Fast Homemade Organic Fresh Kitchen Face Scrubs

These are fresh face scrubs – meaning you make it, you use it or lose it. I suppose you could refrigerate for a bit, but not more than a day or so.

Both of these work on all skin types except ultra sensitive. If you have very sensitive skin you can omit part of the scrubby ingredients (i.e. almonds or bran) but try a little on your arm before using.

Almond, Apricot, & Honey Face Scrub

You need:

• 1/2 organic apricot at room temperature
• 1/4 cup ground almonds
• 1/2 tablespoon Honey
• Optional – a teaspoon of dried lavender

To make:

Put everything in a blender and blend together. Scrub onto face and rinse with warm water. Usually there’s a little left-over, so scrub your elbows while your at it. This scrub leaves a fantastic smell lingering.

Green Tea, Almond, & Bran Scrub

You need:

• 1/2 cup hot strongly brewed organic green tea
• 1/4 cup coarse wheat bran (you can find this in the bulk grocery section)
• 1/4 cup ground almonds

Optional:

• 2 drops tea tree essential oil
• 1 drop lavender essential oil

To make:

Mix the bran and almonds into the hot green tea until a nice paste forms. Cool. Add essential oils. If you want to make this into a whole body scrub use 3/4 cup green tea, and double the almonds and bran. Also add about 1/4 cup rich olive oil. The oil will separate the scrub some, but not too much. For a full body scrub you can add more essential oils too.

Before making read: Homemade Beauty Products – Safety 101

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