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Homemade Facial Scrub

It's easy to make a homemade facial scrub if you have the time. Most of the ingredients can be found right in your kitchen. Granulated sugar, oatmeal, ground coffee beans and salt can all be used to exfoliate dry, flaky skin. Use organic ingredients whenever you can.

Dry Skin: Exfoliate once a week if your skin is dry. You want your complexion to look healthy not red and irritated. Your skin will tell you if you are over exfoliating so adjust to what your skin can tolerate.

Oily Skin: Exfoliate twice a week if your skin is oily. Pores can get clogged with dead skin cells, oil and grime. Trial and error will dictate as to how often is best for your skin.

A homemade facial scrub will last a few days in your refrigerator. It's important to make a fresh batch weekly for best results. Experiment with different exfoliates like sugar, coffee grounds or oatmeal. One may work better than another on your skin type.

Do you have a recipe to share? Please email julie@headtotoeorganics.com and I will be glad to post it here.

Happy exfoliating!!!



Honey Citrus Scrub

*1 tsp honey

*1/4 C light olive oil

*1 C Raw turbinado sugar

*2 tsp citrus zest (from lemon or orange)

Mix all ingredients and massage gently in a circular motion for one minute and rinse with warm water. Honey is a great humectant (draws moisture into the skin), sugar gently buffs away dead skin cells, olive oil moisturizes and the citrus adds an invigorating scent.

Oatmeal & Brown Sugar Scrub

2 T. ground oatmeal

2 tsp. brown sugar

2 T. aloe vera

1 tsp. lemon juice

Mix and apply to damp face. Gently massage in a circular motion for 1 minute. Rinse with warm water. Triple this recipe to make a gentle body scrub. After exfoliating, be sure to apply an organic facial moisturizer.

Pumpkin Pie Sugar Scrub

* 1 C granulated sugar

* 1/4 C olive oil

* 1/4 C canned pumpkin

* 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

* 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon

* 1/8 tsp ground cloves

Mix together and apply to damp clean skin. Massage gently in a circular motion for about 1 minute and rinse with warm water. The sugar gently exfoliates your skin while the olive oil moisturizes. It smells just like pumpkin pie! Use this homemade facial scrub for your face and body. It is also gluten free. Use organic ingredients whenever you can. Store any leftover scrub in the refrigerator.

Homemade Facial Scrub