HOW TO CHOOSE  THE RIGHT SCRUB?

Spring is drawing near and many of us have decided to adjust our diet, to cleanse ourselves from within with various herbal cures and to lighten our body for a healthier, lighter feeling. Along the way, though, many of us forget about detox from the outside too, and that is where body scrubs are wonderful. How to choose the right scrub and what this little helper actually does for us is what we will talk about today.

Not only in spring, but all year round, we would do well to use body scrubs regularly, because they not only smooth the skin beautifully, they leave it looking healthier too. If you have just said to yourself - ,,Exactly! My skin is completely dry, as though it had no life in it!“. Then do take note and bring a body scrub into your cosmetic collection.

What actually is a scrub?

A scrub is the mechanical removal of the outer skin. The skin on our body renews itself constantly, old layers flake away and new ones form. A scrub contains small coarse particles that gently buff away these old skin cells and so help remove the dead parts of the skin. In this way it encourages the renewal of the skin, as the new skin comes through.

The benefits of a body scrub:

• Your skin will feel and look smoother. No rough elbows, knees or ankles.
• You will let go of a layer of old skin cells. When they do not flake away as they should, the pores become blocked and are then clogged with impurities or infections.
• You will keep blocked pores to a minimum. Blemishes and the various skin bumps typical of the décolletage, neck and back become noticeably calmer.
• An uneven tan and unwelcome pigment spots fade sooner, and the spots that appear with age soften too.
• Care for skin prone to ingrown hairs and comfort for tender follicles. Before shaving, it is lovely to treat the skin with a scrub first.
• Cleansed skin can drink in moisture and nourishing substances from your favourite creams and body lotions far better.
• A body scrub is one of the ways to support the body's natural cleansing, as a great deal of what the body lets go of leaves through the largest organ – the skin – and your skin will feel reborn, soft and radiant

Even in ancient Egypt people knew the effects of a scrub well and used it quite often. Smoothed skin looks better, is well circulated and perfectly clean. And of course it then drinks in the active substances of the care that follows far better. Most often they used goat's or donkey's milk, honey, ground bran, sand, beeswax and of course aromatic oils for their scent. 

How to choose the right scrub?

Body scrubs are grouped by the size of the grains they contain. On that basis they are divided into coarse and fine. There is a difference in composition too. Among the most widely used and best-loved are scrubs made from sugar, salt or crushed stones. If your skin is very dry, do reach for a composition that includes almond, jojoba or another nourishing oil, which will bring perfect softness and, above all, deep nourishment. And that is why we decided to widen our range with salt scrubs, so they can form the foundation of caring for the body.

You can find our scrubs in our e-shop

Our PANAKEIA salt scrubs contain:

Wonderful  almond oil, lovely  for mature and dry skin that tends to flake, itch and crack. It does not bring on allergic reactions and it soothes the skin. Traditionally used to care for  skin that is dry, rough or in need of extra gentleness. It gives the skin natural softness and suppleness. It is made for salt scrubs.

Epsom salt, which

• moisturises the skin
• gives the skin important minerals
• cleanses the pores
• improves the look of hair, skin and nails
• is traditionally said to support hormonal balance
• is traditionally said to support the body's natural cleansing and so to strengthen its natural defences
• is traditionally associated with the normal working of fat and carbohydrate metabolism
• takes part in many of the body's energy processes

Do you love the scent of linden? A soft, faintly sweet fragrance that calms, brings you a feeling of home and at the same time gives you every benefit of a body scrub.

You can find the Linden scrub in our e-shop

 Or do you prefer fruity scents? Raspberry, strawberry and blood orange are wonderfully uplifting and you will feel as though you were in a fruit paradise.

You can find the Raspberry scrub in our e-shop

So that healthy skin comes to no harm, it helps to do the whole ritual properly. The main thing is, never apply a scrub to dry skin! You could scratch it. We recommend first rinsing in the shower with water, then using  the scrub salt  in gentle circular movements  - massaging it into the skin and rinsing off. There is no need to press hard or to rub vigorously, because the scrub itself works like brushing. Always massage upwards from the feet.

When you care for your body well, applying a scrub is the first step in caring for the skin of your body, because it softens rough skin and at the same time helps keep it looking supple for longer.

Which scrub will be yours?