Friday, February 11, 2011

Gentle Facial Scrub

Just a quick pop in to wish everyone a happy, relaxing weekend and to share my recipe for the gentle facial scrub I mentioned in my last post.  A couple of people showed some interest so I thought I would share it.  Okay, here's the ingredients list:

1/2 cup finely ground oats
1/8 cup liquid glycerin soap
1/4 cup liquid vegetable glycerin
1 tbsp. sweet almond oil (sunflower oil would also work)
1 tsp finely ground almonds
1/4 tsp grapefruit seed extract (natural preservative)
1/4 tsp vitamin E oil
few drops of lavender

Really, the gathering of the ingredients is the most time consuming step.  After that, you just mix all the ingredients together in a bowl, add the essential oil and blend.  Spoon into a jar.  When you first make this, the mixture is kind of runny.  Don't worry.  Just wait a day or two.  The mixture will thicken to quite a nice consistency.  To use it, I just wet my face, scoop out a little bit of the scrub and smooth it over my face.  That's it.

The scrub can be made without the grapefruit seed extract.  It will just have a shorter shelf-life.  With the grapefruit seed extract, the shelf-life is 1-2 months.  I like to use this each night so this amount will definitely be used before it expires.  

And because I like to include a photo, here's some lip balm that I made this afternoon.  Did I mention I have become slightly obsessed with this whole business?

5 comments:

  1. Glad you're obsessed with this--I can live vicariously with you. Thanks so much for sharing the scrub recipe! I now know what I want to do tomorrow morning:) Happy Weekend!

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  2. I'm obsessed with this whole business too. We've just finished making some salve. Can't wait to get my lip balm tubes. Love that picture. And...the recipe sounds great.

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  3. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
    Lip balms now too...you've been busy!!

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  4. i just love handmade, homemade beauty products - it's completely amazing how nature gives us everything we need to keep ourselves looking nice. Good on you for making such lovely stuff. And, YUM - lip balm! I have an absolute lip balm addiction!!

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