DIY Orange Peel Scrub
Vitamin C is one magical ingredient which is allover the internet, everyone is talking about it’s beauty benefits these days. Now vitamin C is quite unstable which makes the products quite expensive. But you can easily make this scrub at home without burning a hole in your pocket. So lets see how and why you should use this DIY scrub.
Beauty Benefits Of Orange Peel
- Vitamin C combats free radical damage thus improves skin texture and complexion.
- Reverses signs of ageing, gives youthful glow.
- Removes blemishes, makes skin spotless.
- Essential oils in orange peel makes skin soft and supple.
- Fights acne, removes skin impurities, black heads and white heads.
How To Make Orange Peel Powder
All you need for this is clean whole oranges and a fine grater. First wash the oranges, wipe off the water with a cloth. Now grate the orange peel using the grater to get a smoothly grated orange peel. Make sure you don’t rub harshly. Do it till all the peels are grated off the fruit. Now leave the grated peels in sun for one to two days till they turn crisp, then grind them to a coarse powder. That’s it, you have your own citrus powder. Store it in a clean container. You can use this throughout the year.
Coarsely Ground Orange Peel |
DIY Orange Peel Scrub
Once you have the orange peel powder you’re all set to make this miracle scrub. For this you need
- Orange peel powder – 2 tbsp
- Red lentils/Masoor dal (coarsely ground) – 1 tbsp
- Gram flour/Besan – 1 tbsp
Mix them together and store in an air tight container. At the time of using just take some of this dry scrub mixture and add a little water to make a thick paste. Then use it on your face and body massaging in a circular motion for three to four minutes and then wash it off.
Benefits of This Scrub
- The masoor dal will help to tighten pores, remove tan and brighten your skin.
- Besan will control excess oil production and give the scrub a thick base like a face pack.
- Orange peel has got loads of vitamin C which will remove skin impurities, bleak heads and white heads, fight acne and pimple, fade acne acne marks, remove fine lines.
- Together they will give a brighter and youthful looking skin after each application.
So that’s all you need to make this super cheap but miraculously effective scrub at home.
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