Saturday, May 10, 2008

Body Scrub

Scrubbing is good for your body because not only it sweeps away any dead cells remaining on your skin, it also helps to improve your blood circulation. It's also another way to pamper yourself after a long hard day in the office. It'll relax your body muscle after you scrub your body with massaging movement. Splash some aromatic body lotion after your shower, go to sleep and you'll feel refreshed on the next day. It won't take you more than 10 minutes to do this routine (you're not in spa, you're in shower, standing, so no point of standing for so long that it'll invite those not cute varicose veins to pop). Nowadays there are tons of different products of body scrub. I haven't tried lots of body scrub products because it's very hard to even finish 1 bottle of it (take at least 1 year to finish 1 product). Below are some that I've used and grown to love them:
  • Bath & Body Works' I'm in the Mood for Scrub™ Foaming Body Buff With Shea Butter Beads - One of my very first scrub products that I've tried and I still think that this is one of the best scrub ever. It has a very soothing smell to relax all your tensed muscle and the beads are rough, not too smooth but it works throughout your body and you'll feel very clean and free once your're out from the shower. Definite indulgence and a bargain for a huge bottle (I just come to realize that years after when I see so many not worthy scrub products come with more expensive price and much smaller packages)
  • Bath & Body Works' Aromatherapy Sugar Scrub ~ Ecalyptus Sprearmint - I grown to love Aromatherapy product line particularly the Ecalyptus scent (thanks to Feli). Heck I even bought the pillow mist, the lotion, the body wash and off course the scrub. Sugar scrub is milder compare to the regular scrub, and with the soft relaxing Ecalyptus scent, your stress will be washed away after that dreadful day at work. Not to forget to spray your pillow with the pillow mist before you sleep, you're getting a major pampering that you want.
  • Bath & Body Works' Luxuries Purely Silk Salt Scrub (the link is for the body lotion, can't find the scrub) - This is a very must have product that you use before your date. Why? Because after you scrub your body with this product, your skin will be really silky smooth with subtle sparkle of glitter linger. Top it with the silky body powder and you have luminous, soft and velvety skin to show off and brag on. Another point to note, this scrub can rub off the mosquito bite marks when you rub it regularly, not bad for a beauty product, right?
  • Origins' Ginger Body Scrub - Actually, I never buy this product, but it always come as a free gift together with the body souffle *grin*, it's the next comparable working effect to the Bath & Body Works' sea butter scrub since Bath & Body Works is not available in Singapore, but the ginger scent is more to warm up your mind rather than soothing. Top it with the souffle and you'll have a very smooth and soft skin.
  • L'Oreal's Exfotonic Exfoliating and Revitilizing Gel - This scrub works wonder with affordable price, especially when you buy it on promotion (there's one time that you buy 2 for 25$). It has a soothing and calming scent that makes you actually enjoy scrubbing. The gel gives you a cooling sensation when it touches your skin. This scrub actually gives you a squeeky clean feeling after use.
  • Clarins' Smoothing Body Scrub for A New Skin - Again, I never buy this (it's inside the free gift *grin*). If you have a sensitive skin, and can't survive any rough items touching your skin, then this scrub is perfect for you. The microbeads is very gentle to your skin that you'll feel like you glide as you scrub. Off course, it come along with Clarin's signature scent. This scrub also will leave you with a squeeky clean feeling after use.

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