Sugar makes an excel­lent exfo­lia­tor for your skin because it is good alter­na­tive to using salt. Salt can be a bit harsh and really scratch up and irri­tate your skin. Sugar will be a bet­ter sub­sti­tute for salt if you have sen­si­tive skin. Sugar helps to release a fresh layer of skin and to shave off those pesky black heads and dead skin cells.

Skin can appear to take on a very dry tone with an ashy tint. Adding exfo­li­a­tion to your skin regime is essen­tial, espe­cially as you get older and in cold weather. Try this recipe below good to do once or twice a week. You can apply this to your face as well as your entire body.

Ingre­di­ents:

• 2 tbsp sugar
• 3 tbsp warm water
• 6 drops of essen­tial oil peppermint
• 1 tbsp of Jojoba oil

Prepa­ra­tion:

Add sugar, pep­per­mint oil and Jojoba oil and mix together

Pour the sugar mix­ture into the warm water and let it fully dis­solve. This is impor­tant because it can pull your skin if not fully dissolved.

Apply in a nice even cir­cu­lar motion onto your face or body. Let stand for about five min­utes then rinse off.