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Get Ready For Spring – Ways to Exfoliate.
What is Exfoliation?
Exfoliation is the removal of the outer layer of dead skin dry skin from the surface of your healthy outer layer of skin. This an important process in both your facial and body skin care regiment. When you have finished it should leave your skin looking and feeling smoother and and softer. I also recommend applying a moisturizer after you have exfoliated.
Types of exoliants:
Sea Salt works well for removing dead skin cells, dirt, and germs from the surface of the skin. It also makes a great bath soak.
Sugar is a great mild exfoliant and tends to work a little better then salt scrub for people with sensitive skin. Scrub scrubs are also great to use before or after shaving as they wont burn the way a salt scrub sometimes can.
Coffee Grounds the caffeine as well as some antioxidants that are in coffee are said to be beneficial to the skin. This is another exfoliant that is not overly abrasive.
Oatmeal is very mild to even the most sensitive skin. It is said to be very calming and soothing to many kinds of skin conditions. This exfoliant is gentle enough to use on you face or body.
There are many more natural exfoliants out there like luffa, pumice, ground nuts and seeds, jojoba beads, and clays. You can also use exfoliation brushes and sponges before you get in the shower which work great.
For your Face:
It’s important to remember to choose a mild exfoliant for your face, because it is possible to over exfoliate and cause irritation especially if you use something that is too abrasive. I never recommend using a sugar or salt scrub on your face, but rather a very gentle exfoliant with oatmeal, clays, or finely ground seeds. After selecting a scrub begin by using delicate circular motions around your entire face and neck, avoiding your eyes. It’s important to use caution as you exfoliate your face as the skin is very delicate.
For Your Body:
When choosing a scrub for your body I think it is important to look for all natural ingredients. Next decide what type of skin you have so you can choose what type of exfoliant would best suite your needs. Lastly pick a scrub that has some nice good quality oils in it that will help moisturize you skin, and remember the tub can be slippery so be careful!
For Your Feet:
For extra rough skin like your feet you can always use a body scrub, but sometime you need something that is a little more abrasive. The bigger the granuale in the scrub you get the more abrasvie it will be. Another great thing to use on your feet is a pumice stone, you can use this before you exfoliate. You can also use a scrub with coursely ground nuts, pumice, or luffa for some extra exfoliation. Followed this by a nice moisturizing lotion.
I hope these ways to exfoliate give you some great ideas on how to get you skin out of those winter blues and ready for spring!
Enter to Win Free Bonghi Natura Products
It’s giveaway time again, and it’s our best one yet! With the holidays coming up I thought it would be the perfect time for a giveaway, so I will be having one now and one closer to Christmas so stay tuned. The contest will run from October 11- November 1st.
The rules are simple go check out my shop, BONGHI NATURA, come back and leave a comment on my blog with a link or the name of your favorite item from my shop!
1st Prize - $25 to spend in my shop on anything you like, may be used towards total purchase price, including shipping. $25 must be used all in one purchase any remaining balance will be forfeited .
2nd Prize – $10 to spend in my shop on anything you like, may be used towards total purchase price, including shipping. $10 must be used all in one purchase any remaining balance will be forfeited .
3rd Prize – Free Bar of Soap of your choice
I will also be giving out free samples so even if you don’t win the top 3 prizes you still may get some samples!!
One entry per person. I will allow one additional entry per person to any one who links to my blog or contest on their blog, or to any person who is either donating to, or has breast cancer awareness products for the month of October. (Please let me know in your comment or via convo if you qualify for an additional entry)
Winners will be chosen at random on November 1st, so don’t forget to check in and see if you’ve won!!
Try This Simple Bath Soak Recipe at Home
Here is a quick and simple recipe for a basic unscented bath soak you can try at home. This can be made with ingredients found right in your kitchen, and customized to fit your personal preferences.
Simply mix:
2 parts salt ( sea salt, epsom salt, or a combination of both)
1 part baking soda
Mix together well, and pour under warm running water, swish around to dissolve.
This can be stored in a zip lock bag for later use. (dry ingredients only)
It’s that easy.
Mix in additives to customize this simple recipe to fit your needs. For a moisturizing bath, add a tbs of base oil, sweet almond oil, jojoba oil, or even olive oil to the bath water (be careful tub will be slippery). You may also add any combination of essential oils, or dried flowers and herbs that you like. For dry skin you can mix in some ground oatmeal which is soothing to all types of skin. You may also float thinly sliced pieces of orange or lemon in the tub for an uplifting citrus soak. Another option would be to add whole dried milk (powdered milk) which has skin softening lipids and is good for all types of skin. You can make this as simple or be as creative as you like, the sky is the limit. Have fun, relax, and enjoy!
