4 Easy Steps To Make Mango Body Scrub Recipe

Mangoes can be used to make wonderful skin treatments. Here in India, getting mangoes that has been ripened without the use of chemicals is getting difficult day by day. Since almost all my relations are agriculturists, our house is usually filled with mangoes from their farms. If you are fond of mangoes and consume it a lot like me, make sure to buy mangoes that are ripened naturally. Consuming mangoes that has been ripened with chemicals causes stomach pain and increases toxicity in the body.

Every since the mango season started, I wanted to make this homemade mango body scrub. It is simple to make, exfoliates the skin naturally and smells heavenly! This scrub has fresh mango puree, citrus essential oils, sugar and coconut oil. The sugar should be of fine texture, else it will irritate the skin. In India, we don’t get very fine sugar in the market, so pound the ordinary sugar in the mortar and pestle to get a fine texture sugar.

But don’t pound it too much and make it into a powder. I used my virgin coconut oil, but even extra virgin olive oil can also be used. I have used orange essential oil, you can use any citrus essential oil you prefer like lemon, bitter orange, tangerine, etc. To make this mango body scrub, first take a fully ripened mango, remove the outer skin and cut into small pieces. Grind it finely in a blender without any water.

Take the fine sugar in a mortar and pestle, add the mango puree, essential oil, virgin coconut oil and pound every thing together, till it is mixed well. When you pound it in a mortar and pestle, it does not make the mixture into a puree like a blender does and the sugar is ground only a bit, which is what we want. To use, scoop out the mixture, apply it on wet skin and massage it all over the body before having your bath. Adding citrus essential oil uplifts our mind and virgin coconut oil moisturizes the skin. Enjoy making and using this heavenly mango body scrub!

4 Easy Steps To Make Mango Body Scrub:

METHOD:
1. Take a ripe mango, remove the outer skin and grind the flesh without adding any water in the mixer.

2. Take sugar in a mortar and pestle and crush it once, if the sugar is too grainy. Don’t grind it finely.

3. Add the mango puree, virgin coconut oil and citrus essential oil and mix every thing together well.

4. To use scoop the mixture and massage it all over the body before having your bath.

NOTES:

  • The leftovers of this mango body scrub can be refrigerated for future use.
  • I used Alphonso variety mango, you can use any variety that you like.
  • Try using this scrub weekly once, for best results.
  • You can increase or decrease the quantity of sugar according to your preference.

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6 Comments

  1. Anonymous
    March 26, 2014 / 1:44 am

    How much sugar, coconut oil and citrus oil is added to the mango?

  2. ramya
    March 26, 2014 / 2:06 am

    I given it in the post, please read the ingredients list…..

  3. Priya
    June 18, 2015 / 8:41 am

    Hi Ramya,The texture of my facial skin is grainy. I am fair but my skin never glows because of the texture. I have facial warts too for which I am trying your ammam pacharisi remedy. Can you also suggest me some remedy for getting a smooth textured face? Thanks,Priya

    • Ramya Venkateshwaran
      June 24, 2015 / 6:07 am

      Hi Priya,Sorry for the very late reply. Along with a healthy diet and drinking lots of water try oatmeal face mask from the blog regularly, it will help to even out the skin tone…..

  4. Priya
    July 11, 2015 / 9:06 am

    Ramya, Thank you for the reply. I checked your oat meal+Honey+Yogurt face mask. But I have a doubt. I have heard people saying that our hair turns grey if honey falls on it. When we apply it as a mask over skin, it gets applied slightly on the hair strands too. Is that okay?

    • Ramya Venkateshwaran
      July 15, 2015 / 4:03 pm

      Hi Priya, In my personal experience I feel "honey makes your hair grey" is a myth. This mask is very safe to use and it is one of my favorite masks too…:)

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