TOZALI: BODY EXFOLIATION.

Thursday 18 February 2016

BODY EXFOLIATION.

Every woman’s dream is to have a beautiful, soft and glowing skin; and when this is not achieved, we tend to lose our confidence in the public especially now that most ladies go all out to tone up their skins. I’m not saying you should join the bandwagon of skin toning ladies, but there are things you have to do to make your skin stand out anytime any day.

Skin exfoliation is a must for your body; remember that your body sheds skin frequently, and you need to help it get rid of the old and dead skin so that the new skin can emerge. However, one important thing you should note about full-body exfoliation is that not all body parts are the same, some parts are tougher than the others. For example, your feet (underneath) is harder than your facial skin.

There are facial scrubs (Home-made or store-bought), lip scrubs, hand scrubs, foot scrubs and body scrubs. Below, I’ll show you how to exfoliate every part of your body.

EXFOLIATING YOUR FACE

1. Wet your face.

2. Squeeze out or scoop out a little quantity of your facial scrub and smear all over your face.

3. Rub gently in circular motions for at least 1 minute and at most 2 minutes.

4. Rinse your face.

5. Moisturize.

For my face, I use St. Ives apricot scrub. It does a good job for me and I love the smell of it.

EXFOLIATING YOUR LIPS

1. Wet your lips a little...or not

2. Apply a little of your lip scrub on your lips and scrub gently back and forth for a minute

3. Rinse your lips.

4. Apply a moisturizing lip balm or apply lipstick

If you don't have a lip scrub/exfoliator, you can wet your lips or apply a little lip balm to moisten them, and then scrub gently with a toothbrush with soft bristles. If you don't want to use a toothbrush, you can mix a little quantity of lip balm and sugar and use the mixture to scrub your lips. Scrub your lips at least once a week; at most 3 times a week. This will help you get rid of dead skin cells, keep your lips supple and soft and ready for lipstick.

EXFOLIATING YOUR BODY

1. Get your whole body wet.

2. Rub the body scrub all over your body (excluding your face)

3. Put on your exfoliating gloves/mitts and scrub your body thoroughly

4. Rinse off.

That way, old dead skin gives way and my new skin glowing and beautiful emerges. But please, whatever you do, don't use your body scrub on your face. You know that the skin on your body is tougher than the skin on your face, so the granule and exfoliating beads in body scrubs are usually harsher and rougher than those in facial scrubs. This would mean that using your body scrub on your face might hurt your delicate facial skin.

EXFOLIATING YOUR HANDS

1. Wet your hands.

2. Smear your hand scrub all over your hands.

3. Scrub for about a minute.

4. Rinse off.

5. Moisturize.

If you don't want to buy a hand scrub, here's a recipe that works just as well: mix a tablespoonful of granulated sugar, a tablespoonful of olive oil (or coconut oil) and a tablespoonful of honey together. Rub all over your hands and scrub gently. The sugar exfoliates while the honey and olive oil moisturize, doing this once a week is okay.