Body scrubbing is one of the most important skin care processes that one should practice throughout the year. But it becomes essential in summer. Before applying any type of hair removal lotion or sun tan lotion apply body scrub to get the ultimate softness and smoothness of your skin.

Body scrub removes dead skin of the body from the upper layer of the body and makes your skin soft and silky. If you do not scrub your body regularly dead skin cells will accumulate on the upper layer of the skin and make the skin dull and drab. It is quite natural that people show more skin in summer. So it is very essential to keep it attractive.  You can easily do that by using body scrub regularly.

Scrub your body at least twice a week in summer or at least once a week if finding time is extremely difficult. You can use various readymade body scrubs of reputed companies. Some are undoubtedly very good but it will be better if you can use your own home made body scrub.

Milk is a very good deep cleanser. Mix some ground apricot and rice husk in the milk.  Cool and apply the mixture all over your body. Massage it softly in little circular motions. Milk helps to remove dirt and oil. Apricot and rice husk helps to remove dead cells from your skin. Moreover the milk and apricot supply additional nourishment to your body.

Mix lemon juice, mint, grape juice and sugar all together. This mixture is not only a great exfoliator, it also helps to firm your skin. Ripe papaya mixed with rice powder has anti-aging property that firms your skin from the exterior and is also a great remover of dead skin cells when used as scrubber.

You can make body scrub using oats. Take half a liter of buttered milk or beaten curd. Take a half a cupful of coarsely ground oats. Mix it well and put it in refrigerator to make it cool. Apply this thick paste all over your body from face, neck to toe.

Do not forget to apply on arms, torso and legs. Leave it for 20 minutes and wash it off with water mixed with few drops of lemon juice. This body scrub helps to shrink the pores and clean up the skin.