A body scrub is a great way to keep your skin healthy as well as beautiful through exfoliation. You can buy a body scrub for anywhere ranging from $5-$50 in order to give yourself a body scrub at home. You may make your own body scrub, or get your body scrub treatment at a spa.
No matter what you decide, most body scrubs tend to have three ingredients. This includes an exfoliant, such as the abrasive material like salt, sugar, rice bran, or jojoba beads, apricot kernels, coffee grounds, etc. These rub away the dead skin cells on the surface, in order to reveal the softer, younger cells just below.
It will also contain oil which holds the mixture together so that you can apply it to your skin. More expensive body scrubs usually have more expensive oils like macadamia oil, kukui nut oil or sweet almond oil.
Fragrance is another important ingredient which ideally, comes from high-quality essential oils, such as spearmint and rosemary. Budget body scrubs will have synthetic fragrances as well as more synthetic ingredients in general.
The price of body scrubs are determined by the quality of the ingredients. High-quality and green will be more expensive than lower quality and synthetic ingredients. The price also depends on the brand identity – high-end or budget; or where it’s sold – is it a spa or specialty store or a drug store.
Body scrubs may also have skin-nourishing ingredients and chemical exfoliants such as alpha-hydroxy acids (AHAs) in order to dissolve the intra-cellular “glue” which holds the cells together. For example, B. Kamins, Chemist Maple Sugar Body Scrub is a high-end scrub which is enriched with proprietary Bio-Maple Sugar. It has natural antioxidants and AHA acids, which can send the price even higher.
In case you want an inexpensive, high-quality body scrub, you can even make your own. You can make a salt scrub recipe and give yourself a body scrub at home. Once a week is good enough.
All About Body Scrubs At The Spa
Body scrubs at the spa tend to be more thorough as they leave your skin softer. This is because the therapist works longer in order to get into areas you can’t reach easily, such as the middle of your back. The therapist may use special equipment like a Vichy shower in order to rinse you off.
Body scrubs at the spa are usually combined with an application of lotion or short massage, which is quite relaxing. You can get a body scrub at the spa once in a while, while you can maintain at home.
But never use a body scrub on your face, as the skin is thinner and more delicate. Body scrubs are designed only for the tougher skin on your body.