How To Make a Moisturizing Body Scrub
Dry skin not only looks dull and unattractive but can give rise to some major skin problems. Make sure to apply some moisturizing scrubs at least once in a week to keep your body hydrated. You might be aware of the huge variety of Moisturizing Body Scrubs available in the market, but making your own one at home is a much better option.
Homemade Moisturizing Body Scrub is an easy and natural procedure to pamper your body. It is natural, cost-effective and chemical free product that you would simple love to apply to your body. It is important to polish your body at least once in a week. You can bring variation to the ingredients of the body scrub, keeping your skin tone and texture in mind. Handmade Moisturizing Body Scrub leaves your skin feeling unsullied, dirt free and pliable. It is perfect remedy for dry skin, with the pores filled with dirt particles. Do not worry about the ingredients used in its preparation as most of them would be available in your kitchen’s cabinet.
Preparation Time: 10 to 15 minutes
Utensils Needed: electric blender, food processor, bowl, spoon or fork
Ingredients:
– 1/4 cup almonds
– 1 cup oatmeal
– 1 avocado
– 1 teaspoon essential oil of your choice- optional
Instructions
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Place 1/4 cup of almonds in a food processor and grind them up for few seconds until finely powdered. Now shift the ground almond into a large bowl.
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Now place 1 cup of oatmeal into the same food processor and crush them until powdered. Add the ground oatmeal to the ground almond in the large mixing bowl.
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Use a sharp knife to peel off one large avocado and cut it into medium slices. Shit the slices into an electric blender or chopper and mash them at high speed until form puree.
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Dispense the avocado puree into the bowl and mix it with the almond-oatmeal mixture. Continue blending until the three ingredients incorporate into each other and form a thick but smooth body scrub.
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Stir in 1 tablespoon of your favorite essential oil to add some fragrance to the body scrub.
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Start a lukewarm bath and lightly massage the homemade moisturizing body scrub into your whole body, focusing on the dry skin like knees, feet and elbows etc. Continue massaging for at least 15 to 20 minutes.
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Gently rinse off the body scrub with some lukewarm water and pat your body dry. Enjoy smooth glowing skin, free from oils and dirt.
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