Olive oil and sugar scrub
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free skin care · Thu Oct 06, 2005 4:30 pm

I want to try an olive oil and sugar scrub for exfoliation. What is the right sugar to oil ratio and how often should this method be used for exfoliation?

free skin care · Thu Oct 06, 2005 6:31 pm

Hi,
I am just wondering if this exfoliator combination is for the face or body? I am also interested in using olive oil in skincare. Would this method be more effective than exfoliators sold on the market? Confused

free skin care · Thu Oct 06, 2005 7:22 pm

Hi LandB

I used to use a honey/sugar scrub mix, but I think an oil and sugar one would use the same ratio in ingredients. It is up to you how much 'scrub' you want in the mixture, I would put a 1:1 ratio and use that for legs arms and rest of the body.

I used to use it twice a week.

And Wild Cat, I am not sure I would use an oil based exfoliator for the face, perhaps for drier parts of the body.

I don't think home recipes are any less effective than products for sale. I know that some scrubs that I have bought do not have enough scrubbing action at all, and have lots of very drying ingredients.

You certainly save a lot more and have control over what effect you want if you make your own exfoliators.

free skin care · Thu Oct 06, 2005 8:54 pm

Wild Cat wrote:

Hi,
I am just wondering if this exfoliator combination is for the face or body? I am also interested in using olive oil in skincare. Would this method be more effective than exfoliators sold on the market? Confused

I would NOT us this type of scrub on your face. The granuals of sugar are suitable for facial exfoliation, IMO (they are too big and too rough), and you could end up causing broken capillaries. If you want a facial scrub, I really feel that it is important to buy a good quality microdermabrasion product, like Epidermx or Dr Brandt.

free skin care · Thu Oct 06, 2005 9:42 pm

Thanks miranets & faith,
I will stick with buying exfoliator for the face then. Embarassed

free skin care · Thu Oct 06, 2005 10:47 pm

I use sugar scrub on my legs to exfoliate and get rid of the "alligator" look...it works so lovely.

free skin care · Fri Oct 07, 2005 3:14 am

I was thinking for my shoulders and upper arms. They seem to be getting little bumps lately. I'm thinking it's because of yoga because my arms and shoulders remain exposed in a heated room and we sweat like crazy in some of the poses. I don't always get to the shower right away because sometimes we grab breakfast or dinner after class (all healthy food, I assure. Laughing

) Any other suggestions?

I was also thinking oil because oil gets rid of oil.

To stress Faith's point, I have also learned that scrubs with texture like sugar when used on the face can cause broken capillaries.

free skin care · Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:24 am

Hi LandB. You can use olive oil for facial cleansing - check out the OCM thread. You do a mix with olive oil and castor oil and really work it around with your fingers. I've found it really helps to get rid of little flakies and also helps to balance oil production.

As far as facial exfoliation, a good natural (and very gentle!) method involves good old baking soda. I just add some to my regular cleanser. This would probably work very well for someone with sensitive skin who has trouble using a harsher scrub.

HTH!

free skin care · Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:59 am

As Faith said, sugar scrubs should NOT be used on the face, but they’re great for moisturizing and exfoliating the rest of your body – just be careful not to slip in the shower/tub and break your neck because the oil can make for a very slippery surface! For more info on homemade body scrubs, check out the recipes I posted at this link: http://www.essentialdayspa.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=5981&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=150

free skin care · Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:52 pm

I've never tried the olive oil and sugar scrub but I am very familiar with honey and sugar. Its fabulous for hands. Mix 1 tsp of honey and 1/2 tsp of sugar in the palm of your hand and massage gently all over the hands for about 30 seconds and than rinse. You will be amazed at the results. Shock

For the face use the fine BERRY sugar which is a finely milled sugar and the bag will say BERRY SUGAR and mix with the honey. This would make the scrub more gentle. Most people have these products on hand thus eliminating the need to buy basically the same thing in a jar.

free skin care · Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:20 am

SusieQ wrote:

I've never tried the olive oil and sugar scrub but I am very familiar with honey and sugar. Its fabulous for hands. Mix 1 tsp of honey and 1/2 tsp of sugar in the palm of your hand and massage gently all over the hands for about 30 seconds and than rinse. You will be amazed at the results. Shock

For the face use the fine BERRY sugar which is a finely milled sugar and the bag will say BERRY SUGAR and mix with the honey. This would make the scrub more gentle. Most people have these products on hand thus eliminating the need to buy basically the same thing in a jar.

You really ought to go post this over on the DIY Skincare Recipes thread so it's there with all the other homemade miracles!

free skin care · Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:31 am

I'm with Nymue. Several times a week I add baking soda to my cleansing oil [I use OCM.] and find that this is a great way to exfoliate gently.

It sets my face up nicely for my Vitamin C serum, my dermaExcel 7 and my moisturizer. Finally, my mineral makeup looks better whenever I do this.

I tend to use baking soda every other day ... although it's certainly gentle enough for every day use.

I do have a microdermabrasion cream ... but it's much harsher ... and I can only use it once a week. I also find that my skin doesn't like it as well ... and I end up with at least one "spot" after using it. That never happens with the baking soda.

I find that my skin prefers simple products ... and that it responds better to a "product" with fewer ingredients.

Commercial products have to have so many other things in them in order to extend shelf life and make them "commercially viable". The stuff I put together in my kitchen doesn't require those extras ... so, for me, the "home crafted" products are superior to anything on the market. [And believe me ... I've tried thousands of dollars of commercial products over the years! Confused

]

Certainly the home crafted products are easier on my wallet ... and perhaps that's the stress-relieving element that permits these things to work.

I admit that, given I'm a sucker for packaging, I do miss that aspect of skin care products ... but since my face is looking better now than it has for years ... I'll stick to the simple and effective things from my own kitchen. Laughing

Mary

free skin care · Fri Oct 14, 2005 4:47 am

hpjrt wrote:

...Several times a week I add baking soda to my cleansing oil [I use OCM.] and find that this is a great way to exfoliate gently.

FYI - be very careful and ensure that you use something like an ACV toner because baking soda strips the acid mantle of your skin and leaves it *very* vulnerable.

free skin care · Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:22 am

Hi Carrie,

I, naturally, do follow up with your Super ACV toner ... Laughing

[Seriously ... does anyone use anything else? Laughing

]

But I think I'll actually cut back on the number of times a week I use the baking soda ... because my chin doesn't seem to like it as much as my cheeks do!

I broke out in bumps the other day ... just on my chin ... so I've been treating that area with TLC. I figure it's either the baking soda ... or the fact that my high school reunion is this weekend that caused the bumps to appear! Laughing

Fortunately they seem to have calmed down now ... because frankly I didn't want to greet people I haven't seen for 35 years with the same "bumps" on my face that I had 35 years ago! Confused

With luck ... by tomorrow they will be invisible ... Smile

Mary

free skin care · Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:26 am

hpjrt wrote:

With luck ... by tomorrow they will be invisible ... Smile

Skip the baking soda until after your reunion and try an aspirin mask instead, or – better yet – my DHSBSSFM posted on pg14 of the DIY Skincare Recipes thread. I had some of those red bumps on my cheek earlier this week, but after using the DHSBSSFM on Monday, they were all but gone by the next day.

Have a good time with your old friends and nemesis from H.S.!!

free skin care · Fri Oct 14, 2005 6:54 am

Hi again Carrie,

Yeah ... I skipped the baking soda this morning ... and replaced it with a "variation" of your DHSBSSFM ... I used aspirin, lime juice, brown sugar and yogurt. It was very soothing.

I had actually put yogurt on my face last night ... and the bumps had calmed down by this morning ... so ... hopefully they will be gone ... gone ... gone by tomorrow morning!

Mary

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