{Be Thrifty} DIY Skin Scrubs
i’ve had my share of skin troubles through the years… dry, oily, rough, you name it! but i never really wanted to shell out a bunch of $$ to try lots of drugstore products, not to mention i wasn’t really intrested in using lots chemicals/namesicouldn’tpronounce on my skin.
through middle school & highschool oily skin days, i had heard that coconut oil was really good for skin- whether dry or oily. really? that seemed like such an oxi-moron. putting oil on already oily skin. but when i finally got the gumption to try it, i found that it’s true!
this post won’t be full of reasons why these different ingredients are so good for your skin but you can find links to that info at the bottom.
i’m sharing recipes for four different skin scrubs but with this list of ingredients (that you probably already have on hand), you can come up with all kinds of scrubs! keep in mind that a small ammount of scrub (say, a quarter cup) will last you a long time! so you’ll probably want to make small batches to keep it fresh!
Add labels to cute jars and these become great little hostess gifts!
Materials
jars to store finished scrubs | small bowls & spoons for mixing
Ingredients
lemon juice | olive oil | coconut oil | baking soda | turbinado/demerara sugar | honey (raw is even better) | ground coffee | ground oats (place whole oats in a food processor & pulse for a few seconds) | essential oils
Coconut Daily Scrub >> mix equal parts coconut oil & baking soda | essential oils optional
>> this scrub isn’t an exfoliator and can be used daily.
wash & rinse face like normal, then apply mixture all over face while still wet. rinse & dry.
>> store in cool place to solitify the oil
Honey Oat Scrub >> mix 3/4 cup ground oats & 4 Tbs honey then add 1 1/2 Tbs coconut oil
>> this scrub can be used daily or a few times a week.
wash & rinse face like normal, then apply mixture all over face while still wet. rinse & dry.
>> store in cool place to solitify the oil
Honey Lemon Sugar Scrub >> mix 2 Tbs honey, 1 Tbs lemon juice, 1 Tbs olive oil & 8 Tbs turbinado/demerara sugar
>> this is an exfoliating scrub and shouldn’t be used more than once or twice a month on the face.
it can be used more often on rough areas such as feet, hands, elbows knees.
>> wash & rinse as normal then gently massage skin with scrub. rinse & dry.
>> store in refridgerator
Coffee Exfoliating Scrub (my favorite!) >> mix 2 Tbs turbinado/demerara sugar, 4 Tbs freshly ground coffee beans,
2 Tbs olive oil or coconut oil, 1/8 tsp vanilla extract
>> this is an exfoliating scrub and shouldn’t be used more than once or twice a month on the face.
it can be used more often on rough areas such as feet, hands, elbows & knees.
>> wash & rinse as normal then gently massage skin with scrub. rinse & dry.
>> store in cool place
Skin benefits with >> coconut oil | lemon juice | oats | turbinado sugar | coffee | honey | baking soda
these look amazing! thanks for sharing Em!