By Jill O'Donoghue from Killarney Toning and Beauty Studio

We look after our facial skin twice a day so why wouldn't we look after the rest of our body. Body scrubbing can really pamper your skin, making it feel softer, smoother and healthier.

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Some of the main benefits of body scrubbing would be to look and feel healthier. The skin will feel better and so rejuvenated after a good scrub. You'll feel lighter in yourself and so much fresher. The fragrances from the body scrub also give your mood a lift. If you have any body bumps on the back of the arms, back, or thighs, scrubbing regularly will help remove them and prevent more from appearing. As it's the summer now, our bodies will be more on show.

It's usually easiest to do a body scrub in the shower or bath. I would always turn the water away in the shower or stand up in the bath. Apply your chosen scrub in circular motion; spend a bit of time doing this on all the parts of the body you can reach, before removing fully.

Doing a homemade scrub can be so beneficial and easy to do. One of my favourite homemade scrubs is half a cup of coffee, half a cup of sugar, two tablespoons or olive oil and a Vitamin E capsule. It smells amazing, feels great and leaves the skin silky smooth.

If coffee isn't for you, try a half cup of coconut oil and half a cup of sugar. Mix them together to make a thick paste and apply to your body in circular motion to help exfoliate the dead cells away. The oil leaves the skin silky soft and if you have any extra scrub left over it will keep for a few days in air tight jar.

If you have any beauty questions please call Jill on 064 6632966.