Breezing through the skincare aisle of your favorite store and seeing so many products; excitement instantly drives away your purpose. You suddenly want to buy it all.
There’s a myriad of serums, moisturizers, oils, body polish, scrubs, etc. all of which serve different functions with the common goal of fresh, supple skin.
The sudden excitement makes you want to drown your pocket, buying every fancy tube and bottle your hand touches.
What’s the difference?
Now you’re on the aisle displaying cute containers with the label “face scrub” or “body scrub” and you’re probably thinking ‘I should get them both’ cause what’s the difference since they’re both scrubs right? Well, not quite right.
Thankfully, this piece gives you a quick breakdown of what makes them different. Let’s take a look.
Face Scrub
Face scrubs are smooth (often cream-based) products that gently exfoliate dry, dead skin cells from the skin, giving the face a smooth, silky feel while checking acne breakouts as well as clogged pores. Face scrub works well for uneven skin tones and could even brighten your skin. Note that they are very gentle on the skin as compared to body scrubs.
Body Scrub
A body scrub works with active exfoliating ingredients to remove dead skin cells and improve blood circulation when massaged into the skin. They are however slightly abrasive and a little harsher on the skin than face scrubs. This is because the body scrub is also assigned to tough parts of the body like the knees, ankles, elbows etc. Body scrubs help to soften the skin, giving you that fresh and rejuvenated body feel.
Are you using the right scrub?
Now while both scrubs serve exfoliating functions with the common goal of a flawless, glowing skin, it is important to note that using a face scrub on your body may not be very effective and using a body scrub on your face can give rise to adverse effects.
As was stated earlier, Body scrubs are slightly abrasive and a little harsh on the skin. Therefore using a body scrub on your face can deplete useful minerals and scar the topmost layer of your skin.
It is important that we use each scrub for its designated function and not try to “freestyle” because “they’re both scrubs”.