Did you know that sugar - that terrible threat to healthy body and skin - can be used as a rejuvenating homemade face scrub that will actually help you look better? And you can use any type of sugar, anything that is extracted from sugarcane or sugar beet, so even white sugar that you've been told to avoid can do wonders!
When you apply sugar to your skin, it reacts with the upper layer of the epidermis which in turn releases the dead skin cells, allowing them to be exfoliated, exposing live skin cells.
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Here is an easy tutorial on how to make and apply sugar face scrub:
- Wash your face well with lukewarm water to open your pores.
- Pour a teaspoon of granulated sugar of your choice in your palm and add a drop or two of water.
- Apply gently on your face and massage the sugar with circular movements. Do not press, just keep on massaging gently.
- After a 15 minute pause wash the sugar off your face with cool water to close the pores.
- At this point it will be good to apply a moisturizer, and in the spirit of the Kanelstrand philosophy, I would whole-heartedly recommend using the banana mask I told you not so long ago.
And that's it! You can apply the sugar scrub several times a week at the beginning and reduce the applications to once a week, over a month's period.
Enjoy!
Important: Be careful when trying new masks on your face. Stop immediately if you have any reactions such as a rash or an increase in acne. When in doubt seek advice from a dermatologist.
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Important: Be careful when trying new masks on your face. Stop immediately if you have any reactions such as a rash or an increase in acne. When in doubt seek advice from a dermatologist.
P.S. Come, be a part of the Simple Living challenge!
thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletedid I understand it right: you massage the sugar first and then just leave it on your face for additional 15 minutes?
Yes, Maša, after massaging your face with the sugar, just leave it on for 15 minutes!
ReplyDeleteSugar is great for scrubs!
ReplyDeleteBy adding a few drops of olive oil to the sugar granules you help moisturize the skin and give it a dewy glow.
Such a simple idea, but effective, thanks for the inspiration
ReplyDeleteLove it! I don't understand why anyone pays for expensive exfoliants when you have everything you need in your kitchen!
ReplyDeleteI love this idea! I am also making a list of all your beauty solutions for my two teenage daughters. They are harder to convince! I am really trying to get the simple living message across to them!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds fantastic! It is too bad sugar is normally so bad for the body because I LOVE it!!!!
ReplyDeleteBrandi
OnePerfectDay, your suggestion is right on spot, thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Erica,
Adrienne, I think the reason has mostly to do with lack of knowledge or habits that stem from family.
Laurie, I think your teenage daughters need some time watching you do the simple living and trying the beauty recipe yourself. At least from the experience I've been having at home :) There will come a time when they will want to embrace it themselves.
Leepingitindie, I can so hear you! But between me and you - everything in moderation is good for us!
Sonya,
ReplyDeleteYour post is exactly the sort of thing we love to see on the Farmgirl Fridy blog hop! Keem em coming! Thanks for playing along!
Deb ( who's going to try this sugar facial mask of yours this weekend! )
My mom makes a great sugar scrub!! Knowing how bad it is for your body, I wouldn't eat it, but sugar definitely softens your skin. :D Great tutorial!
ReplyDeleteI keep reading about these wonderful sugar scrubs. I think I'm going to have to actually try it some time.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm a huge fan of sugar scrubs! After not eating sugar for the past several years it felt kind of strange ordering a 25 pound bag of it through my food
ReplyDeleteco-op, but the way we blow through scrub in this house is crazy! I'l have to go back and take a peek at the banana mask, I must have missed that post! :)
Melinda, have you gone completely off sugar (apart from beautifying) or you replace it with something?
ReplyDeleteYes Sonya, for a couple of years now and I can honestly say I don't miss it at all. I use stevia (an herb that's 200 times sweeter than sugar in case you're unfamiliar) for sweetening and a couple of my recipes use dates. It was a challenge to learn how to cook without it, but I seem to have finally figured it out! Desserts never make me lethargic or heavy anymore and we can eat with wild abandon. ;)
ReplyDeleteMelinda, thank you for your input. I will check out stevia, because I don't know anything about it.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that desserts don't make you lethargic anymore appeal to me!!
Hi, thanks for this idea but I was wondering...for those have the experience on using this..umm how many days does it take to see the results?
ReplyDeletethanks :)
I saw results right after the first application - my skin got cleaner and softer.
DeleteSo any idea how long this will take to see an improvement in the skin?
ReplyDeletePlease email me the answer at
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Also ive tried everything to get rid of my blemishes but nothing seems to work :( so any tips or fast, easy, quick acting homemade remedies would be very appreciated :).
For not or. Sorry about that.
ReplyDeleteAlso, does it help the pimples disappear? (Sorry about so many comments, I keep forgetting stuff)
ReplyDeleteYou should feel a change right after the first scrub, your skin will feel softer. Since skin types are different, the time cannot be predicted but once you start you will get an idea yourself.
DeleteYou can treat your pimples and blemishes with banana skins. Take a look here: http://blog.kanelstrand.com/2012/05/how-to-treat-acne-in-4-days-with-help.html
So does the sugar scrub help get rid of blemishes or no?
ReplyDeleteAlso, would it be okay to wash my face afterwards? Or would that decrease the effect? Also any ideas to the most effective way to dry out pimples?
ReplyDeleteOf course you should wash your face, see 4. and 5. in the instructions above. As far as your previous question, a scrub will always clarify the skin because it "peels" its uppermost layer, dead skin, etc. No one can guarantee that you will lose your blemishes altogether but it won't hurt to try. Combine with banana peels, as I suggested in my previous comment to increase the effect. Good luck!
DeleteWow! This worked really well! Instead of using water, I used olive oil. I saw Improvement in one day. Before I started using it, I had a few big red pimples. It's only been two days, and all of them are gone! My face looks cleaner, softer,and smoother! Great Job Sonya!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad! Thank you for taking the time to come back and let me know!
DeleteWow it worked really well! I used to have like 5 big red pimples before I used this. Now, after just two days, they're all gone! It made my face look softer, smoother, and cleaner! Great Job, Sonya!
ReplyDeleteOkay, so I'm in Brazil right now and yesterday i went to a beach and i came back really red and sunburn, but tomorrow I am going to see my sister after 16 years and I wanted to take all of this skin that's like peeling off. Will this work with my skin or will it just irritate? Thank you.
ReplyDelete-Renata
It will work great on your skin, just make sure you don't rub hard. And you can apply some aloe vera gel afterwards to soothe the sunburn. Enjoy!
DeleteWould my skin be okay until tomorrow? It's also her birthday and there will be lots of people, do you recommend using a bit of foundation?
ReplyDeleteI don't know the extent to which your skin is sun burnt but it is worth trying the scrub gently and following up with the aloe. Then tomorrow you can decide if foundation is necessary, depending on the way your skin looks.
DeleteSorry for asking so many questions but could I use it like today before going to bed and tomorrow in the morning or is that too much?
DeleteNo problem! I guess it is too late for my answer already but I will post it, just in case: I wouldn't do the scrub twice in such short interval. Once is enough. The Aloe Vera gel, though you can apply in the evening and in the morning as well.
DeleteThanks for posting this. I usually get bumps after waxing my upper lip. I am at the fifteen minute sugar mask part. I'll definitely let y'all know how it goes! Here's hoping.
ReplyDeleteGreat, I am looking forward to more news from you!
DeleteI mixed my sugar with a bit of cornmeal just for extra power and it really seemed to work. I have only done the scrub once though because I'm not sure "how much is too much". I have read that when you first begin these scrubs you can apply them up to 2 times a day for the first month and then taper off to once a week. Any advice on that would be helpful. Also by reading these comments I learned that I am supposed to leave the scrub on for 15 minutes, which I did not do. Thanks everyone for these great comments!
ReplyDeleteI think that doing it twice a week is enough even in the beginning. You don't want to over-scrub your skin. Also, you may adjust the time for leaving the scrub on according to your needs but you will find that out yourself with time. Good luck and thanks for commenting.
DeleteHow often do you recommend using this method?
ReplyDeleteOnce a week is enough.
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