Facial scrub

A complete facial skin care should include a whole range of measures for cleansing, moisturizing and nourishing. Purification always comes first, of course. This is the base without which you will not get any effect. And in order for the skin to remain young and blooming for a long time, it needs to develop new cells. In order to help your body in the regeneration process, do the scrubbing procedure regularly.

Types of face scrubs depending on skin types

The correct selection of any cosmetic product should take into account the type of skin. Check out the table below and find yours by description.

DESCRIPTION OF SKIN TYPES

Scrub for dry skin

• Mix a spoonful of ground dry almonds with a couple of tablespoons of liquid honey. Pour half a teaspoon of cream and a couple of drops of lemon juice into the same mass. Mix everything and apply on face with massage movements. Rinse off the scrub with cool water.
• Grind dry rinds of any citrus fruit. Combine the resulting crumb with cottage cheese and a drop of milk. Massage the composition into the skin for five minutes.
• Almond crumbs can be mixed with egg and natural honey. Apply to face like a regular scrub for 5 minutes.
• Combine olive and castor oils in a bowl and add salt to them. Apply the mixture to the face along the massage lines.
• Add a couple of spoons of liquid honey and almond oil to a tablespoon of oatmeal. Mix everything thoroughly and apply to your face.

Scrub for oily skin

• Combine brown sugar with fresh milk in 1: 1 proportions. The mass should be very thick so that the sugar does not dissolve. Without pressing, apply the mass on the face with light movements and massage for several minutes.
• Melt a couple of spoons of honey in a water bath. As soon as the beekeeping product becomes fluid, add a little lemon juice and a couple of spoons of fresh bran to it. Stir well and apply to skin.
• Combine sea salt and lemon juice in equal proportions. Massage the skin with the resulting composition for a couple of minutes.
• Lather your face generously with baby soap. As soon as the whole face is in foam, pick up granulated sugar and, with gentle movements, begin as if rubbing it into the skin. After two minutes, wash off the composition.
• Mix 1/4 of dry yeast with lemon juice and oatmeal "oatmeal". If the gruel turns out to be too thick, you must dilute it with water.

You need to rub the scrub into the skin very gently and carefully. Otherwise, the reaction of the skin can be unpredictable, ranging from deep furrows to the appearance of vascular networks. With a strong aggressive effect, delicate capillaries can burst, manifesting on the surface in the form of bright spots, swelling and bruises.

Combination face scrub

• Wash the avocado and cut it in half to remove the pit. Rub the resulting slice, right with the skin, on a fine grater. With the resulting gruel, start massaging your face. The composition will be very gentle, but the scrubbing effect is excellent.
• Combine the grated orange peel with a spoonful of flour or starch. To make the composition a little thinner, you can add lemon or orange juice to it.
• Cut the green apple in half. Start driving one of the lobules over the face. Do not rinse off the juice right away, let the apple juice sit on your face for a while. The effectiveness of such a scrub is due to the presence of acid in the fruit, which "corrodes" the keratinized particles of the epidermis.
• Mash a small amount of raspberries or other berries with many small seeds with a fork. With the resulting gruel, massage your face along the massage lines for 5 minutes.
• Combine oatmeal with 5 grapes. Wait a little so that the mass swells. With the composition, massage the skin of the face for several minutes.

Blackhead scrub

• Mix three tablespoons of honey heated in a water bath with one spoonful of ground cinnamon. Apply a homogeneous mass to the previously steamed face. You need to massage the skin gently, in a circular motion. At the end of the procedure, leave the mass on your face for a few minutes, then remove with warm water.
• Combine fresh natural yogurt (4 tablespoons) with a spoonful of salt, honey and lemon juice. Mix everything thoroughly to get a homogeneous composition. Massage onto face, paying special attention to the T-zone.
• Combine 1/4 bag of black clay with crumbled dry orange peel and a couple of tablespoons of oatmeal. Pour a little water into the mixture to get the consistency of a thick slurry. The paste is applied and massaged all over the face and neck.
• Mix ground pepper and fatty cottage cheese in equal proportions. Rub the mass thoroughly and apply to problem areas of the face with massaging movements.
• Brew green tea. As soon as it is ready, break the bag (or catch the tea leaves if the tea was loose) and rub the contents of the previously cleansed face.

Scrub for problem skin

• Combine dry oatmeal with rice flour. Stir the mixture and fill it with a small amount of kefir. Apply the resulting mass to the skin of the face in a circular motion.
• Pour the almond oil over the mixture of liquid honey and strawberry pulp. Use gentle circular motions to treat your face, paying special attention to problem areas.
• Combine granulated sugar with olive oil so that you get a thick gruel. The latter needs to process the skin of the face, but without zeal, so as not to injure it.
• Combine the following ingredients in one bowl: lemon juice, natural yogurt, olive oil, dry yeast. The composition needs to treat the skin of the face for several minutes.
• Mix currant berries crumpled with a fork with flour, in equal proportions. Add heavily ground walnuts to the mixture and pour the cream over the mixture until a thick slurry forms.
• On a fine grater, grate an apple, preferably a green one, add banana pulp, honey and ground rolled oats to the puree. To make the mixture easier to use, pour in a little heavy cream.

Sensitive skin scrub

• Brew a small amount of green tea. After it has cooled, add sugar to it in such an amount that the latter does not dissolve. It is advisable to pour in a little liquid honey. Mix thoroughly and massage your face in a circular motion for 4-5 minutes.
• Mix coconut oil, previously melted in a water bath, with sugar and lemon juice (a few drops). Stir the mixture vigorously and treat the entire face with the ready-made composition.
• Pour sugar into one beaten egg and add honey until a medium consistency is obtained. Massage your face with the prepared porridge, and then leave it on the skin for about 10 minutes. Rinse off with cool water.
• Grind the rolled oats in a mortar. Add soda to small crumbs, in the same proportion as porridge, and dilute the composition with a little water. Apply the resulting mass to problem areas of the skin of the face.
• Grind the egg shells as small as possible. Add chopped yolk and half a spoonful of flour to the egg crumbs. Mix the composition thoroughly and add sour cream to it to get a dense mass. Spread the scrub all over your face in a circular motion.
• Combine the ground oatmeal with salt in equal proportions. For ease of application, the mixture can be diluted with either water or any base oil such as olive oil. Apply to face like a regular scrub.

What is the difference between peeling and face scrub

Scrub is a superficial effect on the epidermis, aimed at removing dead particles of the epithelium. For scrubbing, both purchased and homemade products are used, prepared on the basis of a hard and soft abrasive, depending on the type of skin. Regular use of the scrub avoids peeling of the skin, the appearance of blackheads and acne as well as other contamination.

Peeling is classified as a more aggressive effect on the skin, and is aimed at cleansing deep layers skin. Correct peeling is carried out exclusively in beauty salons and beauty centers by a professional. With the help of peeling, you can significantly improve the condition of the skin, eliminate not only blackheads, but also acne, pigmentation, freckles and even small scars.

Peeling is carried out with the use of chemicals. As a rule, the composition of preparations includes fruit acids. Can cause strong allergic reactions, therefore, before the procedure, it is imperative to conduct a test to identify them.

Peeling is contraindicated for people with sensitive skin, for the area around the eyes, as well as for serious skin diseases. Otherwise, there is a risk of severe swelling.

Which is better: scrub or peeling

Since the effect of both procedures is very similar, it is difficult to judge which is better. However, if we compare in terms of the degree of impact, then peeling can be awarded the palm. It acts evenly and does not scratch or injure the skin like a scrub.

In general, it is customary to combine the procedures together as a full-fledged complex. That is, first scrubbing is carried out, and then they immediately start working with peeling.

Facial scrub effects

The effectiveness of the scrub should not be assessed immediately, but after the course, about a month. Therefore, we will consider the results that are obtained after regular procedures with a scrub.

• Reduces acne and inflammation.
• The tone of the face is evened out.
• Pigmented spots become less visible.
• The skin stops flaking, becoming soft and velvety.
• The pores are cleared and narrowed.
• The face becomes more elastic and fit.

The scrub has a wide range of applications and can be used not only on the face, but also on the body. Removal of dead epithelial particles allows you to keep your skin young and healthy for a long time. However, aggressive action requires subsequent moistening. Therefore, do not forget to apply on the face after scrubbing cream suitable for you.

Moisturizing face scrub

• Mix a teaspoon of honey with the same amount of oatmeal. Put some lemon juice in the composition. Mix the composition vigorously and distribute in a circular motion over the face.
• Mix the ground oatmeal with blue clay and dilute with any base oil. Mix thoroughly until smooth and massage onto face.
• Combine calendula, chamomile and sage in a bowl. Pour a little natural live beer into the dry herb mixture. The composition should gently massage problem areas of the skin for about two minutes.

You can add essential oils to any of the scrubs to suit your skin type. Do not forget to dilute the esters in the base oils before doing this, as in their pure form they can cause severe burns and irritation.

Whitening face scrub

• A couple of spoons of ground parsley are mixed with a teaspoon of salt. Leave the composition to infuse a little so that the juice stands out. It is necessary to massage the skin directly with the juice, for 2-3 minutes.
• Four large spoons of natural fresh yogurt must be combined with a spoonful of honey melted in a water bath and a couple of spoons of lemon juice. Mix vigorously. With the resulting composition, treat your face for 5 minutes and rinse. If the scrub is too liquid, you can add a thickener (flour) to it.

The advantage of skin whitening with a scrub is that it works much deeper than the same mask or lotion. There is a destruction of the pigment in the deeper layers of the skin, where conventional products simply cannot penetrate.

Smoothing face scrub

The leveling scrub is not prepared at home, but is purchased in specialized or simply cosmetic stores. The SPA SWEDISH scrub from Oriflame is very popular among women.

It perfectly evens out the relief of the skin, making its color even. Fights minor imperfections like blackheads and acne. Removes dead cells of the epithelium, improves blood circulation and provides deep cleansing.

Leveling scrubs include Immortel by Exfoliant.

It is a mild remedy, but very effective. Fills the skin with freshness and gives it an even and healthy complexion. Natural composition fights not only blackheads and inflammation, but also prevents recurrence of problems. However, compared to the previous tool, Immortel belongs to the "luxury" level and can have a significant impact on the wallet. The cost of a 75 ml tube is 2,950 rubles.

Toning face scrub

The Avon Clearskin toning scrub, despite its budget, has a far from weak effect in terms of cleansing. Yes, Avon cosmetics cannot boast of the naturalness of their composition, which explains the avalanche of consumer criticism. But you can always find exceptions, and the presented instance belongs to them.

Two main ingredients provide gentle and gentle cleansing: eucalyptus and witch hazel. Wonderful exfoliation and even skin tone. Does not injure the delicate epidermis and gives a feeling of freshness. Has a pleasant menthol aroma. After use, a slight blush remains on the face, and the feeling of tightness is completely absent.

The Radiance of the East from the same company is no less popular.

The cleanser includes 2 in 1 at once. That is, at first it is used as a scrub, and then, after the exfoliation procedure, the composition must be left on the face until it dries completely. After use, the face becomes very soft and even. There is a slight whitening effect. The feeling of tightness, as in the previous version, is absent.

Deep facial scrub

Only peeling can provide deep cleansing. But even it can be done at home. In terms of efficiency, it, of course, can be inferior to salon ones, however, with mild forms of problems, the entire procedure can be done by yourself.

Before applying chemicals to the skin of the face, be sure to test for allergies by applying a small amount of the drug to the inner curve of the elbow or to the skin behind the ear. After several hours, if no reaction followed, you can use it as directed.

1. Buy a 5% calcium chloride solution at the pharmacy.
2. Prepare a mild acid solution to apply to your face, such as glycolic acid. Read about each acid separately and choose what is right for you. Always choose a weak drug solution for the first time. Take an allergy test. With a slight burning sensation and tingling, the reaction is considered normal, with unbearable "burning" effects - refrain from the procedure.
3. Prepare the skin for the process: wash thoroughly and rub with lotion to remove dirt and degrease.
4. Moisten a cotton pad with a solution of calcium chloride and lubricate your face, avoiding the area around the eyes, periodically wetting a cotton swab in the prepared acid liquid.
5. Once the first coat has hardened, apply the second. For the first time, you can apply no more than four, and in the next, up to eight layers are allowed.
6. As soon as all the applied layers are dry, the peeling must be removed. Lubricate your fingers with a little baby soap and start rolling the composition over your face in a circular motion.
7. At the end of the procedure, apply a moisturizer on a dry face.

Remember that home peeling is very dangerous, especially for girls with dry and sensitive skin. Before carrying out the procedure, be sure to consult with a beautician, it is possible that he will independently select a peeling recipe for you that suits your skin type.

Daily face scrub

It is preferable to do the scrubbing procedure no more than twice a week. But if for some reason there is a need for daily use of the scrub, then the selected drug should be particularly soft and gentle.

Frequent use of the scrub can harm the skin condition and lead to the exact opposite effect. The production of sebum will increase, which in turn will lead to the appearance of blackheads and acne.

Applying a face scrub

1. Before using the scrub, you need to cleanse your face with tonic or lotion. Steam the skin thoroughly with a miniature facial sauna. If there is no sauna, then moisten a terry towel in hot water and put it on your face. It is important that the pores are open.
2. Take the required amount of scrub in your hands and begin to gently massage the skin along the massage lines. The massage lasts about four minutes. Take your time to remove the composition from the face, leave it for two minutes on the face so that the skin has time to get saturated with useful substances.
3. Rinse off the scrub from your face with water at room temperature using light, patting movements.
4. Moisturize your face with cream.

Which is better: a home scrub or a ready-made cosmetic product

A trick question. Each of them has advantages and disadvantages. For example, a significant advantage of a purchased scrub is that it is unnecessary to prepare it, which means that the procedure will not take much time. On the other hand, it is store-bought drugs that often cause allergic reactions and, sometimes, irreversible ones. The chemical composition can negatively affect the condition of the skin, ph-balance and even damage it.

Homemade scrubs take time. You need to select the ingredients, prepare them in advance and prepare the product itself. On the other hand, by making a scrub with your own hands, you can guarantee its naturalness. Also, the pluses include variety. You can make coffee today, for example, and the next day a nutty composition. Home remedies are less likely to cause allergies and will never negatively affect your skin. At a minimum, the result simply will not be, which depends on the individual reaction of the body to specific components in the composition.

Of course, it is up to you to make the final decision. Try how your skin will perceive a natural home mask, and then a store, evaluate the results and the decision will take itself.

Facial scrub recipes

And now a selection of the best face scrubs at home.

• In equal proportions, mix the following ingredients in a cup: ground natural coffee, base oil (preferably grape seed) and honey heated in a water bath. Mix everything well and spread over the face with massage movements. After 2-3 minutes of the procedure, leave the scrub on the face for 5 minutes. Remove the mass with cool water.
• Mix sugar and natural fatty yogurt in a 1: 1 ratio. Apply this mixture to your face and neck. After three minutes, wash off the sweet yogurt from your face.
• Combine a spoonful of sugar, finely grated cucumber and a large spoonful of sea salt. Mix everything thoroughly. Scrub your face for at least two minutes, and then rinse with warm water.
• Pour the oatmeal into crumbs with a little heavy cream. Leave the mixture for a while to swell the rolled oats. With the prepared gruel, massage your face for three minutes. You can leave the composition on your face for 4-5 minutes as a mask and only then rinse it off.
• Classic honey scrub. In equal proportions, honey (flowing) is mixed with cinnamon and oil, you can use a simple olive. The facial skin is massaged for 2-3 minutes, and then the mass remains on the surface for another 10 minutes.
• Mix ground dry rice with ground rolled oats. Add any base oil to the mixture so that you get a thick enough consistency. Massage your face with the composition for about three minutes.
• Add a few drops of mint and ylang ylang oils to the raspberry puree. This scrub perfectly tones the skin, making it soft and velvety.

For sensitive skin, it is better to use not a natural abrasive, but a synthetic one. Such particles can be purchased at any Hand-Made cosmetic store. They are inexpensive, the result is excellent, and the skin is not injured even with intensive massage.

• Pour the rice, ground to fine crumbs, with lemon juice until gruel is formed. Treat the skin with the resulting composition, paying special attention to the problem areas of the T-zone.

Every girl can make a scrub at home. It will not take much time, but natural ingredients will help to tidy up the skin without any danger to its health. If you want to save even more time, then prepare the dry mixture in advance and put it in a dry jar with a tight lid, put it in the refrigerator, and at the time of the procedure, pour the required amount into a separate bowl, mix with the liquid component and apply on your face.

But do not forget about the importance of an allergy test, especially for masks with known allergenic products, such as honey. Even if the ingredient does not cause allergies when consumed, it is still not known how your skin will react to it.