BEAUTY: Benefits of Exfoliating The Skin / DIY Sugar Exfoliating Scrub

Exfoliation of the skin is one skin care routine for face and body that a lot of us unfortunately do neglect or pay little attention to, yet it's one of the most important steps to achieving a healthy  flawless and glowing skin.

What is exfoliation?
Exfoliation simply involves the removal of dead skin cells from the top layer of the skin using exfoliants  or natural scrubs like: exfoliating gloves, honey, sugar, lemon, salt, exfoliating lotion and soap, peeling gel,face mask etc...

Benefit of exfoliation:

1. Evens out skin tone
2. Help skin care products work better
3. Brightens the complexion
4. Gets rid of dead dull skin cells
5. Detoxification of the skin
6. Reduces Blemish and Acne breakout
7. Healthy glowing skin
8. Minimises pores



DIY Sugar Exfoliating Scrub:

What you need:
500g of sugar
30ml of honey
10ml  of coconut oil
30ml of olive oil (extra virgin)
2 tsp of baking  soda ( for lighting skin)
2 tsp of lemon juice

Direction:
Add your sugar in a clean bowl, add honey and all the oil to it and mix very well. You can also add a little colouring of your choice.

It's important to exfoliate at least twice a week as it can greatly improve the health of the skin by shedding off dead skin and revealing a radiant beautiful skin.

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