Dark Brown Sugar (DBS) is another staple in my household, and not for it's traditional use which would be in the kitchen. Yup you guessed it I use it for my face. I use dark brown sugar on my face because of it's texture. The skin on your face is very delicate and bruises easy, so you can not use the same scrub that you would use for your body on your face. Dark Brown Sugar has small soft granules that melt which makes it perfect for facial and lip scrubs. A box of DBS goes for about $4 and will last you months! My favorite recipe for a DBS facial/lip scrub is a heaping table spoon of DBS combined with a teaspoon of coconut oil and a few drops of extra virgin olive oil. I like to make this mixture right before I use it in small batches. Because DBS melts pretty easily this mixture does not have a shelf life so it is best to mix it and then use it right away. Not only is this scrub great for your skin and lips it tastes and smells amazing!! It is important to really focus on your lips when using this scrub. Our lips are one of the most neglected parts of our face. Lips should be exfoliated regularly to maintain their softness and rid them of dead skin and product build up. Also when using this scrub don't for get to scrub your neck and collar bone area. After scrubing thouroghly rinse with warm water to remove all the sugar. When your done your skin will look like you just left the spa trust me!! No need to moisturize after this the coconut and olive oils have already thouroghly moisturized your skin wait about 20 min to apply make up to make sure oils are fully absorbed! If you have oily skin "NO" doing this will not make you more oily in fact it will do just the opposite. Before applying makeup feel free to apply your oil free primers they will work even better after this scrub. Try it and you will be hooked!...Live, Learn, Love!!
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