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great facial scrub
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Fresh's Brown Sugar Body Polish is fantastic: gentle, soothing, and VERY moisturizing - not to mention its delicious scent.
However, I do think the product is overpriced. I'm uncertain as to whether the positives compensate for the following:
- Firstly, the scrub is made of sugar and oil - in a moist/humid environment, it will undoubtedly attract mold over time.
- I also noticed, upon returning to Sephora and looking at the sample for a second time, that the product had separated with regards to its consistency - probably due to its composition: it had broken down to the point where you could see the sugar collected at the bottom of the jar and the oil (with a bit of granulation) sitting on top.
All in all, it seems to me that the best option would be to make one at home - but not too much of it each time as it obviously doesn't 'age' well. I do recommend giving it a try - it really feels amazing. I have dry, very sensitive skin and this scrub left it feeling soft and silky smooth :) -
What did you put in your scrub? I've tried a couple of times to make a sugar scrub at home but haven't had much luck. The scrubs I like all have shea butter in them so I'm thinking of buying some shea butter and playing around with that. We should document our results here and see if we can come up with a good recipe.
Many of the store-bought scrubs separate but I don't think it's a problem. You have to be sure to mix them thoroughly before using them. If you don't, you'll end up with all sugar and no oil by the time you get to the bottom third of the jar. Here's a link to another good scrub www.lecouventdesminimes.us/ It's the Natural nourishing honey and shea butter skin softening sugar scrub. It's less than 1/2 the price of the Fresh body scrub, which still isn't cheap but I haven't found anything I like nearly as much. They used to sell it at Bath & Body works and it would go on sale in June but now I can only find it on-line, which means paying full price, which is why I tried making my own.
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I agree - still not cheap. I would definitely try making it at home rather than buying it. I do feel that considering shea butter is known for its healthy, nourishing effect on the skin - particularly if it is sun-damaged - it could serve as a good scrub ingredient. My boyfriend suggested mixing brown sugar into Cetaphil's Gentle Skin Cleanser - a great way, i think, of making an effective scrub - the sugar granules would refine and polish the skin and, together with the cleanser, soothen and soften it. The scrub would be nourishing, moisturizing, and gentle enough to perhaps even use on a daily basis?
Cetaphil's Gentle Skin Cleanser really is a great choice for daily facial cleansing, by the way (at least for those of us with dry/sensitive skin). I'd use it regularly if it worked as a better makeup remover :( -
Cetaphil is water-based so the sugar would just dissolve. However, adding baking soda to cetaphil makes a great facial scrub. I wouldn't use it everyday though; twice a week works well for me.
I use Cetaphil in the morning and an oil-based cleanser in the evening. The oil-based cleanser does of great job of removing makeup (even eye makeup) and leaves a bit of oily residue, which I consider a good thing since I have dry skin. The oil-based cleanser comes in a pump dispenser and doesn't travel well so when I'm traveling, I use Nivea eye makeup remover to remove all my makeup and then wash my face with Cetaphil. The Nivea is a lotion and isn't expensive. I don't know if it will remove waterproof mascara but it works fine on regular mascara and eye liner and leaves your face nice and clean but not "tight" and dry when combined with the Cetaphil. -
I haven't tried the sugar scrub from Fresh, but I can imagine that it's fantastic. I love all the products I have or tried from Fresh.
Have you tried the sugar scrub from Trader Joe's? I have the salt scrub and it's really great. It is on the oily side, but my skin feels sooo soft and smooth afterwards. It's also really really cheap. -
Does it turn your bathtub into a skating rink?
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I don't have a bath tub... :(
But my shower stall doesn't quite turn into a skating rink. But then I have the water pressure on quite high, and after I scrub I still rinse out my conditioner and what no, so the water rinses everything away. -
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I have also been experimenting with body scrub recipes. I like safflower oil as the base. It's considered a "dry oil" so that it doesn't leave a heavy oily feeling. Or at least not as much as say olive oil. I've also added sugar or salt to lotions and cream based face masks (not clay) I have laying around to make my own body scrubs. (I hate throwing anything away even though I don't like it very much) It's a good way to use up the extra bathroom clutter.
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Bioelements line has two great scrubs: Pumice Peel with rounded pumice crystals, and Measured Micrograins, with finer grains, meant for sensitive skin. They're both meant for the face, wont tear or stretch pores like "Apricot Scrubs"; I've used both and a little goes a long way.
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