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 Cream has
become one of the major cosmetic products since the time when three Deutsch
persons, the entrepreneur Oskar Troplowitz, the chemist Isaac Lifschtz and the
dermatologist Paul Unna discovered the active substance extracted from
lanoline. Some time later in about ten years ago, the scrubs for body were
invented when the abrasives were added to the components. And now we are sure
that scrub is the perfect product to make the skin beautiful and smooth without
ant labor- and time-consuming attempt.
Some time back
The historians
cannot know the precise date for the date, place and the name of the person who
first used the abrasive material for shower procedure. It is supposed that the
larger particles of ash or clay were accidentally used when taking a shower and
the perfect effect of these substances on the skin was first then noticed. Somehow
or other the first people who sued the procedure of using ash and clay in
washing products were ancient Egyptians.
They invented
the way to clean the skin with fine particles of pumice and sand. And Cleopatra
who is famous for her beauty and ideally perfect skin had this remedy to keep
her young and attractive. Elder women should remember the recipe of the scrub
inherited from their grandmas when they cleansed their faces with semolina.
Scrub from the XXI century
The components of any scrub are mostly the same and today it comes as the exfoliatingcream with abrasives.
The abrasives used for scrubbing
are the natural components as the crushed nut shell, seashell, sea salt, grinded
coffee, semolina, coral crumbs and others. The scrub has the effect when the
skin is cleansed from the dead cells of the superficial epidermis mechanically
by rubbing ad scrubbing.
Scrubs are
different from the zone to be applied and thus, the size and quantity of
particles in cream vary, either.
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Facial
scrubs contain the tender and subtle particles of smaller size.
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Scrubs for
hands have larger and angular particles.
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The largest
and highest amount of particles comes in scrubs for legs and feet.
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Body scrubs
have round to spherical synthetic components that tender exfoliate the skin.
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Apart from
exfoliating components, scrubs have the moisturizing agents and vitamins that
nourish and soften the cleansed skin.
Home-made scrubs
Coffee scrub.
The coffee of middle grinding is
required to make the coffee scrub. When you take a shower and clean your body
from the superficial dust and fat, soap the body again using shower gel or any
soap, take some grinded coffee and rub into the skin. The intensity and speed
of motions can be varied by your emotions and feelings.
Semolina
scrub. This scrub is mainly done for the facial skin or sensitive skin on other
zones. The scrubbing procedure is the same as above. There is a detail,
though. The semolina absorbs water quickly
and thus, you’d better treat your body in smaller size areas.
The way to
use scrub properly
The
technique is simple and one-stage. Apply some scrub in thin layer onto the
clean skin. Then rub your skin all over the body to slight redness with your
hands or a bath sponge. Then rinse your body. Another detail to be considered is that massaging
should be done towards the extremities. So, when you massage your leg, massage
it from the feet to thigh, when the hand is treated – it should be done from
the wrist to shoulder.
Pros and
cons of scrubs
Positive
effect of scrubs includes:
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The effect
of rejuvenation;
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The ability
to find the product by the skin type;
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Affordable price;
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Easy application;
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Immediate
effect.
Negative
effect includes:
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Scrub
should be applied carefully to avoid damaging the skin;
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Sum body scrubs
contain fruit acids (АНА)
of higher activity. They should not be used as facial scrubs since the risk of
skin damaging with chemicals is too high;
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Scrub
should be used once a week, not often. And women with sensitive skin are
recommended to use scrubs once a fortnight.
You’d
better use the scrubs in the transparent tube when you can see the components.
The most expensive scrubs are made based on natural minerals of the Dead Sea, with laminar particles as the exfoliating
agent.
As any
ordinary people, celebrities do some steps to look more attractive. So, the
Hollywood actress Halle Berry prefers using the chocolate scrub for
cleansing her body. And the result is seen to anyone.
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