Want Red-Carpet-Worthy Skin? Try This Lemon Body Scrub
Reveal the natural radiance of your skin with this intoxicating and invigorating lemon body scrub.
Lemons, including the rind, pulp, juice and seed, have long been used by women in their beauty regimes and this aromatic lemon body scrub made with organic white sugar and almond oil offers unparalleled luxury and protection.
By combining white sugar, lemon juice, lemon pulp, lemon seed oil and almond oil, this lemon body scrub recipe is a super body scrub that will heal, exfoliate, brighten, and moisturize your skin leaving you with a healthy radiant glow.
Why Lemon Body Scrub:
The healing power of lemons is well known for soothing and softening rough dry skin; however, did you know lemon can also fades freckles and age spots, remove blackheads, reduce the appearance of wrinkles and tone oily skin?
Citrus has astringent, antiseptic and detoxifying effects on the skin. Lemon reduces hyper-pigmentation and also exfoliates the skin naturally.
How this Lemon Body Scrub Works:
• Lemon seed oil is high in anti-oxidants and Vitamin C and helps moisturize and soften the skin.
• Lemon peel and exfoliating organic sugar helps to polish and remove dead skin cells.
• Organic almond oil is rich in essential fatty acids to help restore the skin’s moisture barrier
• If you happen to have oily skin, this lemon body scrub will degrease your skin in no time.
Almond oil is known for its moisturizing benefits but did you know it also adds a bright sheen to your skin, reduce wrinkles, sooth itchy skin, eliminate dead skin cells and relax tense muscles?
Almond oil is loaded with vitamins A and E and other essential fatty acids that nourishes and protects skin while cleaning the pores and encouraging the growth of new healthy skin.
The healing scent of lemons has also had a long history with uses that includes a reduction in stress and anxiety, improved concentration and awareness, increased energy levels, enhances feelings of well being and reduces negative feelings and depression.
White sugar is a gentle exfoliator and can reduce the redness and swelling of acne scars as well as promote the healing of acne.
How to Make this All Natural Lemon Body Scrub:
Lemon Body Scrub Ingredients:
• 1 whole organic lemon
• ½ cup almond oil
• 10 drops of lemon seed essential oil
• ½ cup organic white granulated sugar
Lemon Body Scrub Preparation:
• Roll the lemon around on the countertop applying pressure to soften it up
• Cut the lemon in half
• Squeeze the lemon juice into a medium sized container.
• Add an equal amount of water to the lemon body scrub mixture.
• Peel the lemon skin and add to the mixture
• Add the organic white granulated sugar 1 TBS at a time until a paste forms.
• Almond oil should be added to mixture at the rate of 1 part almond oil to two parts lemon body scrub mixture, so if you have 1 cup of the lemon and sugar mix then add ½ cup of almond oil.
• Add 10 drops of lemon seed essential oil
Before hopping into the shower, scrub your skin gently from shoulders to toes with a handful of lemon body scrub. Rinse thoroughly and wash well.
This lemon body scrub can also be used 2 times per week as a facial scrub to reduce or eliminate the acne scars and redness associated with blemishes. To use simply rub the mixture into your face and leave on for 1 to 3 minutes before rinsing in warm water.
Frequent use of this lemon body scrub will soften your skin, invigorate circulation, and prevent your clothes from being prematurely worn thin by craggy dead cell buildup on your knees and elbows!
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