{"id":14774,"date":"2015-08-10T06:49:30","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T06:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.indianbeautyspot.com\/?p=14774"},"modified":"2015-11-06T17:15:39","modified_gmt":"2015-11-06T17:15:39","slug":"diy-scrub-for-dark-knees-and-elbows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindianspot.com\/diy-scrub-for-dark-knees-and-elbows\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY SCRUB FOR DARK KNEES AND ELBOWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The skin around our joints- ankles, knees and elbows tends to usually be a shade darker and a tad bit rough as compared to the rest of our skin. Which means it needs special care and I believe that special care is best taken the natural way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theindianspot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Z4501.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-14775\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 450 450'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"http:\/\/theindianspot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Z4501.jpg\" alt=\"DIY SCRUB FOR DARK KNEES AND ELBOWS\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We usually tend to rest our elbows on surfaces which lead to frequent friction between the skin and surfaces. This leads to darkening and drying of the skin; the additional reason being that elbows and knees do not contain sebum or sweat glands resulting in dry and rough skin. The same is the case with knees. Here is a DIY way to scrub away the dead skin cells and reveal a healthy fair skin beneath.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the top benefits of using this DIY Scrub for Fairer Knees and Elbows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sugar and baking soda have exfoliating properties. They scrub away the dead skin cells.<\/li>\n<li>Milk had moisturizing and nourishing properties. It also leads to glowing skin with regular usage, hence great for knees and elbows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is a recipe for DIY Scrub for Fairer Knees and Elbows:<\/p>\n<p><u>Things you need:<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 teaspoon sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon baking soda<\/li>\n<li>Milk as per requirement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>Method:<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mix up baking soda and sugar in a container or bowl<\/li>\n<li>Add milk to make a mixture that is not runny and not thick either<\/li>\n<li>Apply it on the knees and joints and let it sit for 5 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Scrub it for some time and wash off with cold water<\/li>\n<li>Pat dry and apply a moisturizer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: you can substitute milk with milk cream if you have really dark and dry elbows and knees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The skin around our joints- ankles, knees and elbows tends to usually be a shade darker and a tad bit rough as compared to the rest of our skin. 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