Homemade Body Wash For Glowing Skin

Skin Care

oi-Suparna Chakaraborthy

By Suparna Chakaraborthy

Thursday, October 14, 2010, 14:04

After a long tiring day, nothing can relax you more than a pleasant bath. Soaked in warm water, body wash, letting go all your tiredness and pollution that you have gathered, feels heavenly to you. Doesn't it?

Cleaning yourself after taking on you all the dirt and dust from outside, scrubbing yourself with body wash is necessary. Body wash, not only cleans your skin but treats it of all the infections you have gathered. We generally use soap based body washes but it has been proved that soap has some chemicals which are harsh on the skin. With many good brands in the market, the effect on your skin may take time but it cannot match up to the benefits of homemade body wash. Soap is one of the major causes of early wrinkles, whereas, natural body washes can keep wrinkles at bay for a longer time.

Homemade body wash, can be prepared according to your skin type and understanding the need of your skin. This ensures you complete skin care.

Homemade Body Wash

Essential Oils - Before talking about the recipes, it is important to know that generally the homemade body wash are made with the base of essential oils. Lets look at some essential oils and the skin type they are for -

Dry Skin – Rose, Lavender, Sandalwood, Jasmin, Avocado

Oily Skin – Cedarwood, Tea Tree, Grapeseed

Combination Skin – Palmarosa, Sandalwood, Neroli, Sweet Almond

Sensitive Skin – Jojoba, Calendula, Neroli, Mandarin

Recipes

1.Make a paste of rose petals, mix it with three spoons of essential oil and one spoon of flour. Scrub the paste on your skin and leave it for few minutes. Allow the essential oils to seep it. While scrubbing it, move your hands in a circular motion. Wash it with luke warm water.

2.Mix four spoons of essential oils with half cup of baking soda. Lather it on your skin and leave it for 15 minutes. Wash it off with cold water.

3.Mix one spoon of essential oil to half cup of boiled water. Then mix it with four spoons of sea clay. Apply this paste on your body and let it stiffen. Wash it off with cold water.

4.Soak desired herbs, flower petals in 5 spoons of essential oils. Apply this oil on your body before bath and wash it off with warm water.

5.Add one tablespoon of melted shea butter to 1/4th cup of Aloe Vera and 2 spoons of essential oil. Massage it on your body and leave it for 20 minutes.

6.Mix half cup of essential oil to 1 cup of honey. Apply it on your body in a thin layer. After sometime scrub it off with warm water or cold milk.

7.Mix 2 spoons of thick cream with rose water and essential oil. Massage it well and wash it off with cold water.

These seven homemade body wash, will clean you body of all the impurities, protect it from infection and the essential oils will make you stress free.