Natural scrubs for armpits are extremely useful for maintaining the health of your skin in that important area of the body, as well as representing a basic aesthetic task for anyone. Through scrubs for armpits, the accumulated dead cells can be eliminated, giving softness to the skin and avoiding the formation of impurities that bring a bad smell and an undesirable appearance.
Also, the application of natural scrubs prevents irritation, the appearance of pimples and cystic hairs after depilation; it is possible to remove and whiten the armpits that are affected by excessive sweat, the rubbing with clothing, continuous hair removal, deodorants, prolonged sun exposure, and so on. For these reasons, we will present several recipes to exfoliate your armpits:
Underarm scrubs with sugar: Scrub making for armpits with sugar is very simple, and through its application dead cells are eliminated by the action of sugar and salt grains, in addition to clarifying the dark spots of arm pits because the lemon acts as whitener, while olive oil and honey act as skin moisturizers.
Ingredients: 1/4 cup of sugar, 1 tablespoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of honey, 1/2 lemon. Preparation and application: The lemon is squeezed, then the sugar and salt are added, stirring gently and then add the oil and honey, mixing until obtaining a homogeneous granular paste. Its application should preferably be done at the time of bathing, so that the skin is clean. The mixture is placed in the armpits and circular massages are given for about 3 or 5 minutes and removed with warm water.
Underarm scrubs with oatmeal, lemon and honey: Oats is an excellent product to make underarm scrubs because it not only removes dead cells, but also has a whitening power thanks to the starch it contains; and in turn it moisturizes the skin, slows aging and prevents stains.
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon of oatmeal, 1 tablespoon of honey, 1/2 lemon. For its preparation just mix the ground oatmeal, the honey and the lemon juice in a container until you get a homogeneous paste, which should be applied to the armpits. Massage gently, and leave it for about 20 minutes. This procedure should be done about two or three times a week, depending on how your armpits are.
Underarm scrubs with baking soda: Sodium bicarbonate is a wonderful product to make scrubs for armpits since it eliminates dead skin and prevents clogging of the pores in the area; so that impurities do not form or irritations occur. But these scrubs for armpits can be prepared in several ways; let’s see the more effective ones:
Baking Soda and lemon: Mix 1 tablespoon of baking soda with the juice of 1 lemon, applying directly to armpits without exerting too much pressure. It is advisable not to apply the mixture after having done hair removal, or before sun exposure.
Baking soda and coconut oil: Mix a tablespoon of baking soda with a tablespoon of coconut oil. When you notice that the mixture is homogeneous, apply it to armpits, giving continuous circular massages. Then let the mixture act for about 10 minutes, and wash your armpits with plenty of water. Dry the area very well and apply your usual deodorant. This mixture manages to regenerate the skin by the action of the natural oils of the coconut and at the same time it removes by the action of the bicarbonate.
Underarm scrubs with oatmeal and yogurt: This recipe is ideal for armpits, because oatmeal acts as a cleanser and yogurt as a natural whitener. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons of oatmeal, 1 tablespoon of plain yogurt without sugar. Preparation and application: Crush the oatmeal well, and mix it with the natural yogurt until you get a homogeneous paste which is applied by giving massages in a circular way and leaving for 10 to 15 minutes. This treatment can be applied about three times a week.
Underarm scrubs with turmeric and lemon: This fabulous turmeric scrub is very effective for regenerating the skin of armpits because this natural product has wonderful properties for the skin, it is exfoliating and whitening at the same time, so it eliminates dead cells, gives softness to the skin and decreases its pigmentation, the reason why it is widely used to remove stains with the help of lemon that also acts as a stain remover.
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons of turmeric, 1 small tablespoon of lemon juice. Preparation and application: Mix the tablespoons of turmeric with the lemon juice until you get a homogeneous paste. Then apply it to the armpits, massage gently and let stand for 15 minutes until the mask is very dry. Remove it with plenty of warm water.