Sugar Scrub Recipe

You just stumbled upon an easy exfoliating sugar scrub recipe.

Sugar scrubs are really popular right now. But why should you pay for one when you can make it so easily at home?

This homemade sugar scrub will help your skin feel smooth, hydrated and so very, very soft.

You can easily make a sugar scrub at home with ingredients you already have on hand. This sugar body scrub recipe is a basic recipe. Beyond that your imagination is the limit...so experiment!

You may be wondering "why sugar?"

The answer is because of alpha hydroxy acid. Yes, it is a mouthful.

You may already be familiar with the term as it is often used with "youthful looking skin." Alpha hydroxy is but one in a very long line of ingredients that you will find in many beauty products.

So what is an alpha hydroxy acid?

Alpha hydroxy acids - also called fruit acids or AHA - are part of an entire family of acids, which can be derived from fruit, milk or ....yes, sugar!

In the skin care industry the most widely used are:

Glycolic acid - made from sugar

Lactic acid - made from milk

Alpha hydroxy acids work by exfoliating the skin. They cause the top layer of your skin to slough off, revealing underneath newer, younger, less damaged skin cells.

The chemical peels - that you would receive at a dermatologist or at a beauty salon - contain these acids in high concentrations. In these concentrations, they can be dangerous as they leave your skin with new, fragile skin underneath. Skin that can very readily get sunburned.

You can however apply products with lower concentrations of Alpha hydroxy acid over a longer period of time with similar results and without leaving your skin as sensitive and therefore not as easily damaged.

So this is why sugar is so good for your skin.

For natural supplies to make your own skin care products, your could try Mountain Rose Herbs.

If you do not want to make your own natural skin care, I found a wonderful company from New Zealing which makes awesome anti aging products that work!

So why don't you try this sugar scrub recipe and then let me know what you think.

Sugar scrub - Comments and reviews.

Ingredients For Homemade Sugar Scrub Recipe

Sugar Scrub Recipe

It is so simple and easy. Mix all the ingredients together and you are done.

Go into the shower - do not turn on the water yet - and rub on your skin.

Scrub a little longer on the rough spots like elbows and heals but BE CAUTIOUS do not slip!

Then take a shower and rinse.

It is very easy and simple to turn this sugar scrub recipe into a wonderful gift:

• Place the srcub into a pretty jar

• Put a pretty bow or some raffia on it

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