Make your own peeling
Great recipes and tips for a nourishing body peeling
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Do you want supple skin? A body peeling will help you with this! We reveal how you can make a peeling yourself and how it is used.
You might actually think that we should always have soft skin because our skin cells are constantly renewing themselves. Do you still feel like your skin is too dry and your complexion is dull? Then support natural skin renewal with a nourishing product peeling! This removes dead skin cells, which stimulates blood circulation and ensures a radiant complexion. The best: With just a few ingredients you can make a great peeling yourself!
Make your own peeling: This is how it works
When making a homemade peeling, it is important that the ingredients match your skin type and that the abrasive particles are not too coarse. Otherwise, small wounds can occur that can lead to inflammation. We have the best recipes with which you can make your own peeling! All you need is a creamy base ingredient and an exfoliating ingredient.
The base ingredient can be, for example:
- avocado – It is perfect for dry skin due to its high fat content.
- olive oil (pay attention to organic quality), because it scores with vitamins and provides moisture, especially for dry skin.
- Coconut oilbecause it has an antimicrobial effect and moisturizes dry and sensitive skin.
Dairy products such as yogurt, quark, milk or buttermilk because they are mild and provide and bind moisture to the skin. - Also Honey is good for the skin, it supplies it with vital substances and vitamins that support the skin cells and have an anti-inflammatory effect and prevent premature skin aging.
Ingredients that are suitable as peeling grains:
- Healing clay has an anti-inflammatory effect and absorbs excess skin sebum. It is particularly suitable for impure or oily skin. If you have dry skin, it’s better not to use healing clay!
- Oat bran or oatmeal have a calming and moisturizing effect. Oat bran or oat flakes are particularly suitable for sensitive skin.
- Ground coffee promotes blood circulation and invigorates. Tip: Coffee that has already been brewed is finer and softer, so never throw away the coffee grounds!
- sea-salt disinfects and contains valuable minerals. Particularly recommended for impure skin, but not for sensitive skin!
- Also a Sugar scrub You can make it yourself – but the sugar should be very fine.
The best peeling recipes at a glance
Do you have all the ingredients there? Then you can get started – here come some great ones Body scrub recipes:
- Salt peeling: Mix 2 tablespoons (tbsp) of olive oil with a teaspoon (tsp) of coarse salt and rub sensitive areas of the body such as feet, elbows and knees to make them soft to the touch.
- Sugar scrub: Mix 2 tablespoons of olive oil with 1 tablespoon of sugar and massage the mixture onto the skin in circular motions (especially the knees, elbows, and heels). Allow the sugar scrub to take effect briefly and then rinse off.
- Coffee scrub: The coffee peeling can be used to stimulate blood circulation in the thighs, which can help prevent cellulite. To make this peeling yourself, mix 3 tablespoons of ground coffee, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil (almond, olive or coconut oil). Massage the peeling in circular movements and then rinse it off with lukewarm water.
- Lemon peeling: A lemon peeling not only softens the skin, it also gives off a pleasant scent – making it a great DIY gift! Mix 200 grams of brown sugar, 40 milliliters (ml) of coconut oil and 20 ml of olive oil. Add the grated peel of a fresh organic lemon. Stir well and pour into a pretty screw-top jar. The lemon peeling should be used within three months.
This is how a facial peeling works
Always use one Facial peelingthat suits your skin type: The skin on the face is more sensitive, so the peeling particles should be finer. Also, do not exfoliate your face too often: with normal skin, a facial exfoliation once or twice a week is enough; for impure skin, it is better not to exfoliate more than twice. Dry skin should only be exfoliated once a week, sensitive skin only once or twice a month.
More tips for facial peeling:
- It’s best to do the facial peeling in the evening so that the skin has time to recover at night.
- Always use the facial peeling on cleansed skin and avoid the mouth and eye area!
- Note that a facial peeling makes the skin more sensitive to light! So cream your face well after the peeling and always remember to use UV protection before you go outside.
For normal facial skin, for example, you can mix equal parts sugar and olive oil; for dry skin, you can also mix equal parts coffee grounds and coconut oil. Impure skin is happy about a peeling with healing clay. Is your skin very sensitive? Then it’s best to use a mixture of 3 tablespoons of natural yogurt, a teaspoon of honey and two teaspoons of almond bran. If the peeling feels unpleasant on your skin or tingles, wash it off immediately!
How does a peeling actually work?
Depending on the ingredients, peels work in different ways. This is how they are distinguished:
1. Mechanical peels
Mechanical peelings remove dead skin cells and calluses using small beads. They consist either of natural substances such as ground apricot kernels or synthetic granules. The latter have been criticized because they are sometimes made from polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP), i.e. microplastics. These microplastic beads pose a problem for the environment because they can enter rivers, lakes, seas and groundwater via wastewater. That’s why it’s better to avoid microplastics in peeling as much as possible.
Natural abrasive particles can sometimes be quite coarse – These peels are suitable for treating callused areas such as elbows or knees. If you have very sensitive skin, it’s better to look for products with wax beads. They are nice and gentle on the skin and dissolve completely.
2. Enzyme peels
Enzyme peels use the cleaning power of natural enzymes found in fruits as an active ingredient. Protein building blocks are split or, to put it more simply: dead skin cells are separated from the intact skin. A mild enzyme peeling is applied to the skin, massaged in and then washed off again. Since there are no abrasive particles, they are particularly gentle and gentle on the skin.
Little DIY tip: Do not throw away papaya or pineapple peels. Just before showering, you can rub your elbows and knees with it – this will make these areas soft to touch.
3. Chemical peels
A chemical peel contains glycolic acid,better known as alpha hydroxy acid (AHA). Some of these come from fruit, which is why it is also referred to as a peeling with fruit acid. The fruit acids remove the top layers of the epidermis and are intended to improve the surface structure. You can use a fruit acid peeling with glycolic acid at home in small doses, but in most cases it is better to let a professional do it. In cosmetic studios, fruit acid is also used, for example, for acne, rosacea or pigment spots in order to specifically cause the skin to peel.
Peels with salicylic acid, i.e. BHA (beta-hydroxy acid), are not quite as irritating as products with alpha-hydroxy acids. Because BHAs are fat-soluble and penetrate pores, BHA peels are primarily used for the treatment of acne and impure skin used. After a chemical peel, a neutralizer that raises the pH of the skin and neutralizes the acid is essential. However, caution should be exercised when using salicylic acid during pregnancy. Since chemical peels with fruit acids make the skin more sensitive to light, UV protection is essential after a treatment.
Reading tip: Our lips also benefit from regular peelings! You can find out how you can make a lip peeling yourself here.