Homemade exfoliants are cheap options for deep cleaning at home, ensuring softer, more hydrated skin.
Homemade exfoliation brings many benefits to the skin, just like a more professional exfoliation. These cleansing techniques promote cell renewal and leave the skin ready to be deeply hydrated.
The exfoliation acts directly on the pores, removing dead cells and excess keratin from the skin’s surface, lightening blemishes and smoothing acne and marks.
As you massage the surface of your skin, blood circulation is being stimulated, facilitating the penetration of moisturizing properties.
Consistency of use should be moderate, being recommended once a week during summer and once every two weeks in winter. It is also essential that homemade exfoliants are used for certain skin types, so that there is no opposite effect and you end up with a bigger problem in your epidermis.
Benefits of skin exfoliation
Many people don’t know, but skin exfoliation has an important mission: to prepare the skin for more efficient hydration. By massaging the mixture full of grains into the skin, these microspheres clean the pores, removing impurities and dead cells that live there, leaving them clean to receive as much hydration as possible.
Exfoliation doesn’t just have the benefit of cleaning. It turns out that, when carrying out this cleansing, it releases several other benefits for the health of the epidermis, leaving skin more beautiful, soft and healthy. This is also the result of stimulating blood circulation in the area, stimulating cell renewal.
Another great benefit, but no less important, is the role of exfoliation against premature aging. Due to the grainy texture, full of grains, the cleaning technique detoxifies the skin, in addition to reducing wrinkles and expression lines.
Tips and precautions when using homemade exfoliants
Homemade scrubs can have the opposite effect and leave lesions on the skin. Therefore, it is necessary to take some care so that what was supposed to be a solution does not become a problem.
Clean the skin before application
It is essential that the skin is very clean before exfoliating at home. In this context, you can use makeup removers, micellar water, neutral or region-specific soaps that do not harm and clean efficiently. When washing your face, choose cold water.
Perform circular movements
When exfoliating your skin, pay attention to the intensity of circular movements. They need to be delicate, so that the exfoliant penetrates efficiently and cleans the skin pores. However, be careful with exfoliated areas, the eyes, for example, cannot receive the mixture. Use your fingertips or pieces of cotton to perform the procedure.
Moisturize your skin after exfoliation
After exfoliating your skin at home, always apply a moisturizer. Our tissue can become very sensitive as stimulation can even cause injuries, so with instant hydration, in addition to protecting the skin, it enhances the effect of exfoliation.
Avoid sun exposure or waxing after exfoliating your skin
In a similar way to the previous topic, it is necessary to take some exposure precautions and protect the skin for a while. This happens because it becomes sensitive after exfoliation, and therefore, it is necessary to avoid sun exposure and procedures such as waxing, which can further damage the skin and even cause blemishes.
Combine exfoliation with other skin care
Exfoliation is just one of the procedures necessary to ensure beautiful and healthier skin within your weekly skincare regimen. As well as deep cleaning, hydration, sunscreen, good nutrition, among other ways to take care of your skin. Except for acidic products or those with a high concentration of active ingredients, as they can cause more friction on the skin, causing injuries.
Homemade exfoliant recipes
Oat scrub
Oatmeal is the main ingredient in a homemade exfoliant that helps expel dead cells from the face, as well as deeply hydrating the skin. As a result, you guarantee healthier skin and lighten bothersome blemishes. However, this recipe is only suitable for dry and dehydrated facial skin.
First, separate two spoons of oats and a spoon of honey or yogurt. Then, combine the ingredients and apply to the face using circular movements until you feel that the skin has absorbed the oil well. Finally, wash your face well and finish with a moisturizing cream, ensuring that the skin’s elasticity is not affected.
Brown sugar scrub
Exfoliation made from brown sugar releases several benefits. However, its main advantage is to stimulate cell renewal. While exfoliation with brown sugar rarely causes irritation, it easily removes residue in the pores and can be used on all skin types.
The recipe for brown sugar scrub is simple and uses ingredients you can find at home. It can be mixed with green tea or matcha and used, preferably, on the face, neck, elbows and knees. As a result, it helps to lighten and eliminate dark spots on the skin, but it is important to highlight the importance of using moisturizing cream after exfoliation for a better effect.
Coffee scrub
A homemade exfoliant made with coffee is a good option, as it has powerful antioxidant properties, helping to eliminate impurities and oil from the skin. So, the entire body can be exfoliated with coffee, especially areas that need to stimulate tissue regeneration such as heels, elbows and knees.
The coffee scrub is done to create a paste, and milk or olive oil can be used. After the paste is ready, just exfoliate where you prefer and wash immediately afterwards and make sure you have removed all the grains from the skin.
Olive oil scrub
If your skin is dry, normal or combination, this homemade exfoliant can be a help for you. Salt combined with olive oil becomes a powerful moisturizer, however, salt can cause micro-injuries to the skin. Therefore, olive oil comes into action as a regenerating moisturizer that soothes the skin and takes care of these micro-injuries, in addition to helping to balance the skin’s pH.
The olive oil and salt scrub works as follows: for 3 tablespoons of olive oil, add 1 tablespoon of salt. Then, mix well and exfoliate with circular movements on the skin.
Strawberry scrub
For smoother, softer and more hydrated skin, strawberries are a great exfoliation option. The recipe accompanied by honey, sugar and natural yogurt is a powerful mixture full of properties that hydrate the skin.
The mixture must be made with 4 fresh and crushed strawberries, 1 spoon of honey, 1 spoon of sugar and a dose of natural yogurt. Just stir and it’s ready for cleaning. It is worth noting that this recipe is only suitable for sensitive skin.
Almond and cornmeal scrub
Cornmeal scrub is great for removing dead skin cells, as it has the ideal consistency and does not fall apart. When mixed with almond oil, the benefits only increase, as it has vitamins that are also capable of promoting the removal of dead cells and, thus, improving the appearance of the skin. If you have dry skin, this recipe is for you!
Combine 1 tablespoon of cornmeal with 1 tablespoon of sea salt, 1 tablespoon of almond oil and 3 drops of mint essential oil. Mix and hydrate your skin!
Homemade scrub for children
This homemade scrub achieves excellent results and removes dead skin cells, dirt and leaves the skin smoother and softer.
To prepare the exfoliant, add two spoons of natural yogurt, 1 spoon of honey and 1 spoon of coffee grounds in a container. Stir until it becomes a paste, and then it is ready to use.
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Sources: Tua Saúde and Giolaser.
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