Homemade body Scrub can be a delight for your pocket and your skin as well. Body scrub is something we spend a lot for and if we can get something which is economical at the same time effective also, there can be nothing more that you can wish for. Let me share you a fact about body scrubs, did you know that salt and sugar fors the  best base for a body scrub. These are the ingredients which are easily and sufficiently found in any kitchen. And these ingredients makes the most effective body scrubs. Then why to go for chemical based expensive body scrubs available in the market.

The formula for making your own  body scrub is very simple.

1. Choose your exfoliant
Options:

•  Brown Sugar
• White Sugar
• Sea Salt
• Kosher salt

Things You will need

Methods

Mix 1 cup of sea salt (the salt has to be fine), grape seed, hazel nut or almond oil. 10 drops of grape fruit essential oil and 10 drops of juniper ( Aaraar, Haubera in Hindi) essential oil. 

How to apply

Dampen your body and massage with this mixture. This mixture works fantastically on the elbows and heels. This makes an amazing exfoliating body scrub. 

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Homemade Face Exfoliator Recipe
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Take 2tsp of gram flour and add 1ts yogurt, turmeric powder (just about a pinch) and few drops of lemon oil mix all to make a thick paste. 

How to apply

You can apply this paste all over the body and scrub it off when dry. This leaves your skin soft smooth and silky. This gram flour scrub is great to deal excessive dryness of skin.

Brown Sugar for Homemade Body Scrub

   Things you need

   Brown Sugar - 1 cup

   White Sugar  - 1 cup

   Vitamin E capsule - 1 Capsule

   Olive oil - as much as required to form a paste

   few drops of vanilla essential oil (optional)

 Method

Take a mixing bowl add brown sugar, olive oil, 1 capsule of vitamin E (cut open and mix to the mixture) and white sugar mix them all.

How to apply

Moisten your skin and then massage gently with the scrub.This is a very simple and easy homemade brown sugar body scrub.

Also see: Homemade hand cream

This homemade Coffee body scrub is a wonderful way to exfoliate your skin. It is also said that the caffeine present in the coffee is a great remedy for treating cellulite. Thus it is believe that apart from exfoliating the skin coffee body scrub also helps in diminishing cellulite. Caffeine is used as a key ingredient in many cellulite eliminating creams and lotions. However there is another theory that contradicts this fact, according to which the caffeine present in the coffee slows down the metabolism rate of the body thus increasing the development of fat pocket.

Whatever be the relation of caffeine with cellulite one thing that is sure is that the Coffee Body Scrub is a great remedy for skin exfoliation.

There are many other variations of coffee body scrub like:

You may use brown sugar instead of sea salt.
For beauty oil : almond oil, olive oil, grape seed oil etc.
Cocoa butter can also be added to the scrub
Some also use egg white in their coffee body scrub

So options are many just choose your best combination and make your own Homemade Coffee Body Scrub.

My 6th homemade body scrub recipe is my favorite

The grainy texture of oatmeal makes is a superb skin exfoliator,  oat is packed with the properties which are a true blessing for the skin. Oatmeal body scrub not only exfoliates the the skin but it also absorbs all the impurities from the skin, will open the pores and go deep, it also hydrates the skin leaving it smooth and soft.

Take 2 tbsp of  rolled oats. Grind it into a powder.
1 tbsp of baking soda
Grape seed oil or jojoba oil.
Dried Lavender petals for fragrance you can use any other fragrance also.

Mix all these ingredients to form a thick paste. Store it in an air tight jar.
Rub your oatmeal body scrub softly on the body and then gently rinse with water. Pat dry with towel and experience a smooth and moisturized skin.

I hope you try out these homemade body scrub recipes. Do leave your comments and suggestions.