What's the skinny on using a natural scrub?Skin is the largest organ on our body.
It regenerates itself every 27 days.
Skin cells are being born all the time and are rising into the epidermal (outer) layer of the skin.
New skin cells replace old cells that rise to the surface of your skin and die.
The result can be dry, dull and flaky skin.
Exfoliating removes the outer layer of dead skin cells revealing the newer skin beneath.
Shedding the outer layer unclogs pores and keeps your skin clean and smooth.
There are natural ways to exfoliate your skin without the use of harmful chemicals.
Some of these may be as handy as your kitchen cupboard.
Look for body scrubs or scrub recipes with these natural ingredients.

• Fruit Acids (Alpha-Hydroxy) - Berries like strawberries, raspberries and cranberries contain fruit acids that loosen cell bonds and exfoliate the skin.
  
• Coffee Beans - Coffee is a potent antioxidant and when ground up can exfoliate your skin.
  
• Jojoba Beads - These are tiny little wax beads that have rounded edges and can gently exfoliate and not irritate the skin.
  
• Sugar - Granulated sugar serves as tiny scrubbing beads to gently unclog pores and remove dry skin.
  
• Oatmeal - Ground up oatmeal makes an excellent scrub.
  Oatmeal has soothing anti-inflammatory properties.
  

Your skin will have a younger appearance for many years if you exfoliate on a regular basis and always be sure to hydrate the skin with a good quality organic lotion or shea butter after exfoliating.
A natural scrub rejuvenates the skin and gives your complexion an overall healthy glow.