Kitchen Beauty: Face Scrub

A very simple face exfoliating scrub you can make at home only requires three ingredients which I am positive you have in your cupboards at the moment!

{Face scrub with three ingredients!}

This face scrub is gently exfoliating and easy on the skin, especially of yours is sensitive.  I do this scrub once a week, usually on the weekend when I don't need to wear make-up so my skin can breathe and relax.

{Honey, baking soda, and sugar--that's it!}

{Mix honey and baking soda together}

{Blend until smooth}

 

{Add sugar and mix until combined}

Face Scrub

Makes 1 mask

Ingredients

1 tablespoon honey

1 tablespoon baking soda

1 teaspoon sugar (cornmeal or sugar in the raw can be used for a more intense scrub)

1. Mix honey and baking soda together until smooth.
2. Add sugar and stir to combine.
3. Put scrub on dry face making circular motions starting at your chin and working up, concentrating on your problem areas.
4. Rinse off with warm water, follow with toner and/or face lotion.

This scrub should be made right before use; the honey and baking soda react and will start to bubble and thicken if you wait too long.

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Kitchen Beauty: Sea Salt Soak

I turn to my kitchen to make most of my beauty products like exfoliations, moisturizers, etc.  My favorite has to be a sea salt detox bath that can be made in 5 minutes (for 4 baths) and from three ingredients: sea salt, Epsom salt, and baking soda. 

Why do a detox bath?  Skin is the largest organ of the body that gets exposed to the most pollutants and toxins.  According to this site, detox baths help those with skin issues (like myself--I swear my skin hates me...).  Plus, "hot water draws toxins out of the body to the skin’s surface, and while the water cools it pulls toxins from the skin, according to Naturopath Dr. Hazel Parcells. Epsom salts augment this detoxification by causing you to sweat" according to here.  Soaking in a hot bath relieves tension and stress--need I say more?

The second website recommends you put glycerin in the water to not dry out the skin; I haven't had an issue, but I do rub a light layer of grapeseed oil on my skin afterwards which makes this bath ritual feel that much more luxurious (wear old clothes that you don't mind messing up with oil).  My skin ends up very happy and soft after this soak!

 
I take one when the day has been hard, when muscles are sore from exercising, or when I simply feel like relaxing.  Making this at home is much cheaper than buying it pre-made, and you can customize it to the scents you feel like using. 

{Mixing salts}

{Store in an air tight container}

Sea Salt Detox Bath

Makes 4 cups

1 cup sea salt (your choice of origin)

2 cups baking soda

1 cup Epsom salt

Essential oils (optional)

1. Mix all ingredients together. 
2. Store in an airtight container until needed.
3. Add 1 cup to hot bath water.
4. Add 3-4 drops of any essential oils you would like to use.
5. Soak for 20-25 minutes relaxing your mind and body.

This makes a great gift!  Just add the oils (if you desire) and a gift tag with the instructions.

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