What are some easy do-it-yourself at-home facial scrubs or cleansers that one can make?

Question

I'm looking for basic scrubs and such that one can make out of regular house-hold items. This includes hair stuff, skin stuff, etc. Thanks =D

Answer 1

For the Face: Plain yogurt makes a good, soothing mask. You can add some ground oatmeal for a little extra exfoliation and honey for a little moisture.

Add a bit of water to 2-3 tblsp. of baking soda to make a paste & use it as face scrub. Use gentle pressure.

Or you can crush up 6 plain, uncoated aspirin tablets and mix it w/ a little water to make mask.

Or use one of these variations to make a cleanser or mask:

Milk of Magnesia - apply in thin layer where needed & allow to dry 5-10 mins. Will absorb oil & tighten pores.

Mixture: 6 crushed aspirins, mixed with the liquid facial cleanser at hand (I usually use either cetaphil or tersaseptic), and 1-2 drops of tea tree oil.

Mix half a teaspoon of crushed tablets with Queen Helene Mint Julep mask and aloe vera gel.

Held 6 aspirin in palm, and slowly dripp water onto them until they fizzled and dissolved! Once dissolved, add 2-3 drops of honey into it and mixed it around with my finger. Apply to face. Keep it on 15-20 mins.

Mix 6 aspirin tablets with a little aloe to make a mask.

Use about 6 uncoated tablets, witch hazel, tee trea oil, and aloe to make a thin paste.

For toner:
8 ounce bottle of distilled water add four uncoated aspirin
or
mix of 1/2 water, 1/2 witch hazel, 15 aspirin, and 2 drops of tea tree essential oil and 2 drops of rosemary essential oil

For hair: Make a deep conditioning mask of 1/2 of a mashed avocado or 1 medium banana. Apply to hair & leave in for 10-15 mins. Rinse thoroughly w/ cool water.

For yellow nails: soak your nails in a bit of water w/ a denture cleaning tablet or swipe them w/ a cotton swab dipped in hydrogen peroxide.

You can use olive oil or vitamin E oil to moisturize your nails & cuticles.

You can make a paste of white sugar or Epsom salts mixed with olive oil to make a body scrub.

Cooling foot bath: Steep tea bags (regular or green tea) for 10 mins. Add lots of water & soak your feet for 10 mins. Apply body scrub & rinse to remove dead flaky skin.

Answer 2

Here are some home remedy for Acne and Blackheads
Step 1: Get a small bowl
Step 2: Find some baking soda
Step 3: Pour ½ cup of baking soda in a bowl, mix it with crushed oatmeal, 1 tablespoon of water, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon of olive oil
Step 4: Massage this gently over all skin that has blackheads. Scrub for 30-60 seconds.
This mixture works particularly well for blackheads on your nose. But, if you don't like oatmeal, or are allergic, try substituting apricot kernels. You can find them at your local health food store.

The other option is to try an all natural, deep penetrating blackhead scrub. The best that I have discovered through personal use is No More Shame Scrub. It works extremely fast because it uses organic sugar cane and essential oils as its base. This exfoliates and smoothes the skin wonderfully and removes blackheads without pinching your skin. Depending on how many blackheads you have, you can see significant results within one to two weeks. It is found at wwwdiscoverb4acom.

Answer 3

This is my favorite honey facial mask recipe!! It works amazingly well :p
http://is.gd/ZHKCqy

Raw honey works wonders because not only is it natural, but it has anti-bacterial properties that works just as great and probably better than any lab-made cream in the market. I Highly recommend honey facial masks.



What are some easy do-it-yourself at-home facial scrubs or cleansers that one can make?

Answer 4

Use this home facial scrub- make coffee,keep the wet grounds. Mix 1 cup of grounds, 1/2 teaspoon almond oil,1/2 teaspoon olive oil, 1 oz pure honey,and 1 tablespoon ground nutmeg. Apply for 5 minutes,then wash off with warm water.

Answer 5

Okay take a small bowl. Put 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar. mix it up. it is a sugar scrub. It'll clean out your pores and make your face EXRTA smooth. Or something easier is put plain honey on your face. It does the same thing. (I perfer sugar scrub)

Answer 6

Hope these pages help

http://www.daybreaklavenderfarm.com/store/pages.php?pageid=32
http://www.daybreaklavenderfarm.com/store/pages.php?pageid=33
http://www.daybreaklavenderfarm.com/store/pages.php?pageid=33
I usually think of what I want the scrub to do and what my skin is doing at the time
I like collidal oats (powdered at health food store) with a little crushed pinapple and china white clay You can use the oats or clay or whatever dry thing you are using to thicken .
Clay is available at most health food stores . China white is the mildest . You can also get it online
http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/cgi-bin/Main.pl?AID=012344&BID=674
Remember to refrigerate your masks and have lots of fun

Answer 7

You can check the source for the recipes and it should have everything. Just pick something that suits your needs.

Answer 8

honey facial masks are the greatest!! I make this honey facial mask recipe
http://bit.ly/1ELUtS6

you wont be disappointed!!! :P