Instead of throwing money away on expensive products that promise to soften your skin, consider the option to make them at home. With a good recipe and some free time you can do your own hand scrub, that will have the most amazing scent and most important of all, it will really soften and exfoliate your skin. This is really important because our hands are exposed to anything we go through the day. The scrub will remove the damaged or the dead skin cells on the hands. We should do this more often, especially during winter when it’s so cold outside. If you think that your hands need more love and care, check out the 10 hand scrub recipes we picked for you.
1. Apple Cinnamon Sugar Scrub
via simplyshellie.com
If you want the scent of autumn in a jar, this is the way to do it. You need 1 cup coconut oil, 1 1/2 cup sugar, 1 apple or chamomile essential oil, 1 – 2 drops cinnamon extract and 4 – 5 4 oz. jelly bars. Cut the apple in chunks and use a blender or food processor to make a puree. Combine the apple puree with the rest of the ingredients. Sprinkle some more of the cinnamon powder if you want to and shake well. Put the scrub in the jars and keep them in the fridge. They will last about 2 weeks .
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2. Lemon Sugar Scrub
via livingwellspendingless.com
For the lemon scrub you need 1 cup white sugar, 1/4+ cups of coconut oil, lemon essential oil and 8 oz. jar. If you prefer, you can use almond oil, jojoba oil or similar. First mix the oil and the sugar until you get a fluffy mixture. Add 15 (more or less) drops of lemon essential oil and mix well. Place the scrub in the jar. Scrub your hands as if you were washing them, and after you’re done, wash the scrub away and enjoy your silky skin!
3. Sweet Vanilla Sugar Scrub
via thankyourbody.com
This scrub comes with one of the best aromas of all: vanilla. It’s so hard not to resist! You’ll need 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, 1/2 teaspoon essential E oil, 2 tablespoons honey, 1/3 olive oil (or any other), 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar. So, what makes this scrub so good besides the vanilla scent? Honey is a powerful antioxidant and protects skin against damage, the olive oil is a good moisturizer, the essential E oil has antioxidant properties and the sugar helps in removing the dead skin cells, as well it inhibits bacterial growth.
4. Peppermint Candy Cane Sugar Scrub
via theidearoom.net
All pink and pastel, it’s difficult to see how adorable it looks this scrub and not try it out. Mix two cups of white sugar with 1/4 to 1/3 cup almond or coconut oil. Mix until you get the right consistency and then add few drops of peppermint oil. To get the lovely color, you can either use food coloring or just add raspberry juice. Add a white layer, then a colored one, and play with them until you reach the top of the jar. With a cute label, this can be the perfect diy gift.
5. Chocolate Sugar Scrub
via 52kitchenadventures.com
At some point you will ask yourself whether you should eat it, or use it for your hands. It’s chocolate we’re talking about, so we will totally understand if you like eating rather than scrubbing. You may ask how the chocolate can benefit our skin, so here’s the answer to that question – chocolate contains caffeine that stimulates circulation and improves blood flow, while this leads to to improvement of the skin cells. Dark chocolate also contains antioxidants which can reduce the aging signs and increase the level of elastin in the skin.
