothe your emotions and bring a sense of calm. I’d add this to my scrub even if it didn’t have any benefits. However, it’s also hydrating in nature, and targets redness often caused by inflammation. The only drawback is that is it expensive so I’ve used rose geranium essential oil instead of in this recipe but you could substitute if you have any!
• Rose geranium essential oil: It works to tighten and brighten the skin, promotes cell regeneration, and also helps remove dead skin cells. Overall, it’s a great ingredient to add to the DIY body scrub and will significantly improve its effectiveness.
• Pink Clay: Slightly grainy in texture, rose clay helps exfoliate the skin as well as restoring the skin’s moisture. Its gentle nature also makes it suitable for sensitive skin.
• Shea butter: Shea butter is one of the most popular ingredients used in skincare products. Concentrated in fatty acids and vitamins, it is the perfect agent for softening your skin. It helps to condition, tone, and soothe your skin.

Why make your own natural body scrub?

 I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to jump on any opportunity that allows me to save some bucks. Making your own body scrub is a very inexpensive yet luxurious way to show your skin some love. Just because a product is marketed and priced as high-quality and perfect for your skin, doesn’t necessarily mean that’s true. Nothing will beat the quality and benefits of a home-made, completely chemical-free body scrub.

Do I need to add a preservative to my homemade exfoliating body scrub?

Preservatives are needed to prevent spoilage when a product contains water content. Since there’s no water-based ingredient, there’s no need for a preservative. Just make sure you shake the container well before using it. Apply the body scrub with clean dry hands or a spoon.

Which skin type is this DIY homemade scrub good for?

– Normal
– Oily
– Combination
– Dry
– Sensitive

Good news – no matter what your skin type, this body scrub is suitable for them all! It helps tackle the flakiness caused by dry skin, soothes sensitive skin, and prevents clogged pores and acne issues from occurring for oily skin types. All in all, it promises to do wonders to your skin!

How to use my homemade body scrub

Before starting, prepare your skin for exfoliation by wetting it with warm water. Make sure that the water is hot, as that can lead to over-drying your skin.

Take a handful of the scrub and gently start massaging it in using circular motions. You don’t need to apply too much pressure when massaging it – let the body scrub do its thing. To lock in the hydration, let the product sit on your skin for about a minute or two.

Finish by gently rinsing the body scrub, and follow it by moisturizing your body with a lotion or cream for best results.

Precautions

Since the body scrub is oil-based and placed in a glass jar, it can tend to be slippery. Use caution when using it in the shower, as the last thing we want is any unexpected accidents happening. Use hot water to rinse your tub to remove the cream and let the water run for a bit to avoid clogging your pipes!

What can I use at home to exfoliate my body?

There’s a variety of natural products you can use to make your homemade exfoliating body scrub. They should all have one characteristic in common: a grainy, abrasive texture. This is what helps flake off the tough dead cells clinging to your skin. Luckily, a lot of these can be found easily in your home, such as:

• Brown sugar: This is a great exfoliator for your face, or if you have sensitive skin. Its particles are smaller, thus softer and gentler. Don’t worry; it’ll still do a great job in scrubbing away dead skin cells, but in a safer manner for your skin.
• Refined white sugar: If you have dry skin, white sugar is a great product. It penetrates deep into the skin, leaving the skin rejuvenated. Since its particles are bigger and slightly rougher than brown sugar, white sugar is mainly used in body scrubs.
• Apricot kernel: Apricot kernel is a great agent for skin cell regeneration. Using this as an exfoliator helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, which is perfect for mature skin types.
• Ground loofah: This helps to gently exfoliate your skin, and focuses on cleansing it of all impurities it has come in contact with, such as dirt, pollutants and excess oil.
• Ground oat: Soothing in nature, ground oat is a great all-natural exfoliator. It has anti-inflammatory properties perfect to treat and heal acne. It also contains compounds called saponins, which are considered to be natural cleansers, as they target clogged pores and remove dirt and oil.
• Ground almonds: Rich in vitamins and minerals, ground almonds are more gentle exfoliators that leave the skin nourished, hydrated and smooth.
• Salt: Since salt particles are larger and sharper around the edges, it is more abrasive in nature. Personally, I’ve reserved using salt as an exfoliator for just the feet, as it stings. It acts as a great exfoliator to get rid of the stubborn dead skin on the feet.
• Coffee ground: Coffee contains caffeic acid, an antioxidant that boosts collagen levels and tackles premature aging cells. It also improves circulation and reduces cellulite, making it a great ingredient for body scrubs.

How to store my homemade exfoliating body scrub?

It can be stored in an air-tight glass container, lasting you for at least a month.

Should you exfoliate before or after washing your body?

Whilst you can do both, exfoliating before a shower has proven to show better results.

How do you remove dead skin cells from your body?

Fun Fact: You lose around 30-40,000 dead skin cells each minute. Don’t worry, as weird as that sounds, it isn’t a bad thing. It allows for cell regeneration, which is responsible for making your skin look and feels nourished. However, dead skin cells are often quite stubborn and don’t readily want to be replaced by new cells. As a result, they layer up on your skin, making it dull and parched.

Natural Body scrubs and homemade exfoliating body scrubs are the #1 way to remove dead cells naturally. Their abrasive nature helps brush off the dead cells, allowing the younger ones to surface and work their magic. Exfoliating your skin on a regular basis ensures that the dead cells aren’t collecting on top of your skin, and results in your skin look brighter, younger and refreshed.