In addition to your daily skincare regime, doing a moisturizing scrub at least once per month is highly recommended.
You've probably heard about oatmeal being a popular spa-style exfoliation ingredient. It works great for the face and can be used for the body too.
But did you know that oatmeal is full of anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds, known for moisturizing dry skin, providing relief from itching, rashes and other minor skin irritations! That's right, after you try this face exfoliant you'll look at oatmeal with new eyes.
Oatmeal does not only has many health benefits like providing sustained energy over a few hours, fighting cholesterol, being a low fat breakfast and high in fibers. It also doubles up as an excellent ingredient in scrubs. It gently moisturizes the skin while also helping absorb excess oil from the skin. When used as a scrub, it draws out all the impurities from the skin, without drying it up too much. The texture of oatmeal makes it perfect to be used as an exfoliator. Its anti-inflammatory properties make it a smart choice for healing any irritation in the skin.
Another ingredient that works wonders on your face with oatmeal would be sugar and almond oil, the combination makes it a simple but super effective scrub. And if you want to make it a little more spa like then you should definitely throw in some nutmeg. This recipe is fantastic for your skin and your face will surely appreciate it.
This gentle exfoliant is amazing to get rid of dead skin cells, making the skin smoother and brighter, as well as healing dry and/or acne prone skin.
Best of all, it’s super easy to make and only requires a few ingredients you probably already have in your pantry.
So if you are in the look out for a homemade, simple, gently yet effective face exfoliant and like to try new things, this is your chance!
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Combine all the ingredients and mix them well.
Apply the mix to your wet face and rub gently using the same circular motions.
Rinse well and pat your face dry.
Ingredients
Directions
Combine all the ingredients and mix them well.
Apply the mix to your wet face and rub gently using the same circular motions.
Rinse well and pat your face dry.