I love a good scrub, don’t you? But sometimes, they’re too harsh, too greasy, too chemical- smelling, too too. And then there’s Simple Sugars. This line of all natural skin care products especially for sensitive skin recently introduced Vanilla Grapefruit Body Scrub – and it is yummy! I received a complimentary sample from beautybrands.com, where it’s exclusively available, and my skin is glowing! Plus, as regular readers know, I’m all about scent and this scrub smells good enough to eat. Couple that with the fact that it’s created with all natural ingredients including pure cane sugar, essential oils and organic grapefruit zest and it’s practically edible. And the way it smoothes skin, ah, it’s divine.
I’ve tried scrubs that have left my skin feeling raw and sore. Others have left my sensitive skin with a burning itch and red patches. Not so, Simple Sugars Vanilla Grapefruit Body Scrub. It polishes and smoothes my skin gently and without harsh ingredients and leaves it glowing and ready to show. It also leaves my skin moisturized but not greasy making slathering on cream after my shower redundant.
Simple Sugars is the brainchild of Lani Lazzari who, at age 11 in 2005, created her first body scrub to give as holiday gifts to family and friends. Two years later, she appeared on Shark Tank where her product captured the attention of billionaire shark, Mark Cuban, who invested in her fledgling company. Today Lani runs a successful company that carries body scrubs, facial scrubs, foot scrubs and includes a line for men. Simple Sugars prides itself on creating all natural scrubs from the highest quality ingredients. Says Lani, “If you wouldn’t eat it then you probably have no business putting it on your skin.” (I am not gonna lie, Lani. I was tempted to taste your deliciously fragrant Simple Sugars Vanilla Grapefruit Body Scrub while I was using it in the shower – but I didn’t want to use one microgram of it except for its intended purpose which is to make my skin smooth, polished and moisturized. Just had to let you know that though.)
And, now that summer is almost officially here, I’m baring my skin but give it a subtle glow with self tanner. We all know how difficult that can be to apply. The secret to even application is to exfoliate your skin first, paying careful attention to rough spots such as elbows, knees and ankles. And there you have it – another reason to use Simple Sugars Vanilla Grapefruit Scrub. (Let’s make a pact to protect our skin from the sun this summer – and every day going forward – with a good sunscreen. Let’s promise to use self-tanners or to go sans tan. You know what every dermatologist says, right? “There is no such thing as a healthy suntan. Every suntan is sun damage.” Besides the dangers of skin cancers, the sun is the greatest contributor to signs of aging. Good reasons to eschew basking in it and to protect against it with sunscreen.)
Simple Sugars Vanilla Grapefruit Body Scrub comes beautifully packaged in a beribboned, biodegradable box and with a little spoon to mix the ingredients together before use. (You know how essential oils separate from the other ingredients in scrubs. Lani thought of everything!) It would make a great gift and, of course, get one for yourself too. It’s available in two sizes; 5 ounces for $15.00 or 8 ounces for $22.00 at http://www.beautybrands.com which carries an impressive number of Simple Sugars products as well as many other brands.
Wishing you a glowing summer!
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