We all love a great facial scrub and mask. Facial scrubs and masks are essential to keeping the skin on our face clean, soft, and even in tone and texture. Facial scrubs and masks are so popular and important, that there are hundreds of products to choose from, ranging in cost from approximately $3 per bottle for a drugstore brand all the way up to approximately $60 per bottle for higher-end name brand products.
Why spend money buying these products when you can make great facial scrubs and masks at home with common household groceries? Most facial scrubs and masks are designed to target one of three primary purposes—cleanse, exfoliate, or soften; so, we gathered the recipes of facial scrubs and masks you can make yourself for each of these purposes.
Cleansing facial masks are made to pull excess dirt and oil out of your pores and remove the top layer of dead skin cells to leave behind a bright look and encourage the growth of new healthy skin cells. When it comes to getting a great, refreshing cleanse from a facial scrub and mask, the best ingredients to use are lemon and salt. The lemon is used as a deep cleanser for taking the oil and dirt off the surface of your face, while the salt uses its antibacterial properties to remove dirt and bacteria that clog your pores deeper down and softly exfoliates the top layer of the face to remove dead skin cells.
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It is important to make sure you do not use too much lemon juice when making this facial scrub. If you use too much lemon juice, the citric acid will irritate the skin and leave it red. When made properly, the lemon and salt facial scrub should leave your face smooth and glowing.
Exfoliation is the act of removing dead skin cells on the surface layer of the skin. Exfoliation is important because it leaves your face with a smooth and even texture and tone, it encourages the production of new and healthy skin cells, and it allows your other facial products, such as moisturizer or acne cream, to absorb deeper into the skin.
When it comes to getting gentle but effective exfoliation, the best ingredients to use are honey and brown sugar. Honey has both antiseptic and antibacterial properties that are used to cleanse dirt, oil, and other bacteria from clogged pores while gently moisturizing the skin. The brown sugar gently exfoliates the skin to remove dead skin cells and excess dirt and oil from the surface layer of the skin while offering a deep cleanse to remove toxins from your pores.
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When made and used properly, a facial scrub made of honey and brown sugar should not only leave your face smooth and even in both texture and tone, but it should also provide a deep cleanse—and combined these results will encourage the growth of newer, healthier skin cells.
One of the best things about any good facial mask and scrub is the smooth and soft feeling it leaves behind on our skin afterward. When it comes to making a facial scrub that will leave you with the softest skin possible, the best ingredients to use are oatmeal, yogurt, and orange peel. These ingredients combine to make the ultimate facial scrub and mask that will provide a deep cleanse, hydration, nourishment, and exfoliation to leave behind soft and beautiful skin.
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When made and used properly, a facial mask made of oatmeal, yogurt, and orange-peel powder should leave your skin extremely soft and smooth, thoroughly cleansed, and well-nourished and moisturized.