Thread: Exfoliation, who needs it, and the different types.

I've been using a home made body scrub I threw together on a whim. Brown sugar, a little olive oil and a little bit of water. I mix a little batch together and keep it in a Tupperware container in the bathroom. It does a great job of exfoliating and the olive oil is perfect for dry skin (like me). And it smells reallllllly good. It's a little heavy to use on the face but it's divine as a body scrub.

I forgot I had some ocean salt, thanks cindy it expired 3 weeks ago but I'm going to use it up anyways.

My face has been red and raw so not good for ocean salt ... I've been using a YSL honey exfoliant but it is $$$$$ and a friend told me I could make my own with honey, an aspirin, and essential oils so I'm going to try that when it runs out.

i am loving all these home made ideas!

Brown sugar sounds yummy but olive oil would break me out.

I have both ocean salt and cosmedicine self adjusting exfoliator. I either alternate which one I use weekly or use cosmedicine midweekly as a 2nd exfoliation.

The cosmedicine was pretty pricey, but I have had it for two years now, so it has lasted me quite a while. But I only use it once a week or sometimes less if I get lazy.

I have this facial scrub that someone sent me...I forget the name but it works pretty well...I'm also a fan of the St. Ives apricot scrub...cheap and gets the job done just fine.

I used to use the St Ives Apricot scrub and loved it for awhile but it stopped working for me. Then I started using Angels on Bare Skin which also is starting to not work anymore. I've been wanting to try Ocean Salt but the Lush in Macys was out when I went there a few weeks ago and I really am trying to avoid placing an order.

Shelly, I started making my own too. I use raw sugar (i like bigger crystals), coffee, and a combo of almond oil and safflower oil. Then some fragrance (warm sugar cookies right now). My skin is so much nicer when I use it!

Ooh, coffee is an interesting idea. I definitely need to find other oils to try. I tried olive oil because it happened to be sitting next to the brown sugar at the time.

that's the best way to do it! I just read that almond oil was good for the skin so I thought I would try it. Grapeseed oil is suppose to be good too.