Do You Have Strawberry Legs? These Home Treatments Can Help You

Thanks to these treatments you can exfoliate your legs to remove impurities, and in turn, hydrate them. Remember to let them act for a few minutes with the intention of obtaining better results.

To show off perfect legs, many women adopt a daily exercise routine that works their muscles and helps keep them toned.

However, when it comes to beauty, physical work must be complemented with other treatments that help maintain the good health of the skin that covers them, so that it looks smooth, young and in measure, free of imperfections.

In this sense, many run into some drawbacks such as the so-called “strawberry legs” which are small black dots that form in the hair follicles  and are generally visible after depilation with razors or depilatory cream.

The reasons why these small imperfections form are diverse. However, at a general level, it is believed to be the result of hair removal through those methods that only remove it from the surface of the skin. In this way, they leave a space where dead cells, dust, dirt and other environmental agents enter, covering the pore.

How to avoid blackheads on the legs?

One of the quickest and most effective ways to avoid “strawberry legs” is to say goodbye to the use of razors and hair removal creams, especially when the problem increases as the legs are shaved.

If you cannot avoid these types of methods or are afraid to try other alternatives, then you will have to incorporate an exfoliation for this part of the body into your daily beauty routine.

Exfoliation is a treatment that facilitates the removal of dead cells and impurities that accumulate on the skin every day.

To do this, you can use an exfoliating sponge or glove every day in the shower and you can apply a mask regularly to soften and nourish the skin.

Moisturizing scrub

Like many products of this type, this mask deeply cleanses the skin and provides hydration  to prevent problems such as dryness.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons of brown sugar (25 g)
• 4 tablespoons of olive or coconut oil (100 g)

What should you do?

• Mix the ingredients to form a paste and then apply it with gentle circular massages on the affected parts of the legs.
• Leave the treatment to act for 5 minutes and then rinse it with plenty of warm water.

Toning scrub

The properties of this natural scrub make it easy to remove unsightly blackheads on your legs. But, in addition, they also firm and tone the skin to avoid problems such as flaccidity and cellulite. This is because coconut oil, according to this study by The Himalaya Drug Company, is a powerful anti-inflammatory.

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons of coffee grounds (100 g)
• 4 tablespoons of coconut oil (100 g)

What should you do?

• First, prepare a mixture with the two ingredients and then apply the treatment on the parts that you want to treat, doing circular massages to support the removal of dead skin.
• Then, let it act for a few minutes and rinse with plenty of warm water.

Scrub to smooth

Clean and smooth skin can be achieved with the regular use of this natural scrub. Its ingredients can help remove some of the impurities attached to the skin and the result is positive.

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons of baking soda (36 g)
• 4 tablespoons of brown sugar (50 g)
• 3 tablespoons of rose water (45 ml)

What should you do?

• The first step would be to prepare a paste by mixing all the ingredients, then use it to exfoliate the legs by making gentle circular massages.

• Finally, leave the mixture to act for about 10 minutes and finally remove it with plenty of warm water.

Clarifying scrub

Constant shaving, as well as the chemicals in depilatory creams, can darken the skin on the legs, causing them to lose their natural tone.

If this is your case, perhaps you should try this homemade scrub that, due to its ingredients, can help you achieve a natural lightening in a short time.

 Ingredients

• Lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons of olive oil (75 g)
• 3 tablespoons of sugar (45 g)

What should you do?

• First, prepare a paste with the three ingredients and then apply it to the legs with gentle circular massages.
• It is recommended to do it at night, since the lemon could stain the skin if it is subsequently exposed to the sun.

Antioxidant scrub

Finally, an exfoliant that can help to have legs free of blackheads, is the one made with tomato pulp.

This ingredient has very powerful antioxidant compounds, according to a study carried out by the University of Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, in Brazil. These can help preserve the beauty of the skin by facilitating the removal of impurities and dead cells.

Ingredients

• 1 ripe tomato
• 1 teaspoon of salt (6 g)

What should you do?

• The first step is to grind the tomato pulp into a paste.
• The second, mix it with the teaspoon of salt.
• Finally, apply the paste obtained with gentle massages on the affected areas. Let it act for 10 minutes before and rinse with plenty of warm water.

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