How to Use Sugar Scrub in Your Skincare Routine
Sugar scrubs are one of the most natural forms of exfoliation and they come with many skin benefits. Rejuvenate the look of your skin to appear smoother and brighter by incorporating sugar scrub into your weekly skincare routine.
What is a Sugar Scrub?
Sugar scrubs are exactly what they sound like! A mixture of sugar and moisturizing ingredients exfoliate dead and damaged skin cells and visibly nourishes the skin and brightens your complexion. Many people love the beautiful results of frequent sugar scrub treatment.
What Are the Benefits of Using a Sugar Scrub?
There are many surprising benefits to using a sugar scrub. These are some of our favorites:
Easily Dissolves
Sugar scrub is easy to apply and remove because sugar dissolves quickly in warm water. As the sugar dissolves, the scrub will release natural minerals that can help with damaging toxins from the environment. Easy removal also makes it easy to rinse and apply your next skincare product without residue.
Gentle Exfoliation
Since sugar scrubs do not use any harsh chemicals, they are safe for all skin types, even sensitive skin. This gentle form of exfoliation helps you easily maintain soft, glowing skin.
Remove Ingrown Hair
Anyone who has shaved or waxed has likely experienced painful ingrown hairs. Using sugar scrub before shaving helps buff away dead skin that may be trapping tiny hairs and soften the skin for easier hair removal and less risk of ingrown hairs. Make sure to rinse the sugar scrub off before shaving.
Smooth Rough Skin
Sugar scrubs can be nourishing for dry skin and remove rough patches, especially on stubborn areas like the elbows and knees. Dry skin has a dull appearance and rough texture, making sugar scrubs a great option for smooth, silky looking skin.
Remove Toxins
Environmental toxins like dirt, pollution, and pesticides contribute to premature skin aging and a buildup that dulls the skin. Sugar scrubs can remove the dead surface layer of skin and the toxins stuck on the surface, refreshing your appearance and great skin quality.
How Do Sugar Scrubs Work?
Sugar scrubs use physical exfoliation to scrub off dead skin on the surface of the skin. Physical exfoliants use coarser materials like sugar, compared to chemical exfoliants with glycolic or salicylic acid. As the sugar granules gently buff away dead skin buildup, you will see smoother, softer looking skin with a healthy glow.
How to Use a Sugar Scrub
Sugar scrub should be applied in a warm shower since the warm water will help soften the skin, maximizing the effects of the scrub. Apply the product with your hand or a washcloth in small, circular motions. These circular motions will stimulate blood circulation to promote healthy looking skin. After exfoliating your body from head to toe, rinse the sugar off under warm water and pat the skin dry. Follow up with an enriching moisturizer or body cream to lock in moisture and boost your healthy glow.
Where to Use a Sugar Scrub?
Sugar scrub can be applied to many areas of the body, including the arms, legs, feet, and hands. The only place you should avoid is your private parts. Many areas of the body are exposed to environmental elements and gradual damage that can result in rough or dull-looking skin. Give your elbows, knees, and feet a little extra attention since these are especially common areas of dryness.
HOW TO USE SUGAR SCRUB ON FACE
One you have decided on which sugar scrub is right for you, you can scoop a small amount of the product onto dry fingers and gently massage the product in circular motions on the face. This will remove dead skin cells and can help clean oily skin. After scrubbing the face, you can rinse the product off and pat your skin dry.
HOW TO USE SUGAR SCRUB ON LEGS
Using an exfoliating body scrub on your legs can help remove ingrown hairs from shaving, reduce body acne, and remove dead skin cells from your legs. When applying a sugar scrub to the legs wet the legs and carefully massage the scrub in circular motions and rinse the product once you are done.
HOW TO USE SUGAR SCRUB ON LIPS
Using a sugar scrub on your lips can remove dry and dead skin leaving you with soft and refreshed lips. When applying a sugar scrub to the lips you can scoop a small amount of product onto your wet fingers and rub it gently onto wet lips in circular motions. Once you have rubbed the dead skin cells away and rinsed the product, you will have healthy and rejuvenated lips.
How Often Should You Use Sugar Scrub?
Sugar scrub should not be used more than a few times a week. People with sensitive skin should stick to it once per week to avoid damaging or drying out their skin.
Should You Create a Sugar Scrub or Purchase One?
Although sugar scrubs can be made at home, we recommend purchasing skincare products from professional skincare brands. Professionally made sugar scrubs are carefully blended using science with a richer blend of ingredients.
Our Recommend Product
Give your skin a sweet treat with our Cinnamon Vanilla Brown Sugar Polish. This sugar scrub is made with brown sugar, honey, and humectants for naturally sourced skin rejuvenation.
Find more skincare products and customize your routine using our online Skin Quiz. We can recommend a variety of serums, moisturizers, and cleansers tailored to your skin type and specific skin concerns.
FAQs
WHAT ARE SUGAR SCRUBS GOOD FOR?
Sugar scrubs are best for exfoliating the skin and can be used to visibly improve the tone and texture of aging, rough, or sun-damaged skin.
HOW LONG DO YOU LEAVE SUGAR SCRUB ON?
Sugar scrub only has to be left on for as long as it takes to apply it. After rubbing the product into each area of your skin, it can be immediately rinsed off.
SHOULD I USE SUGAR SCRUB EVERY SHOWER?
Sugar scrub does not have to be used during every shower. Daily exfoliating can dry out the skin, so only use your sugar scrub 2-3 times per week.
DO YOU RINSE AFTER SUGAR SCRUB?
Yes. After you have exfoliated your skin with the sugar scrub, rinse it off thoroughly with warm water.