exfoliate for pennies

cathy_3 · 24 September 2004 at 5:19AM

wanted an exfoliation cream saw the price

came home and got sugar in a saucer added baby oil enought to just dampen the sugar and rubbed that on my face

exellent and left my skin soft as a babys bum

;D

16011996 · 24 September 2004 at 10:59AM

ooh, will try that, think its all the chocolate but gone all spotty.

sairz · 24 September 2004 at 2:12PM

whoops read the title wrong ;D

Chris25 · 24 September 2004 at 2:23PM

Me too ;D

16011996 · 24 September 2004 at 7:46PM

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chicklet_2 · 24 September 2004 at 7:59PM

You can do the same thing with salt too, although it doesn't taste as nice as the sugar one!

Also, I read somewhere, (but not tried it), that you can make an exfoliant with porridge oats, by rubbing a handful over your face when its wet.

(Course, if you're doing it in the shower and are pushed for time in the morning, you could then eat the resulting porridge to save on breakfast time.. ;D)

nicki_2 · 24 September 2004 at 11:59PM

I do this too but I used olive oil (I always have it in) and use it as an all over body exfoliate. Of course it does help if you have a shower to rinse in and not just a bath ::)

EagerLearner · 22 January 2007 at 6:03PM

Olive oil and brown sugar make a lovely, lovely exfoliator for the body, including feet. Plus if you like you can add a few drops of essential oil...

Angelina-M · 22 January 2007 at 6:33PM

Not really a good idea to exfoliate the face with sugar, its too harsh. Magnified many times, sugar has lots of jagged edges that can damage the skin tissue.

A very good alternative is to grind aduki beans and add a little water to make a paste. Rub this gently all over the face. Grinding the beans to a fine powder is what is called japanese wash grains. These are really expensive. The body shop used to sell them at £5 a pot!

LookingAhead · 22 January 2007 at 8:47PM

sairz wrote:

whoops read the title wrong ;D

Ha ha! I just read this thread title out to my boyfriend and told him someone had read it wrong.....when I pointed it what they *thought* it said, he was like this :eek:

Ahhhh wish I'd had a camera...:rotfl:

grannybroon · 22 January 2007 at 8:54PM

When I do heavy gardening I always do olive oil and sugar on hands - a tip I read years ago (I think in Doctor's surgery when waiting!). I expect same effect on face for deep clean cleansing. Maybe putting on heavy conditioner after will componsate.

GB

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