Best Facial Scrub for Acne
A yummy homemade facial scrub recipe
for oily, acne-prone skin
This is one of the best facial scrub recipes I've found. It contains a mixture of grains, nuts and clay
(not to mention essential oils!) to gently remove dead skin cells, absorb excess oil and cleanse away the day's dirt and grime.
Use every night to improve the tone and texture of your skin, as well as controlling oil production.
Homemade Facial Scrub Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups (200g) quick cooking Rolled Oats
- 1/2 cup (75g) Almonds
- 1/2 cup (60g) Cosmetic Clay (green clay is one of the best facial scrub ingredients for oily skin)
- 2 tablespoons dried Lavender Flowers (optional)
- 4 drops Bergamot essential oil
- 3 drops Lavender essential oil
- 2 drops Benzoin essential oil
- 1 drop Rose Geranium essential oil
Directions
- In separate batches, grind the oats, almonds and lavender flowers to a fine texture using a coffee grinder. No lumps - they're annoying.
(Make sure it's well cleaned first so your homemade facial scrub doesn't end up smelling like coffee.)
- Using a metal spoon, stir together the grains and clay in a glass or ceramic bowl
(or even the jar you intend to keep it in - remember to use dark glass or PET plastic.)
- Drop in the essential oils, placing each drop in its own little spot on top of the mixture.
Stir until thoroughly mixed.
- To use, mix a heaping tablespoon of the scrub with enough warm water to make a paste.
You can use a little jar and a spoon for this, or just pour a bit into your palm and use your finger to mix it (more my style!)
- Massage the facial scrub into your skin using gentle circular motions.
Do not get it into your eyes (Ow!) or your mouth (Yuck!)
- Rinse with warm water, pat dry, then apply an
astringent toner and
moisturizer or
facial oil.
Customizing the Recipe to Make the
Best Facial Scrub for Your Skin
You can also use this face scrub recipe as an acne-fighting body scrub.
To make it peppier, add a tablepoon of dried peppermint leaves. (Grind them too.)
Don't add peppermint if you're using this recipe at night - peppermint is a stimulant.
To make it rougher (for bodyscrub only) add a tablespoon of dried whole cloves
and grind them to a powder in your coffee grinder along with the oats and almonds.
You can replace the almonds with Dead Sea salt. Or use brown sugar for an excellent sugar facial scrub.
Where to Buy Acne Facial Scrub Ingredients
Rolled oats, almonds and cloves are available at your supermarket.
My favorite supplier for harder-to-find aromatherapy recipe ingredients is Mountain Rose Herbs.
Their prices are good, their staff are wonderful, and their products are excellent. Click the links for...
Cosmetic clay
Lavender flowers
Essential oils
Glass jars
Where to Buy Organic Acne Facial Products
I found a great company called Just Natural
that makes really good organic skin care products.
They make a great
acne facial polish that uses jojoba beads, aloe vera and essential oils to open clogged pores and wash away acne-causing dirt and oil.
What Next?
Check out the Acne Q & A
if you have questions about how to make facial scrubs. Or take a look at the
best essential oils for acne.
Then go ahead and try some of these other acne skincare recipes...
Deep Cleansing Facial Mask
Acne Treatment Oil
Herbal Facial Steam
Go to Homemade Acne Remedies Main Page
Go to Aromatherapy Recipes Homepage from Best Facial Scrub for Acne
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