Easy Peasy Skincare: Sugar Scrub

I like messing around with stuff I have around the house to use for skincare experiments, and I recently hit upon something really simple that works well for me. There are plenty of sugar scrub recipes and products out there--most of them using honey or olive oil, but for a really fast, super easy fix, I like using sugar as a dry scrub for the face.

First, I'll preface this by saying that my skin really isn't very sensitive at all, so it usually takes well to frequent exfoliation, and I like my skin to feel like it's getting some exfoliation. The thing about a lot of sugar scrubs on the market is that the sugar comes emulsified in some kind of oil or gel, and I've found that this makes the sugar dissolve very quickly. It still scrubs nicely, but I prefer sugar as a dry scrub because it feels "scrubby" without being too harsh, and doesn't dissolve until you wash it off.

I use this scrub strictly for exfoliation purposes, and do the scrub after I've wiped makeup off and before I cleanse my face. All I do is take some sugar in dry hands and apply it to my face and scrub around, letting the spare parts fall into the sink. I started trying this with brown sugar, just because it's what I had around, but I think because brown sugar packs down and sticks together easily, it's better than refined white sugar for getting less fall-out. You can scrub very lightly, or with a little more pressure if your skin does well with scrubbing.

After I've scrubbed around, I then take some of my cleanser and a dash of water, and wash the sugar off my face. The sugar dissolves immediately, and my skin feels really smooth and ready to absorb any serums/moisturizers I'm going to use next.

Really doesn't sound like much, right? But it is very, very nice when you do it, especially because I find that whenever you use sugar with any kind of oil/water, it just dissolves right away and doesn't really exfoliate that much. After doing this, the rest of my skincare really absorbs nicely and my face is smooth even the next day.
Clean and glowy!