What's The Wackiest Ingredient You've Used as an Exfoliator?

October 2, 2007

In Touch reported that Halle Berry used coffee grinds as a body scrub when she ran out of her exfoliator. Catherine Zeta Jones uses strawberry seeds as a skin brightener and exfoliator (she claims it even whitens her teeth) and Christie Brinkley admitted to using kitty litter in a pinch since the main ingredient is clay.

Pretty resourceful ladies, don't you think? I remember when Bobbi Brown came out with Sandbar soap as part of the summer Beach collection and I thought that was really clever and inventive. Tell me, what is the wackiest ingredient you've ever had to use in place of an exfoliator?

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53 Comments

kgiuffre 5 years 29 weeks

Honey and cornmeal!!!!!!!!

kgiuffre 5 years 29 weeks

Honey and cornmeal!!!!!!!!

reese05 5 years 33 weeks

Sugar + ground coffee is really soothing and yummy smelling too!

blondebombshell 5 years 33 weeks

Yay, another baking soda fan, baking soda with Cetaphil cleanser is a supermodel trick I learned from watching Style network.

terryt18 5 years 33 weeks

Okay so I looked at the aspirin thing and yeah I'ma try it soon. I've also done the tomato-oatmeal-lemon juice mask and loved it. It really made my skin feel and look better.

terryt18 5 years 33 weeks

I'm a lil confused as to what y'all are exfoliating with all this stuff. I know the coffee grounds thing is a body exfoliator. The caffeine is supposed to tighten and tone the skin, so it's good for thighs and whatnot. But sand on your face? I just use a washcloth with a gentle cleanser and circular motions. That seems to exfoliate my face well enough. When I've tried harsher facial exfoliators they didn't work as well and left my skin stressed-red-blotchy. One of my fave facial exfoliators is Anthony's Logistics for Men. That orange smell is fab. Have I gotten off subject. To redirect, I don't usually use weirdo things and would never use kitty litter, but am totally open to natural/organic/make at home type things, so I'ma look at that aspirin thing. Sounds promising.

terryt18 5 years 33 weeks

littlemissme 5 years 33 weeks

Sugar + lemon juice on the body and the aspirin mask for the face :)

angelfromlsu 5 years 33 weeks

Baking soda works great!

angelfromlsu 5 years 33 weeks

Baking soda works great!

rgrl 5 years 33 weeks

I have used leftover coffee grinds on my thighs, as I heard the caffeine helps tighten the skin :) But on my face I have to be very careful sice I break out very easily, so no trying out wacky things.

Allytta 5 years 33 weeks

i had bad case of acne in my teens, so she would make my strawberry masks, onion masks, and cabage masks. and they actually worked. but were very uncomfortable to make and maitain oh your face. ew. i hated going to her place because she would always come up with something.

sapphiresecret 5 years 33 weeks

Coffee grinds + Olive Oil makes an excellent exfoliater, but I recommend it for the body, not the face-if prone to breakouts. I also use Aspirin + Honey + Tea tree oil. And then theres sugar and salt, which always works!

sapphiresecret 5 years 33 weeks

Coffee grinds + Olive Oil makes an excellent exfoliater, but I recommend it for the body, not the face-if prone to breakouts. I also use Aspirin + Honey + Tea tree oil.And then theres sugar and salt, which always works!

Rayasunshine 5 years 33 weeks

i've used sugar,salt and aspirin as well. I never thought of coffee grounds though interesting

desodaro 5 years 33 weeks

Sea salt...and sand...nothing too odd there.

kat32 5 years 33 weeks

sea salt.....but I guess its not that wierd!! Sand on beach is always great too!

kat32 5 years 33 weeks

sea salt.....but I guess its not that wierd!!Sand on beach is always great too!

hottpink 5 years 33 weeks

Thanks ALSW!!!!

hottpink 5 years 33 weeks

Thanks ALSW!!!!

ALSW 5 years 33 weeks

Here's the aspirin mask! http://teamsugar.com/group/443021/reviews/558045

sunshinevaness 5 years 33 weeks

I've used sugar often especially for my lips.

blackjade 5 years 33 weeks

sugar. I've used a combination of coffee grounds & sugar a few times too. It's great in a pinch if you're travelling and your hotel room provides a coffee maker (I don't drink coffee anyway).

hottpink 5 years 33 weeks

Yes, I want to know the "recipe" for the aspirin!!