Yes am still alive! HAHA
Must first apology for the silent here at Mignonesia tho- not only I've been busy with work but also was too stress to get something out of my head thanks to my achy breaky heart episode UGH but woooooories not! am fine now - I pamper myself with skin treatment and I thought why not share here at MIG, The homemade body scrub a la mwaaah! :D
I am not fan of make up so I prefer skin treatment instead. I think when we have nice healthy looking skin we can reduce the use of make up to minimum.
In my case, I can live with only face powder, foundation and lipstick, most of the time only lip gloss and am ready to go.
I love love love scrubbing my skin with traditional scrub at home with my homemade scrub. I can spend half day doing it and enjoy every minute of it. Its really really relaxing and from my experience, its therapeutic also- all stress gone!!! so more I got stress more I become beautiful! wkwkwkwkwkw
No seriously really, I've been doing it since I was eleven years old so its kinda ritual for me actually but of course am not the first one who did it.
Scrub or Lulur in Bahasa, has always been a part of the beauty care of Javanese Royal families. The pursuit of beauty has long been a daily ritual. The queen of treatments literally, an integral step, this exfoliation and polishing treatment has been practice in places from central Java to Bali since the 17th century.
This type of traditional cosmetics made from the collision of rice, turmeric, ginger,jasmine extract, and coconut oil. Everything is raw material derived from various Indonesian typical plants.
Lulur has remarkable softening effect on the skin, leaving the skin soft, supple and shining.
Anyway, my homemade scrub skin/body is definitely chemical free, safe for routine usage, inexpensive and you can even find some some ingredients on your frig.
My skin looks great, I feel clean, fresh and smell like paradise after so I totally recommend it to you! :)
Here's the ingredient:
For every 30 grams of Lulur putih (white scrub powder) and Lulur kuning ( yellow scrub powder), add:
3 tsp Honey
2 tsp warm green tea
4 tsp cucumber juice
1 tsp orange juice
1. Mix Lulur putih or lulur kuning with lemon juice, cucumber juice and warm green tea and make a paste.
2. Take the mixture of Lulur in sufficient amount apply on your hands, legs, neck and other body skin areas and message them for few minutes and let it dry- about 30 to 60 minutes
3. After drying properly cleaned or shower with warm water, and finally rinsed with cold water, without using soap.
4. Dry the entire face and body with a towel.
5. Apply body lotion or body butter to keep your skin moist after (very important).
So much work you said? well magic wand doesn't exist sweetie, boo hoo! so why not let me me tell you what are benefits you can get from it okay. I have gathers all info for better explanation just for you so sit back, read on and do it LOL. :)
Trust me its worthed. Dita approves! Ahem :)
LULUR PUTIH AND LULUR KUNING
The paste carries a fruity aroma with a tinge of spice. It leaves the skin smooth and smell like heaven.
By the way, I prefer White lulur tho as I don't like the yellow color stains on my nails that's would still stay there even until the next day after using the Yellow Lulur but both are good for your skin tho and you should choose it based on your skin condition.
CUCUMBER JUICE
LEMON JUICE
GREEN TEA
The antioxidant contains in green tea is used to clear cell damage on the skin, repairing what may have turned into wrinkles, blemishes and other impurities. Green tea can very effectively reduce the damage UV rays do to your skin as it interact with skin cells by preventing sunburn and can very quickly rejuvenate your skin.
HONEY
I think honey is queen of skin care and am loving it! I like to pamper myself with honey mask or mixture it with other natural ingredients.
Its a sweet treat for skin, a natural humectant that helps you keep your skin moisturized without oiliness .
A source of antioxidant, antibacterial and hygroscopic ( when exposed to air, it naturally absorbs moisture in from the air) are the three keys of honey. Honey maintains suppleness and elasticity.
Whether you have problem with your skin or not , you can always use honey as main or mixture ingredient as your natural remedy for your skin.
Before you start scrubbing and try my homemade scrub recipe, here's some useful tips for you
* Scrub your body regularly, twice a week for best result.
* Best time for scrubbing your skin is either in the morning or after noon.
* Take a bath before you scrubbing your body with dry lulur and make sure your skin in clean condition.
* After the scrub dry, rub gently with circle movements
* Want to be more relax? soak in the sensation of warm water mixed with handful mixed of flowers (roses, jasmine, sliced of Pandan leaves (Pandanus leaves) and few drops of essential oil and do not forget to drink water afterward to avoid dehydration
HAPPY SCRUBBING AND MAKE YOUR SKIN HAPPY!
Source:
Personal experience
http://www.doctoroz.com
http://www.ehow.com
http://en.wikipedia.org
http://www.bcdsp.org
http://www.benefits-of-honey.com
