Looking for a way to turn your green tea habit into a full-blown beauty routine? Say hello to green tea body scrub cubes! These little beauties are packed with antioxidants and natural exfoliants, making them the perfect scrubs for dry, dull skin.
Green tea body scrub cubes are perfect for an at home spa day.
Packed with antioxidants and natural exfoliants, green tea is a perfect simple ingredient to make sugar body scrubs.
Plus, they’re super easy to make with natural ingredients – all you need is green tea, sugar (a natural exfoliant) and coconut oil, leaving you with smooth skin.
These DIY green tea body scrub cubes are the perfect solution when you need to squeeze in a little
self-care and can be used on all skin types, including sensitive skin.
Plus, this DIY body scrub makes a great gift for friends and family.
Benefits of Green Tea
Green tea has many health benefits. Green tea leaves contain powerful antioxidants that can help to protect your skin from damage, and the caffeine can help to improve circulation.
Green tea is packed with antioxidant properties and nutrients that can do wonders for your skin.
A green tea scrub can help to exfoliate dead, dry skin cells, dead skin cells, revealing brighter, smoother skin. It can also help to reduce inflammation and redness. Green tea body scrub can also help to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, fade dark spots, sun damage and even out skin tone due to the aging process,
And if that wasn’t enough, the antibacterial properties of this green tea body scrub is also said to be great for your lymphatic system and can help to detoxify the skin.
How to Make Green Tea Sugar Body Scrub Cubes
Makes 12 bars
Supplies:
- Small ice cube tray
- 2 1”x1”cubes melt and pour soap base
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 tbsp sweet almond oil
- 1 tsp matcha powder
- 8 drops tea tree essential oil
- 10 drops lemon essential oil
Directions:
Add the soap base to a microwave safe measuring cup or bowl with a spout for easy pouring.
Heat for 15-20 seconds and stir well.
Add the sugar, sweet almond oil, matcha and essential oils. Stir. If it starts to harden, heat for another 10 seconds, then remove and stir.
Pour into the mold.
Allow your green tea sugar scrub to set for about 30 minutes, then pop out of the mold and store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.
How to Use Your Green Tea Body Scrub Cubes
To use, simply rub a cube over wet skin in the shower and massage it onto wet skin in circular motions. Rinse off in warm water. Your skin will feel softer and more radiant after just one use!
For best results, make using a green tea body scrub apart of your skincare routine once or twice a week in place of your regular soap or body wash. For external use only,
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Coconut Lime Sugar Scrub
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