{"id":2717,"date":"2014-02-24T14:12:43","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T12:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/natural-organic-blog\/?p=2717"},"modified":"2017-12-11T16:55:25","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T14:55:25","slug":"banana-sugar-body-scrub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/blog\/banana-sugar-body-scrub\/","title":{"rendered":"A Taste of the Tropics: Banana Sugar Body Scrub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>We\u2019ve already reached that time of year when we know it won\u2019t be long before we have to bid farewell to summer! But while the sun\u2019s still shining, here\u2019s a natural beauty recipe made with real banana and coconut, to give you beautifully smooth and \u201cbeachy\u201d skin. This banana body scrub is easy to make and also a great skincare treat for the colder months, bringing a hint of summer sunshine into your beauty routine.<\/p>\n<p>Bananas are full of vitamins and antioxidants, which are great for your skin \u2013 plus they have powerful anti-inflammatory properties that help soothe redness, irritation and blemishes. Combine that with ultra-nourishing coconut oil and exfoliating sugar, and you\u2019ve got a recipe for clear, beautiful skin from head to toe!<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 ripe banana<\/li>\n<li>1tbsp softened <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/Crede-Organic-Coconut-Oil-Odourless-p-2431.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coconut oil<\/a><\/li>\n<li>4tbsp granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>\u00bctsp <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/Essential-Oils-p-1-c-68.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">essential oil<\/a> (sweet orange, mandarin or lime will make a lovely addition to the tropical mix!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Method<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Mash the ingredients together to make a chunky paste.<\/li>\n<li>Gently massage into your skin and savour the tasty tropical scent! Rinse the scrub off with warm water.<\/li>\n<li>For your delicate facial skin, we recommend using some mashed banana on its own.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve already reached that time of year when we know it won\u2019t be long before we have to bid farewell to summer! 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