Thursday, 17 October 2013

Lemon Sugar Exfoliant

After Son was born, I quickly realised that long, relaxing showers and beauty treatments aren't new mum's privilege. Unless Other Half was looking after him and I could get some 'me' time, although that didn't happen very often ( Other Half is not equipped with boobies ;) ). I had to come up with new, quicker beauty routine, that fits around Son's schedule.
One night, during his third, endless night feed, I was exploring Pinterest, which by the way is an amazing source of all kinds of ideas, and found a great recipe for Lemon Sugar Exfoliant.
It's an amazing time saver and will also save you money you would normally spend on a body scrub, shaving gel and a moisturiser.  It contains only three ingredients and I bet you have all of them in your kitchen already, so you actually don't have to spend any extra money.
Brown sugar is a great exfoliant and gets rid of the dead skin. Olive oil will moisturise your skin and protect it from harshness of sugar. Lemon juice not only will brighten and refresh your skin, but also make it smell lovely and put you in the great mood. 
Unfortunately, website I got this recipe from has been deleted for some reason, so I can't give you an actual source.  
It is very easy and takes literally 30 seconds to prepare it.

You're gonna need:

1 cup of brown sugar
1/2 of olive oil ( you can use any type of oil, like coconut, almond or grapeseed )
2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice.

Put everything in a jar or plastic container, cover up and shake well until sugar and oil are mixed up. At the end of your shower, when skin is nicely warmed up, put a handful of this mixture on your legs and rub it gently in circular movement, going from the bottom to the top.  That will get rid of the dry skin.
Now, you have two options:
You can rinse it off with warm water and pat dry. You won't need a moisturiser, as olive oil will do the job,
or
you can leave it on and use instead of shaving gel. Olive oil will protect your skin from razor burns and make your legs nice and smooth.  

Personally, I prefer to rinse it off and then shave my legs, otherwise sugar gets stuck between blades and ruins the razor.
Either way, this will save you time and money as it combines three products and treatments in one.

Be careful though when getting out of the shower or a bathtub, as this mixture will make it slippery. 

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